The Debutante Stakes is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

held annually during the last week of June at

Churchill Downs Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was ...

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. A listed stakes event open to two-year-old

fillies A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...

, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in hor ...

s. It first became a Grade III race in 1996. It was changed from 5.5 furlongs to 6 furlongs in 2006. In 2012, the race was downgraded to listed status.

Records

;Speed record * 1:09.27 – Rated Feisty (2007) (at current distance of 6 furlongs) * 1:02.52 – Cashier's Dream (2001) (at previous distance of 5.5 furlongs) ;Most wins by a trainer * 7 – D. Wayne Lukas (1986, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009) ;Most wins by a

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

* 3 –

Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 a ...

(1996, 1997, 2002, 2004) * 3 –

Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado (born September 11, 1973, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 10 and progressed to riding at bush tracks in his native Louisiana by the age of 12. After turning ...

(2008, 2010, 2014)

Winners since 1995

Earlier winners

*1994 – Chargedupsycamore *1993 – Fly Love *1992 –

Hollywood Wildcat {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Hollywood Wildcat , image = , caption = , sire = Kris S. , grandsire = Roberto , dam = Miss Wildcatter , damsire = Mr. Prospector , sex = Filly , foaled = 1990 , country = United States , colour = ...

*1991 – Greenhaven Lane *1990 – Barbara's Nemesis *1989 – Icy Folly *1988 – Seaquay *1987 – Bold Lady Anne *1986 – Burnished Bright *1985 – Tricky Fingers *1984 – Knot *1983 – Arabizon *1982 – Ice Fantasy *1981 – Pure Platinum *1980 – Excitable Lady *1979 – lissy *1978 – Nervous John *1977 – Sweet Little Lady *1976 – Olden *1975 – Answer *1974 – Sun and Snow *1973 – Me and Connie *1972 – Sylva Mill *1971 – Cautious Bidder *1970 – Misty Joy *1969 – Little Tudor *1968 – Alert Princess *1967 – Jet To Market *1966 – Furl Sail *1965 – Ole Liz *1964 – Mississippi Mama *1963 – Wood Nymph *1962 – Speedwell *1961 – Helfersartin *1960 – Bright Silver *1959 – Airmans Guide *1958 – Patty's Choice *1957 – Margaretta *1956 – Delamar *1955 – Cherry *1954 – Gambetta *1953 – Golly *1952 – Bubbley *1951 – Crownlet *1950 – Juliet's Nurse *1949 – Aunt Jayne Z *1948 – Acoma *1947 – Bewitch *1946 – Blue Grass *1945 – Breezy Louise *1944 – Flyweight *1943 – Whirlabout *1942 – Trustee *1941 – Royal Martha *1940 – Wise Moss *1939 – Downy Pillow *1938 – Dolly Whisk *1931 – Butter Beans *1930 – Betty Derr *1929 – Alcibiades *1928 – Port Harlem *1927 –

Anita Peabody Anita Peabody (1925–1934) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by John and Fannie Hertz, she was born at their Leona Farm near Cary, Illinois. She was named after the wife of Stuyvesant Peabody, then President of t ...

*1926 – Thirteen Sixty *1925 – Epsomite *1924 – Kitty Pat *1923 – Edna V *1922 – Sympathy *1921 – Fair Phantom *1920 – Bit of White *1919 – Talisman *1918 – Regalo *1917 – Ocean Sweep *1916 – Rosabel *1915 – Little Sister *1914 – Climber *1913 – Robinetta *1912 – Briar Path *1911 – Calisse *1910 – Round The World *1909 – Ethelburg *1908 – Crystal Maid *1907 – Ancient *1906 – Lillie Turner *1905 – Beautiful Bess *1904 – Miss Inez *1903 – White Plume *1902 – Olefiant *1901 – Autumn Leaves *1900 – Sinfi *1899 – Mollie Newman *1898 – Rush *1897 – Mary Black *1896 – Cleophus *1895 – Amanda

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External links

The 2008 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs horse races Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1895 1895 establishments in Kentucky