The Beaumont Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of 7 furlongs and 184 feet on the dirt held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. History The race is named in honor of the Beaumont Farm of Hal Price Headley, one of Keeneland's founders. The Beaumont is run on the Beard Course which is named after Major Louie Beard, another one of Keeneland's founders. The event was inaugurated on 5 April 1986 and was won by Classy Cathy, trained by the former jockey Joseph M. Bollero in a time of . The event was classified as Grade III in 1990 when it was won the ill-fated 1989 US Champion Two-Year-Old, Go For Wand. In 1993 the event was upgraded to Grade II and held that class until 2016 when it was downgraded back to Grade III. Records Speed record 1:24.90 – Four Graces (2020) (Track record) Margins lengths – Go For Wand (1990), Matareya (2022) Most wins by a jockey 4 – Pat Day (1994, 1997, 1998, 2003) Most wins by a trainer 2 – Brian A. Mayberry (1991, 1992) 2 – Claude R. McGaughey III (1993, 2000) 2 – Nicholas P. Zito (1996, 2005) 2 – Kenneth G. McPeek (1994, 2009) 2 – Todd A. Pletcher (2002, 2017) 2 – Wesley A. Ward (2012, 2021) Most wins by an owner 2 – Jan, Mace & Samantha Siegel (1991, 1992) 2 – William S. Farish III (1987, 1997) Winners Legend: Notes: † Exact distance is 7 furlongs and 184 feet run on the Beard Course § Ran as part of an entry See also List of American and Canadian Graded races Road to the Kentucky Oaks External links 2021 Keeneland Media Guide References Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 3 stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Keeneland horse races 1986 establishments in Kentucky Recurring sporting events established in 1986