The Sword Dancer Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses, aged three and up, run annually in mid August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf, it is set at a distance of one and one-half miles (12 furlongs) on the turf. A Grade I event, the race currently offers a purse of $1,000,000. * 6 furlongs : 1975–1976 (on dirt) * 8.5 furlongs (1+1⁄16 miles) : 1977–1979 * 12 furlongs (1+1⁄2 miles) : 1980–present (on turf) The race was run as an Invitational Handicap from 1994 to 2014.