La Troienne Stakes

For the race for three-year-old fillies formerly known as the La Troienne Stakes, see Eight Belles Stakes

Grade II race
La Troienne Stakes
Location	Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1986
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance	11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$400,000

The La Troienne Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Formerly the Louisville Distaff Handicap, the Grade II event run in early May is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).

Records

Speed record:

• 1:42.43 - Shadow Cast (2005)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Calvin Borel (1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2009)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Blind Luck	4	Garrett Gomez	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer et al	1:42.93
2010	Unrivaled Belle	4	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler	1:42.97
2009	Miss Isella	4	Calvin Borel	Ian R. Wilkes	Domino Stud	1:42.75
2008	Ginger Punch	5	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stables	1:43.08
2007	Fiery Pursuit	4	Calvin Borel	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	1:44.11
2006	Oonagh Maccool	4	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher	Charles Wacker	1:42.96
2005	Shadow Cast	4	Robby Albarado	Neil Howard	William S. Farish III	1:42.43
2004	Lead Story	5	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	A. Stephen Miles, Jr.	1:44.37
2003	You	4	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1:43.21
2002	Spain	5	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Thoroughbred Corp.	1:43.93
2001	Saudi Poetry	4	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Thoroughbred Corp.	1:42.53
2000	Heritage of Gold	5	Shane Sellers	Thomas M. Amoss	Jack Garey	1:42.99
1999	Silent Eskimo	4	Calvin Borel	Bobby C. Barnett	John A. Franks	1:43.82
1998	Escena	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:44.84
1997	Halo America	7	Calvin H. Borel	Bobby C. Barnett	John Franks	1:42.78
1996	Jewel Princess	4	Chris McCarron	Wallace Dollase	TTC & M. & R. Stephen	1:42.50
1995	Fit To Lead	5	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Mandella	J. Colbert & R. D. Hubbard	1:43.46
1994	One Dreamer	6	Gary Stevens	Thomas F. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:43.73
1993	Quilma	6	Jose Santos	Claude R. McGaughey III	not found	1:44.61
1992	Fowda	4	Pat Valenzuela	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	1:44.16
1991	Fit For A Queen	5	Jerry Bailey	Steve Penrod	Hermitage Farm	1:43.13
1990	Connie's Gift	4	Pat Day	not found	W. S. Farish & W. S. Kilroy	1:45.80
1989	Darien Miss	4	Patrick Johnson	George R. Arnold II	Taylor Asbury	1:46.00
1988	By Land By Sea	4	Fernando Toro	Gary F. Jones	Jayeff B Stable	1:43.20
1987	Queen Alexandra	5	Don Brumfield	George M. Baker	Rosalind Rosenthal	1:42.80
1986	Hopeful Word	5	Pat Day	Richard E. Mandella	J. Clifton, R. Doll, B. Morris	1:49.40

References

• The 2010 La Troienne Stakes at Bloodhorse.com