Inaugurated 1990 Distance 1 mile (8 furlongs) | Website churchilldowns.com Surface Turf | |
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
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.
The race was known as the Capital Holding Mile Stakes until 1995.
References
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA