Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 (2017) |
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 $300,000.
In 2009, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event.
This race was inaugurated as the Twin Spires Stakes in 1983, and was run again in 1987 under that name. It was renamed Capital Holding Twin Spires Stakes in 1988 and was run again with that name in 1989. The race was known as the Capital Holding Mile Stakes from 1990 to 1995.
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