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Chilukki Stakes
The Chilukki Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for Filly, fillies and Mare (horse), 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 lengths ono a fast track in a time of 1:22. 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 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, American Graded Stakes Committeeclassified the event with Graded stakes race, Grade III status. With continued quality competitors the event attracted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 prominent in Kentucky for many years. The first Kentucky Derby, a Thoroughbred sweepstakes and part of today's horse racing Triple Crown, and the first Kentucky Oaks were held in the same year. Churchill Downs has also hosted the renowned Breeders' Cup on nine occasions, most recently on November 2 and 3, 2018. The racetrack is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated. With the infield open for the Kentucky Derby, the capacity of Churchill Downs is roughly 170,000. In 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America, which ranked Churchill Downs number 5 on its list. In 2014, prior to the start of their spring meet, Churchill Downs annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
