Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Stepping Stone Purse was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the latter part of April at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses it was along with the Derby Trial Stakes one of two final prep races hosted by Churchill Downs running up to the Kentucky Derby.In 1959 Sword Dancer won the Stepping Stone Purse then ran second in the Kentucky Derby before winning the Belmont Stakes.
