Run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, the AllaireduPont Distaff is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Being a Grade II event run in mid May, it is open to fillies, young female horses less than four years old, and mares age three and older. It is contested on dirt at a distance of 8.5 furlongs, which is 1 and 1/16 miles long.
Formerly known as the "Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap" and "Pimlico Distaff", the major stakes thoroughbred horse race was renamed the "AllaireduPont Breeders' Cup Distaff Stakes" in 2006. This was in honor of the late Maryland horsewoman, AllaireduPont. Allaire du Pont (May 4, 1913 - January 6, 2006) was an American sportswoman and a member of the prominent French-American Du Pont family of chemical manufacturers who is most remembered as the owner of the thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame champion, Kelso.
Some records for this race include the speed record for the 8.5 furlong track, which is set at 1:42 by Buy the Barrell with jockey Gabriel Saez and trainer J. Larry Jones (2008). Currently, the most wins by a jockey is at three by Jerry Bailey (1997, 1998, 2003) and the most wins by a trainer is at three by C. R. McGaughey III (1993, 1997, and 2001).
The famous thoroughbred horse race was first awarded graded status in 1994 and then the race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event in 2007.The race was put on hiatus in 2010 due to a shortage of purse money, but returned in 2011 with its $150,000 purse as every year. The most recent champion of the AllaireduPont Distaff Stakes is Summer Applause, a 5 year old Mare, with John Velazquez as jockey and Chad Brown as its trainer.“She ran great. … To really pull away like that and to run such a strong race against some nice fillies, giving weight, I’m really proud of her. We didn’t know what the pace was going to be, so I left it up to Johnny,” said Brown after the exciting race.
Formerly known as the "Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap" and "Pimlico Distaff", the major stakes thoroughbred horse race was renamed the "AllaireduPont Breeders' Cup Distaff Stakes" in 2006. This was in honor of the late Maryland horsewoman, AllaireduPont. Allaire du Pont (May 4, 1913 - January 6, 2006) was an American sportswoman and a member of the prominent French-American Du Pont family of chemical manufacturers who is most remembered as the owner of the thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame champion, Kelso.
Some records for this race include the speed record for the 8.5 furlong track, which is set at 1:42 by Buy the Barrell with jockey Gabriel Saez and trainer J. Larry Jones (2008). Currently, the most wins by a jockey is at three by Jerry Bailey (1997, 1998, 2003) and the most wins by a trainer is at three by C. R. McGaughey III (1993, 1997, and 2001).
The famous thoroughbred horse race was first awarded graded status in 1994 and then the race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event in 2007.The race was put on hiatus in 2010 due to a shortage of purse money, but returned in 2011 with its $150,000 purse as every year. The most recent champion of the AllaireduPont Distaff Stakes is Summer Applause, a 5 year old Mare, with John Velazquez as jockey and Chad Brown as its trainer.“She ran great. … To really pull away like that and to run such a strong race against some nice fillies, giving weight, I’m really proud of her. We didn’t know what the pace was going to be, so I left it up to Johnny,” said Brown after the exciting race.
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