Derby City Distaff Stakes
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The Derby City Distaff Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in early May on the Kentucky Derby day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The current purse is US$1,000,000.
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Grade I race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1987 (as Brown and Williamson Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Kendall-Jackson Winery (2021) |
Website | Churchill Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old and older |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$1,000,000 (2024) |
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