Churchill Downs Debutante Stakes

The Debutante Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A listed stakes event open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.

[1] It first became a Grade III race in 1996.

[2] It was changed from 5.5 furlongs to 6 furlongs in 2006.

In 2012, the race was downgraded to listed status.