Listed Stakes Race race | |
Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1895 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 Furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 |
The Debutante Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A listed stakes event open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.
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 reduced to listed status.