Humana Distaff Handicap
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Allowance |
| Purse | US$300,000 (since 2007) |
The Humana Distaff Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually on the first Saturday in May as part of Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 7 furlongs. The current purse is $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1987 as the Brown & Williamson Handicap, the race's name was changed in 1995 to the Humana Distaff Handicap. In 2007, it was changed to the Humana Distaff Stakes, and is now run under allowance weight conditions. A Listed race until 1990 when it was given Grade III status, it was subsequently upgraded to a Grade II event in 1999 then to its present Grade I status in 2002.
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