Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes

Grade II race
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes

Location	Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1990
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

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 $150,000.

In 2009, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event.^[1].

The race was known as the Capital Holding Mile Stakes until 1995.

Winners of the Distaff Turf Mile Stakes since 1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Aviate	4	Kent Desormeaux	Bill 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

References

1. ^ Six New Grade I Races for 2009 - bloodhorse.com

• The 2007 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes at the NTRA
• The Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes at Pedigree Query