The Chilukki Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older over a distance of one mile on the dirt held annually in November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the fall meeting. It currently offers a purse of $300,000.

Chilukki Stakes
Grade III race
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1986 (as Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteChurchill Downs
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares, three-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
PurseUS$300,000 (2021)

History

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The inaugural running of the event was on 1 November 1986 as the Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap at a distance of seven furlongs and was won by James J. Devaney's three-year-old filly Lazer Show who started as the 4/5 odds-on favorite winning by 2+12 lengths ono a fast track in a time of 1:2235.[1] The event was sponsored by Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup with lucrative stakes.[1]

The following year the event was increased to one mile.[2]

In 1988 the American Graded Stakes Committeeclassified the event with Grade III status.[3]

With continued quality competitors the event attracted the race was upgraded to Grade II in 1992.[3]

In 1995 sponsorship from Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup ceased and the event was renamed to the Churchill Downs Distaff Handicap.[2]

In 2000 the event as an undercard race on the Breeders' Cup program was won by the US Champion Two-Year-Old Filly from the previous year, Chilukki who set a new track record of 1:33.57 for the mile distance.[4] Chilukki was no stranger to Churchill Downs having also set the track record for the short 4+12 furlongs distance as a two-year-old and winning the Grade III Debutante Stakes. In 2005 the event was renamed in her honor as the Chilukki Stakes.[2]

In 2019 the event was downgraded to Grade III.[3]

Records

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Speed record:

Margins:

  • 8 lengths – Hot and Sultry (2023)

Most wins:

  • No horse has yet to win more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – Dale L. Romans (2004, 2014, 2019)
  • 3 – George R. Arnold II (1988, 1998, 1999)

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Chilukki Stakes
2023 Hot and Sultry 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Norm W. Casse Alex & JoAnn Lieblong 1 mile 1:35.93 $295,000 III [5]
2022 She Can't Sing 5 Brian Hernandez Jr. Chris M. Block Lothenbach Stables 1 mile 1:35.38 $298,500 III [6]
2021 Obligatory 3 Joel Rosario William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1 mile 1:34.80 $300,000 III [7]
2020 Finite 3 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds, Thomas J. Reiman, William Dickson & Deborah A. Easter 1 mile 1:35.53 $100,000 III [8]
2019 Sally's Curlin 3 Corey J. Lanerie Dale L. Romans CJ Thoroughbreds, Left Turn Racing & Casner Racing 1 mile 1:35.60 $200,000 III [9]
2018 Divine Miss Grey 4 Manuel Franco Danny Gargan Corms Racing Stable & R. A. Hill Stable 1 mile 1:36.64 $200,000 II [10]
2017 Farrell 3 Channing Hill Wayne M. Catalano Coffee Pot Stables 1 mile 1:35.90 $200,000 II [11]
2016 Kiss to Remember 5 Joseph Rocco Jr. Martin D. Wolfson Miller Racing 1 mile 1:35.80 $200,000 II [12]
2015 Spelling Again 4 Shaun Bridgmohan Brad H. Cox Sea Jay Racing 1 mile 1:35.75 $200,000 II [13]
2014 Molly Morgan 5 Corey J. Lanerie Dale L. Romans William D. Cubbedge 1 mile 1:36.97 $237,510 II [14]
2013 Don't Tell Sophia 5 Joseph Rocco Jr. Philip A. Sims Philip A. Sims & Jerry Namy 1 mile 1:35.14 $150,000 II [15]
2012 Brushed by a Star 4 Corey J. Lanerie Grant T. Forster Team Forster 1 mile 1:37.16 $168,900 II [16]
2011 Buckleupbuttercup 4 Javier Castellano Eddie Kenneally Avalon Farms 1 mile 1:37.03 $167,400 II [17]
2010 Distinctive Dixie 5 Robby Albarado Wallace Dollase Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis Trust 1 mile 1:36.67 $171,900 II [18]
2009 Malibu Prayer 3 Christopher P. DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher Edward P. Evans 1 mile 1:36.24 $167,550 II [19]
2008 Leah's Secret 5 Rene R. Douglas Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm 1 mile 1:35.68 $170,400 II [20]
2007 Rolling Sea 4 Robby Albarado Steven M. Asmussen Millennium Farms 1 mile 1:36.02 $221,000 II [21]
2006 Sangrita 3 Edgar S. Prado Michael R. Matz Dorothy A. Matz 1 mile 1:36.65 $170,250 II [22]
2005 Bending Strings 4 Robby Albarado Wallace Dollase John Gunther 1 mile 1:35.19 $169,350 II [23]
Churchill Downs Distaff Handicap
2004 Halory Leigh 4 Craig Perret Dale L. Romans Jerry Crawford, Matt Gannon & Charlie Grask 1 mile 1:35.05 $230,400 II [24]
2003 Lead Story 4 Calvin H. Borel Carl A. Nafzger A. Stevens Miles Jr. 1 mile 1:36.55 $225,400 II [25]
2002 Softly 4 Jon Court Carl A. Nafzger James B. Tafel 1 mile 1:35.07 $223,600 II [26]
2001 Nasty Storm 3 Pat Day Dallas Stewart Denny Crum, Daryl Elser, Riley McDonald, Joseph Riccelli & Dallas Stewart 1 mile 1:35.30 $222,200 II [27]
2000 Chilukki 3 Gary L. Stevens Bob Baffert Stonerside Stable 1 mile 1:33.57 $248,400 II [4]
1999 Let 4 Calvin H. Borel George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1 mile 1:34.41 $224,000 II [28]
1998 Dream Scheme 5 Calvin H. Borel George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1 mile 1:34.41 $225,200 II [29]
1997 Feasibility Study 5 Robby Albarado William I. Mott Char-Mari Stable 1 mile 1:37.61 $235,800 II [30]
1996 Fast Catch 4 Willie Martinez Frank L. Brothers Lazy Lane Farms 1 mile 1:36.55 $225,200 II [31]
Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap
1995 Lakeway 4 Kent J. Desormeaux Gary F. Jones Michael G. Rutherford 1 mile 1:35.94 $201,200 II [32]
1994 Educated Risk 4 Pat Day Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1 mile 1:35.74 $212,500 II [33]
1993 Miss Indy Anna 3 Pat Day Edward T. Allard Charles Matses 1 mile 1:37.72 $218,400 II [34]
1992 Wilderness Song 4 Craig Perret James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1 mile 1:36.22 $157,600 II [35]
1991 Fit for a Queen 5 Ricardo D. Lopez Steven C. Penrod Hermitage Farm 1 mile 1:38.60 $154,700 III [36]
1990 Oh My Jessica Pie 3 Miguel Angel Gonzalez Emanuel Tortora Bee Bee Stable 1 mile 1:36.80 $158,450 III [37]
1989 Classic Value 3 Pat Day William J. Cesare Fred W. Hooper 1 mile 1:35.40 $158,400 III [38]
1988 Darien Miss 3 Patrick A. Johnson George R. Arnold II Taylor Asbury 1 mile 1:36.80 $158,350 III [39]
1987 Bound 3 Eddie Maple Woodford C. Stephens Claiborne Farm 1 mile 1:37.00 $158,850 [40]
1986 Lazer Show 3 Charles R. Woods Jr. Donald R. Winfree James J. Devaney 7 furlongs 1:22.60 $157,650 [41]

See also

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List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Chilukki Stakes (Gr. 3)". Equibase. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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