Churchill Downs Debutante Stakes
Horse race in Louisville, Kentucky, US
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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]
ClassListed
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1895
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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
- 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
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wonder Wheel | Tyler Gaffalione | Mark E. Casse | D.J. Stable | 1:10.26 |
| 2021 | |||||
| 2020 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 2017 | Sunny Skies | Robby Albarado | Kenneth G. McPeek | Normandy Farm | 1:11.83 |
| 2016 | Pretty City Dancer | Julien Leparoux | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:11.01 |
| 2015 | Cosmic Evolution | Calvin H. Borel | Lon Wiggins | Stephen L. Fidel | 1:11.89 |
| 2014 | Promise Me Silver | Robby Albarado | Bret Calhoun | Robert Luttrell | 1.11.49 |
| 2013 | Fiftyshadesofgold | Corey Lanerie | Clarence Scharbauer Jr. | Clarence Scharbauer Jr. | 1.10.63 |
| 2012 | Blueeyesintherein | Leandro Goncalves | Gary Simms | Self/King/Morgenson/Travis, et al. | 1:11.71 |
| 2011 | Flashy Lassie | Kent Desormeaux | Gary Simms | Barry L. King | 1:10.89 |
| 2010 | Just Louise | Robby Albarado | Dale Romans | Eldon Farm Equine | 1:11.85 |
| 2009 | Decelerator | Julien Leparoux | D. Wayne Lukas | Westrock Stables | 1:11.28 |
| 2008 | Garden District | Robby Albarado | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Racing Stable | 1:11.07 |
| 2007 | Rated Fiesty | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing et al. | 1:09.27 |
| 2006 | Richwoman | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing | 1:10.50 |
| 2005 | Effectual | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Gainesway/George Bolton | 1:03.95 |
| 2004 | Classic Elegance | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:04.18 |
| 2003 | Be Gentle | Cornelio Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Thomas F. Van Meter II | 1:03.96 |
| 2002 | Awesome Humor | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | WinStar Farm | 1:03.45 |
| 2001 | Cashier's Dream | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | Team Valor | 1:02.52 |
| 2000 | Gold Mover | Craig Perret | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:03.79 |
| 1999 | Chilukki | Willie Martinez | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:03.66 |
| 1998 | Silverbulletday | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:04.70 |
| 1997 | Love Lock | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 1:03.84 |
| 1996 | Move | Pat Day | Frank L. Brothers | Cherry Valley Farm | 1:05.66 |
| 1995 | Golden Attraction | Donna Barton | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:04.19 |
Earlier winners
- 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