Churchill Downs Debutante Stakes
| Listed race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1895 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 122 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse | US$175,000 (since 2022) |
The Debutante Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A listed stakes event open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.[1]
It first became a Grade III race in 1996.[2] It was changed from 5.5 furlongs to 6 furlongs in 2006. In 2012, the race was downgraded to listed status.
Records[edit]
- Speed record
- 1:09.27 – Rated Feisty (2007) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
- 1:02.52 – Cashier's Dream (2001) (at previous distance of 5.5 furlongs)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 7 – D. Wayne Lukas (1986, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 – Pat Day (1996, 1997, 2002, 2004)
- 3 – Robby Albarado (2008, 2010, 2014)
Winners since 1995[edit]
Earlier winners[edit]
- 1994 – Chargedupsycamore
- 1993 – Fly Love
- 1992 – Hollywood Wildcat
- 1991 – Greenhaven Lane
- 1990 – Barbara's Nemesis
- 1989 – Icy Folly
- 1988 – Seaquay
- 1987 – Bold Lady Anne
- 1986 – Burnished Bright
- 1985 – Tricky Fingers
- 1984 – Knot
- 1983 – Arabizon
- 1982 – Ice Fantasy
- 1981 – Pure Platinum
- 1980 – Excitable Lady
- 1979 – lissy
- 1978 – Nervous John
- 1977 – Sweet Little Lady
- 1976 – Olden
- 1975 – Answer
- 1974 – Sun and Snow
- 1973 – Me and Connie
- 1972 – Sylva Mill
- 1971 – Cautious Bidder
- 1970 – Misty Joy
- 1969 – Little Tudor
- 1968 – Alert Princess
- 1967 – Jet To Market
- 1966 – Furl Sail
- 1965 – Ole Liz
- 1964 – Mississippi Mama
- 1963 – Wood Nymph
- 1962 – Speedwell
- 1961 – Helfersartin
- 1960 – Bright Silver
- 1959 – Airmans Guide
- 1958 – Patty's Choice
- 1957 – Margaretta
- 1956 – Delamar
- 1955 – Cherry
- 1954 – Gambetta
- 1953 – Golly
- 1952 – Bubbley
- 1951 – Crownlet
- 1950 – Juliet's Nurse
- 1949 – Aunt Jayne Z
- 1948 – Acoma
- 1947 – Bewitch
- 1946 – Blue Grass
- 1945 – Breezy Louise
- 1944 – Flyweight
- 1943 – Whirlabout
- 1942 – Trustee
- 1941 – Royal Martha
- 1940 – Wise Moss
- 1939 – Downy Pillow
- 1938 – Dolly Whisk
- 1931 – Butter Beans
- 1930 – Betty Derr
- 1929 – Alcibiades
- 1928 – Port Harlem
- 1927 – Anita Peabody
- 1926 – Thirteen Sixty
- 1925 – Epsomite
- 1924 – Kitty Pat
- 1923 – Edna V
- 1922 – Sympathy
- 1921 – Fair Phantom
- 1920 – Bit of White
- 1919 – Talisman
- 1918 – Regalo
- 1917 – Ocean Sweep
- 1916 – Rosabel
- 1915 – Little Sister
- 1914 – Climber
- 1913 – Robinetta
- 1912 – Briar Path
- 1911 – Calisse
- 1910 – Round The World
- 1909 – Ethelburg
- 1908 – Crystal Maid
- 1907 – Ancient
- 1906 – Lillie Turner
- 1905 – Beautiful Bess
- 1904 – Miss Inez
- 1903 – White Plume
- 1902 – Olefiant
- 1901 – Autumn Leaves
- 1900 – Sinfi
- 1899 – Mollie Newman
- 1898 – Rush
- 1897 – Mary Black
- 1896 – Cleophus
- 1895 – Amanda
References[edit]
- ^ "Debutante Stakes" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Graded Stakes". toba.org. Retrieved 3 July 2016.