Mardi Gras Stakes

The Mardi Gras Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1922 at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mardi Gras Stakes
Black type stakes race
LocationFair Grounds Race Course
New Orleans, Louisiana
Inaugurated1922
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Race information
DistanceAbout 5+12 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares,
four years old & up
PurseUS$75,000

Run in February, the race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up, and run on turf since 2016 at a distance of about 5+12 furlongs over the Stall-Wilson Turf Course.

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