Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes

This race was inaugurated on 7 May 1983 as the Twin Spires Stakes with conditions for three year olds only over a distance of miles on the dirt. The event was renamed Capital Holding Twin Spires Stakes in 1988 the first on many name changes and was run again with that name in 1989. The event was classified as Grade III in 1997. The event has had many different sponsors which have been reflected in the name of the event. In 2000, Churchill Downs administration renamed the event to the current Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes while still accepting sponsorship. With added high-profile sponsorship the event has attracted high quality runners in recent years. Tepin, dual winner of the event in 2015 and 2016 won the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile and in 2016 the prestigious Canadian Grade I Woodbine Mile was crowned US Champion Female Turf Horse in both years. ==Records==

Speed record: • 1 mile: 1:33.96 - Heat Haze (GB) (2003) Margins • 5 lengths - Fast Forward (1987) Most wins: • 2 - Foresta (1990, 1991) • 2 - Tepin (2015, 2016) • 2 - Beau Recall (IRE) (2019, 2020) Most wins by a jockey: • 5 - Pat Day (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995) Most wins by a trainer: • 5 - Chad C. Brown (2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Most wins by an owner: • 3 - Juddmonte Farms (2003, 2006, 2011) ==Winners==

Legend: Notes: † In the 1983 inaugural running, High Honors was first past the post but was disqualified for interference in the straight and Le Cou Cou was declared the winner. ==See also==