The Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in early May on the Kentucky Derby day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting.
This race was inaugurated on 7 May 1983 as the Twin Spires Stakes with conditions for three year olds only over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt.
[2] The event was renamed Capital Holding Twin Spires Stakes in 1988 the first on many name changes and was run again with that name in 1989.
[2] In 1990, the event was moved to turf and conditions were modified to the current fillies and mares aged three and older.
[2] With added high-profile sponsorship the event has attracted high quality runners in recent years.