| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| La Troienne Stakes | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The La Troienne Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Formerly the Louisville Distaff Handicap, the Grade II event run in early May is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Blind Luck | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer et al | 1:42.93 |
| 2010 | Unrivaled Belle | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler | 1:42.97 |
| 2009 | Miss Isella | 4 | Calvin Borel | Ian R. Wilkes | Domino Stud | 1:42.75 |
| 2008 | Ginger Punch | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:43.08 |
| 2007 | Fiery Pursuit | 4 | Calvin Borel | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:44.11 |
| 2006 | Oonagh Maccool | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Todd Pletcher | Charles Wacker | 1:42.96 |
| 2005 | Shadow Cast | 4 | Robby Albarado | Neil Howard | William S. Farish III | 1:42.43 |
| 2004 | Lead Story | 5 | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | A. Stephen Miles, Jr. | 1:44.37 |
| 2003 | You | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:43.21 |
| 2002 | Spain | 5 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:43.93 |
| 2001 | Saudi Poetry | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:42.53 |
| 2000 | Heritage of Gold | 5 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Jack Garey | 1:42.99 |
| 1999 | Silent Eskimo | 4 | Calvin Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:43.82 |
| 1998 | Escena | 5 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:44.84 |
| 1997 | Halo America | 7 | Calvin H. Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John Franks | 1:42.78 |
| 1996 | Jewel Princess | 4 | Chris McCarron | Wallace Dollase | TTC & M. & R. Stephen | 1:42.50 |
| 1995 | Fit To Lead | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard E. Mandella | J. Colbert & R. D. Hubbard | 1:43.46 |
| 1994 | One Dreamer | 6 | Gary Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:43.73 |
| 1993 | Quilma | 6 | Jose Santos | Claude R. McGaughey III | not found | 1:44.61 |
| 1992 | Fowda | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1:44.16 |
| 1991 | Fit For A Queen | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Steve Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1:43.13 |
| 1990 | Connie's Gift | 4 | Pat Day | not found | W. S. Farish & W. S. Kilroy | 1:45.80 |
| 1989 | Darien Miss | 4 | Patrick Johnson | George R. Arnold II | Taylor Asbury | 1:46.00 |
| 1988 | By Land By Sea | 4 | Fernando Toro | Gary F. Jones | Jayeff B Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1987 | Queen Alexandra | 5 | Don Brumfield | George M. Baker | Rosalind Rosenthal | 1:42.80 |
| 1986 | Hopeful Word | 5 | Pat Day | Richard E. Mandella | J. Clifton, R. Doll, B. Morris | 1:49.40 |