Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 (2017) |
A Grade II event, it is open to fillies and mares, aged three and older. Contested over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf, it currently offers a purse of $300,000.
In 2009, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event.[1]
This race was inaugurated as the Twin Spires Stakes in 1983, and was run again in 1987 under that name. It was renamed Capital Holding Twin Spires Stakes in 1988 and was run again with that name in 1989. The race was known as the Capital Holding Mile Stakes from 1990 to 1995.
Winners of the Distaff Turf Mile Stakes since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Procter's Ledge | 4 | John Velazquez | Brendan P. Walsh | Patricia L. Moseley | 1:36.30 |
| 2017 | Roca Rojo | 5 | Florent Geroux | Chad C. Brown | Sheep Pond Part., Newport Stables, Bradley Thor. | 1:37.53 |
| 2016 | Tepin | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | Robert E. Masterson | 1:34.36 |
| 2015 | Tepin | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | Robert E. Masterson | 1:34.12 |
| 2014 | Coffee Clique | 4 | Brian A. Lynch | Javier Castellano | Amerman Racing | 1:34.66 |
| 2013 | Stephanie's Kitten | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Wayne M. Catalano | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:37.94 |
| 2012 | Hungry Island | 4 | John Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:36.20 |
| 2011 | Aviate | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1:36.67 |
| 2010 | Phola | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Patterson/Saufley/& others | 1:38.35 |
| 2009 | Tizaqueena | 4 | Jamie Theriot | Michael Stidham | Darley Stable | 1:38.86 |
| 2008 | Bayou's Lassie | 5 | Edgar Prado | Dale Romans | Jacks or Better Farm | 1:37.70 |
| 2007 | Take the Ribbon | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Wallace A. Dollase | Eurowest Bloodstock | 1:36.89 |
| 2006 | Mirabilis | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:35.93 |
| 2005 | Miss Terrible | 6 | Alex Solis | Bradley Ross | J. & G. Manoogian | 1:35.89 |
| 2004 | Shaconage | 4 | Brice Blanc | Mitch Shirota | Andrena Van Doren | 1:36.10 |
| 2003 | Heat Haze | 4 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.96 |
| 2002 | Stylish | 4 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:35.72 |
| 2001 | Iftiraas | 4 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:36.69 |
| 2000 | Don't Be Silly | 5 | Jorge Chavez | Merrill R. Scherer | Hall/Lunch/Scherer | 1:34.78 |
| 1999 | Shires Ende | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Richard Scherer | Carolyn Friedberg | 1:35.43 |
Earlier winners
- 1998 - Witchful Thinking
- 1997 - B A Valentine
- 1996 - Apolda
- 1995 - Bold Ruritana
- 1994 - Weekend Madness
- 1993 - Lady Blessington
- 1992 - Quilma
- 1991 - Foresta
- 1990 - Foresta
- 1989 - Classic Account
- 1988 - Buoy 2
- 1987 - Fast Forward
- 1986 - Race Not Run
- 1985 - Race Not Run
- 1984 - Race Not Run
- 1983 - Le Cou Cou
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