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The American Turf Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. It is currently a Grade II race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf. The American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the race to its current Grade II status in 2010. [1]The race is run in early May on the same day as the Kentucky Oaks. It has been sponsored by Ram Trucks since 2011.