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The Cradle Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds held annually at River Downs in Cincinnati Ohio. It is currently an ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf.It was originally created as a dirt race for juveniles in 1977. Miller Genuine Draft sponsored the race from the beginning and until 2009 it was the longest continuously sponsored Thoroughbred race in the United States.