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The Northern Dancer Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky.Named in honor of the horse Northern Dancer the Grade III stakes for three-year-olds is run on dirt over a distance of 8.5 furlongs (1 1/16 miles).The race currently offers a purse of $150000.Canadian-bred and owned honoree Northern Dancer (1961โ€“1990) won the 1964 Kentucky Derby in record time on the Churchill Downs track.

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