Chilukki Stakes
{{Short description|Horse race in Louisville, Kentucky, US}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Chilukki Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
| inaugurated = 1986 (as Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap)
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = [http://www.churchilldowns.com Churchill Downs]
| distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs)
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = fillies and mares, three-year-olds and older
| weight = Base weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
| purse = US$300,000 (2021)
| bonuses =
}}
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 {{frac|2|1|2}} lengths ono a fast track in a time of 1:22{{frac|3|5}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Stakes_Histories_-_Chilukki__2021_.pdf |title=$300,000 Chilukki (Grade III) |publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated |date=2021 |accessdate=1 November 2021}} The event was sponsored by Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup with lucrative stakes.
The following year the event was increased to one mile.{{cite web |title=Chilukki Stakes (Gr. 3) |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=2483 |website=Equibase |accessdate=1 November 2021}}
In 1988 the American Graded Stakes Committeeclassified the event with Grade III status.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=807 |title=CHILUKKI STAKES - CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2021 |accessdate=1 November 2021}}
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 {{frac|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
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Winner ! Age ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
|---|
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=11|Chilukki Stakes |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2023 |Hot and Sultry |align=center |4 |Norm W. Casse |Alex & JoAnn Lieblong |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.93 |align=center |$295,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2022 |She Can't Sing |align=center |5 |Chris M. Block |Lothenbach Stables |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.38 |align=center |$298,500 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2021 |Obligatory |align=center |3 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:34.80 |align=center |$300,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2020 |Finite |align=center |3 |Winchell Thoroughbreds, Thomas J. Reiman, William Dickson & Deborah A. Easter |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.53 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2019 |Sally's Curlin |align=center |3 |CJ Thoroughbreds, Left Turn Racing & Casner Racing |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.60 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2018 |Divine Miss Grey |align=center |4 |Danny Gargan |Corms Racing Stable & R. A. Hill Stable |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.64 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2017 |Farrell |align=center |3 |Coffee Pot Stables |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.90 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2016 |Kiss to Remember |align=center |5 |Joseph Rocco Jr. |Miller Racing |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.80 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2015 |Spelling Again |align=center |4 |Sea Jay Racing |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.75 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2014 |Molly Morgan |align=center |5 |William D. Cubbedge |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.97 |align=center |$237,510 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2013 |Don't Tell Sophia |align=center |5 |Joseph Rocco Jr. |Philip A. Sims |Philip A. Sims & Jerry Namy |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.14 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2012 |Brushed by a Star |align=center |4 |Grant T. Forster |Team Forster |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.16 |align=center |$168,900 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2011 |Buckleupbuttercup |align=center |4 |Eddie Kenneally |Avalon Farms |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.03 |align=center |$167,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2010 |Distinctive Dixie |align=center |5 |Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis Trust |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.67 |align=center |$171,900 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2009 |Malibu Prayer |align=center |3 |Christopher P. DeCarlo |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.24 |align=center |$167,550 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2008 |Leah's Secret |align=center |5 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.68 |align=center |$170,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2007 |Rolling Sea |align=center |4 | Millennium Farms |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.02 |align=center |$221,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2006 |Sangrita |align=center |3 |Dorothy A. Matz |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.65 |align=center |$170,250 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2005 |Bending Strings |align=center |4 |John Gunther |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.19 |align=center |$169,350 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=11|Churchill Downs Distaff Handicap |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2004 |Halory Leigh |align=center |4 |Jerry Crawford, Matt Gannon & Charlie Grask |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.05 |align=center |$230,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2003 |Lead Story |align=center |4 |A. Stevens Miles Jr. |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.55 |align=center |$225,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2002 |Softly |align=center |4 |James B. Tafel |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.07 |align=center |$223,600 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2001 |Nasty Storm |align=center |3 |Denny Crum, Daryl Elser, Riley McDonald, Joseph Riccelli & Dallas Stewart |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.30 |align=center |$222,200 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |2000 |align=center |3 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:33.57 |align=center |$248,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1999 |Let |align=center |4 |George R. Arnold II |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:34.41 |align=center |$224,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1998 |Dream Scheme |align=center |5 |George R. Arnold II |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:34.41 |align=center |$225,200 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1997 |Feasibility Study |align=center |5 |Char-Mari Stable |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.61 |align=center |$235,800 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1996 |Fast Catch |align=center |4 |Lazy Lane Farms |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.55 |align=center |$225,200 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=11|Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1995 |align=center |4 |Michael G. Rutherford |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.94 |align=center |$201,200 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1994 |Educated Risk |align=center |4 |{{nowrap|Claude R. McGaughey III}} |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.74 |align=center |$212,500 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1993 |Miss Indy Anna |align=center |3 |Edward T. Allard |Charles Matses |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.72 |align=center |$218,400 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1992 |align=center |4 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.22 |align=center |$157,600 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1991 |Fit for a Queen |align=center |5 |Ricardo D. Lopez |Steven C. Penrod |Hermitage Farm |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:38.60 |align=center |$154,700 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1990 |{{nowrap|Oh My Jessica Pie}} |align=center |3 |{{nowrap|Miguel Angel Gonzalez}} |Emanuel Tortora |Bee Bee Stable |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.80 |align=center |$158,450 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Jessica+Pie+Churchill+Downs+Budweiser&ymd=1990-11-11 |title=Calder invader Oh My Jessica Pie finds Churchill Downs to her liking (1990 Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap – race 8: held 10 November 1990) |first=Maryjean |last=Wall |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=11 November 1990 |accessdate=2 November 2021 |page=42 }} |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1989 |Classic Value |align=center |3 |William J. Cesare |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.40 |align=center |$158,400 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Classic+Value+Churchill+Downs+Budweiser&ymd=1989-11-12 |title=Fred Hooper, 92, returns to Churchill winner's circle (1989 Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap – race 8: held 11 November 1989) |first=Maryjean |last=Wall |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=12 November 1989 |accessdate=2 November 2021 |page=34 }} |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1988 |Darien Miss |align=center |3 |Patrick A. Johnson |George R. Arnold II |Taylor Asbury |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.80 |align=center |$158,350 |align=center |III |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Darien+Miss+Churchill+Downs+Budweiser&ymd=1988-11-13 |title=Darien Miss, not usually a follower, rallies to win (1988 Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap – race 8: held 12 November 1988) |first=Jennie |last=Rees |work=The Courier-Journal |date=13 November 1988 |accessdate=2 November 2021 |page=34 }} |
| style="font-size:90%;"
|align=center |1987 |Bound |align=center |3 |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:37.00 |align=center |$158,850 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Maple+Bound+Churchill+Downs+Budweiser&ymd=1987-11-15|title=Bound rallies past Miss Bid at Churchill (1987 Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap – race 8: held 14 November 1987) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=15 November 1987 |accessdate=2 November 2021 |page=34 }} |
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|align=center |1986 |Lazer Show |align=center |3 |Charles R. Woods Jr. |Donald R. Winfree |James J. Devaney |align=center |7 furlongs |align=center |1:22.60 |align=center |$157,650 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/?#query=Lazer+Show+spotlight%27s+Churchill+Downs+Budweiser&ymd=1986-11-02 |title=the spotlight's on Lazer Show, wire to wire (1986 Churchill Downs Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap – race 8: held 1 November 1986) |first=Jennie |last=Rees |work=The Courier-Journal |date=2 November 1986 |accessdate=2 November 2021 |page=28 }} |