Churchill Downs Stakes


The Churchill Downs Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. A sprint race open to horses aged four and older, it is contested over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $500,000.
A Grade II event since 1998, in 2019 it was upgraded to Grade I. It is raced on the same day as the Kentucky Derby.
The inaugural running of the Churchill Downs Handicap took place on June 6, 1911 and was won by Carlton G. in track record time under jockey George Taplin for owner/trainer Lon Johnson.

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