Derby City Distaff Stakes

The Derby City Distaff Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in early May on the Kentucky Derby day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The current purse is US$750,000.

Derby City Distaff Stakes
Grade I race
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1987 (as Brown and Williamson Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorKendall-Jackson Winery (2021)
WebsiteChurchill Downs
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, four-years-old and older
Weight123 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$750,000 (2023)
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