# Chilukki Stakes

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.

## History

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+1⁄2 lengths ono a fast track in a time of 1:223⁄5. The event was sponsored by Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup with lucrative stakes.
The following year the event was increased to one mile.
In 1988 the American Graded Stakes Committeeclassified the event with Grade III status.
With continued quality competitors the event attracted the race was upgraded to Grade II in 1992.
In 1995 sponsorship from Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup ceased and the event was renamed to the Churchill Downs Distaff Handicap.
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. Chilukki was no stranger to Churchill Downs having also set the track record for the short 4+1⁄2 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.
In 2019 the event was downgraded to Grade III.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1 mile: 1:33.57 – Chilukki (2000)
Margins:
* 8 lengths – Hot and Sultry (2023)
Most wins:
* No horse has yet to win more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Pat Day (1989, 1993, 1994, 2001)
* 4 – Robby Albarado (1997, 2000, 2005, 2010)
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:
* 2 – G. Watts Humphrey Jr. (1998, 1999)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
| Chilukki Stakes |||||||||||
| 2023 | Hot and Sultry | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Norm W. Casse | Alex & JoAnn Lieblong | 1 mile | 1:35.93 | $295,000 | III |
| 2022 | She Can't Sing | 5 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Chris M. Block | Lothenbach Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.38 | $298,500 | III |
| 2021 | Obligatory | 3 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:34.80 | $300,000 | III |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Divine Miss Grey | 4 | Manuel Franco | Danny Gargan | Corms Racing Stable & R. A. Hill Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2017 | Farrell | 3 | Channing Hill | Wayne M. Catalano | Coffee Pot Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.90 | $200,000 | II |
| 2016 | Kiss to Remember | 5 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Martin D. Wolfson | Miller Racing | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $200,000 | II |
| 2015 | Spelling Again | 4 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Brad H. Cox | Sea Jay Racing | 1 mile | 1:35.75 | $200,000 | II |
| 2014 | Molly Morgan | 5 | Corey J. Lanerie | Dale L. Romans | William D. Cubbedge | 1 mile | 1:36.97 | $237,510 | II |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Brushed by a Star | 4 | Corey J. Lanerie | Grant T. Forster | Team Forster | 1 mile | 1:37.16 | $168,900 | II |
| 2011 | Buckleupbuttercup | 4 | Javier Castellano | Eddie Kenneally | Avalon Farms | 1 mile | 1:37.03 | $167,400 | II |
| 2010 | Distinctive Dixie | 5 | Robby Albarado | Wallace Dollase | Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis Trust | 1 mile | 1:36.67 | $171,900 | II |
| 2009 | Malibu Prayer | 3 | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | 1 mile | 1:36.24 | $167,550 | II |
| 2008 | Leah's Secret | 5 | Rene R. Douglas | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.68 | $170,400 | II |
| 2007 | Rolling Sea | 4 | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen | Millennium Farms | 1 mile | 1:36.02 | $221,000 | II |
| 2006 | Sangrita | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Michael R. Matz | Dorothy A. Matz | 1 mile | 1:36.65 | $170,250 | II |
| 2005 | Bending Strings | 4 | Robby Albarado | Wallace Dollase | John Gunther | 1 mile | 1:35.19 | $169,350 | II |
| 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 |
| 2003 | Lead Story | 4 | Calvin H. Borel | Carl A. Nafzger | A. Stevens Miles Jr. | 1 mile | 1:36.55 | $225,400 | II |
| 2002 | Softly | 4 | Jon Court | Carl A. Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 1 mile | 1:35.07 | $223,600 | II |
| 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 |
| 2000 | Chilukki | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.57 | $248,400 | II |
| 1999 | Let | 4 | Calvin H. Borel | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1 mile | 1:34.41 | $224,000 | II |
| 1998 | Dream Scheme | 5 | Calvin H. Borel | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1 mile | 1:34.41 | $225,200 | II |
| 1997 | Feasibility Study | 5 | Robby Albarado | William I. Mott | Char-Mari Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.61 | $235,800 | II |
| 1996 | Fast Catch | 4 | Willie Martinez | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farms | 1 mile | 1:36.55 | $225,200 | II |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Educated Risk | 4 | Pat Day | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1 mile | 1:35.74 | $212,500 | II |
| 1993 | Miss Indy Anna | 3 | Pat Day | Edward T. Allard | Charles Matses | 1 mile | 1:37.72 | $218,400 | II |
| 1992 | Wilderness Song | 4 | Craig Perret | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.22 | $157,600 | II |
| 1991 | Fit for a Queen | 5 | Ricardo D. Lopez | Steven C. Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1 mile | 1:38.60 | $154,700 | III |
| 1990 | Oh My Jessica Pie | 3 | Miguel Angel Gonzalez | Emanuel Tortora | Bee Bee Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $158,450 | III |
| 1989 | Classic Value | 3 | Pat Day | William J. Cesare | Fred W. Hooper | 1 mile | 1:35.40 | $158,400 | III |
| 1988 | Darien Miss | 3 | Patrick A. Johnson | George R. Arnold II | Taylor Asbury | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $158,350 | III |
| 1987 | Bound | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $158,850 | |
| 1986 | Lazer Show | 3 | Charles R. Woods Jr. | Donald R. Winfree | James J. Devaney | 7 furlongs | 1:22.60 | $157,650 | |