Fleur de Lis Stakes

The Fleur de Lis Stakes is a prestigious Grade II Thoroughbred race held each late‑June or early‑July at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Open to fillies and mares four years and older, it spans 1⅛ miles on dirt and offers a hefty $500,000 purse (2025), with the winner earning an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Since its inception in 1975, the race has grown in stature, attracting top stars like Rachel  Alexandra and Midnight Bisou.

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Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY

Inaugural Race: 1975

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Current Distance: 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-Handed, Dirt

Age Qualification: Fillies and mares, 4YO & Up

Purse: $500,000

Race Date: Saturday, June 28th

Churchill Downs Racetrack

Track
Churchill Downs
Race
1
Time
May 24 2026
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Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Hot Gamer
Ortiz, Jose L
Asmussen, Steven M
8/5
2
Dodecahedron
Saez, Gabriel
Antonuik, Jerry
8/1
3
Total Fabrication
Asmussen, Keith J
Moquett, Ron
5/1
4
Sweetbitters
Saez, Luis
Davis, Christopher
11/1
5
Gladly
Torres, Jaime A
Caramori, Caio
8/1
6
Warm Up The Bus
Sheehy, Danny
Tomlinson, Michael A
9/2
7
Berlinwin
Weatherly, Bailey
Esposito, Christi L
9/2
8
Motown Sound
Antongeorgi Iii, William
Holsapple, Hutch
70/1
9
Lil Braveheart
Troxtell, Brittany
Barrett, Roddina A
34/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
2
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Notary
Esquivel, Emmanuel
Hernandez, Armando
7/1
2
Evening News
Villarreal, Oscar
Andrade, Hugo
16/1
3
Big City
Bejarano, Rafael
Ashford, Tristan
5/2
4
Curlin's Gesture
Saez, Luis
Jacobson, David
12/1
5
Classic Legacy
Mendoza, Amir
Contreras, Cipriano
7/2
6
Real Macho
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Sharp, Joe
7/1
7
Systemic Change
Gaffalione, Tyler
Maker, Michael J
8/5
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
3
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
2
Alder
Gaffalione, Tyler
Jacobson, David
3/1
3
Chiseler
Saez, Luis
Vanden Berg, Brittany A
5/1
5
Saint In The City
Arrieta, Francisco
Van Berg, Thomas L
23/1
6
Gardiner
Concepcion, Axel
Sharp, Joe
2/1
7
Nasty Habit
Esquivel, Emmanuel
Miller, Peter
6/5
9
Mister Mmmmm
Corrales, Gerardo
Donjuan, Sergio
18/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
4
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
2
Neigh Baby
Ortiz, Jose L
Englehart, Jeremiah C
9/2
3
Rugged Love
Gaffalione, Tyler
Walsh, Brendan P
7/1
4
Flick
Concepcion, Axel
Tomlinson, Michael A
3/1
5
Dixie Devil
Machado, Dylan
Humphries, Tommy
23/1
7
Diamond Eyed Jack
Curtis, Ben
Walsh, Brendan P
7/2
8
The Hund
Carrasco, Victor R
Danner, Kelsey
8/1
9
Quarry
Hernandez; Jr, Brian J
Drury; Jr, Thomas
2/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
5
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Globalist
Asmussen, Keith J
Asmussen, Steven M
24/1
2
Pay Heed
Cedillo, Abel
Schultz, Lindsay
25/1
3
Circuit Breaker
Roman, Evin A
Lobo, Paulo H
6/1
4
Tregetour
Beschizza, Adam
Hill; Jr, John F
52/1
5
Nyquistador
Gaffalione, Tyler
Medina, Robert
3/5
6
Stoic Sage
Arrieta, Francisco
Richard, Chris
50/1
7
Don's Last Ride
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Sharp, Joe
7/1
8
Surfin' M
Gutierrez, Mario
Shorter, Aaron
13/1
9
Lasting Legacy
Concepcion, Axel
Blair, Jordan
13/1
10
Private Show
Curtis, Ben
Larose, Kinnon
7/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
6
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Munnings Talks
Gaffalione, Tyler
Walsh, Brendan P
2/1
5
Marcinkowski
Machado, Luan
Oliver, Victoria H
40/1
6
Pretty Tapit
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Sharp, Joe
7/1
7
Wonzee Weather
Machado, Dylan
Miller, Darrin
41/1
8
Patron Silver
Esquivel, Emmanuel
Mcpeek, Kenneth G
22/1
9
Last Curtain Call
Gutierrez, Mario
Oliver, Victoria H
9/1
10
Zero Absolute
Concepcion, Axel
Bauer, Philip A
22/1
11
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Ortiz, Jose L
Devaux, Cherie
6/1
15
Immortalize
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Cox, Brad H
7/5
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
7
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Frosted Bull
Torres, Jaime A
Pitts, Helen
25/1
4
Flyin Private
Hernandez; Jr, Brian J
Hartman, Chris A
9/2
5
Rowdy Riot
Bejarano, Rafael
Morse, Randy L
6/5
6
Linebacker
Carrasco, Victor R
Blair, Jordan
10/1
7
Muir Woods
Concepcion, Axel
Ortiz, John A
9/2
8
Nineteenfourtyfive
Torres, Cristian A
Lauer, Michael E
35/1
9
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Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Cox, Brad H
3/1
10
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Saez, Gabriel
Foster, Eric N
21/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
8
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Anna's Promise
Saez, Luis
David, Carlos A
4/1
2
Foreseen
Concepcion, Axel
Arnold Ii, George R
12/1
3
Amarth
Arrieta, Francisco
Kenneally, Eddie
12/1
4
Union Mist
Gaffalione, Tyler
Walsh, Brendan P
5/1
5
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Ortiz, Jose L
Devaux, Cherie
1/2
6
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Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Sharp, Joe
12/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
9
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Theodore George
Sheehy, Danny
Mccarthy, Michael W
30/1
2
Lazlo
Saez, Luis
Maker, Michael J
2/1
3
Write Off Jerry
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Maker, Michael J
5/1
4
Kicking Clear
Gaffalione, Tyler
Walsh, Brendan P
21/1
5
Fort Thomas
Concepcion, Axel
Arnold Ii, George R
9/1
7
Steel
Alvarado, Junior
Mott, William I
9/1
8
King Of Ashes
Machado, Luan
Walsh, Brendan P
20/1
9
Telescopic
Gutierrez, Mario
Oliver, Victoria H
6/1
10
Warlander
Geroux, Florent
Asmussen, Steven M
18/1
11
Ashley's Archer
Ortiz, Jose L
Casse, Mark E
7/2
12
My Boy Tony
Curtis, Ben
Kenneally, Eddie
13/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
10
Time
May 24 2026
#
Horse Info
Horse Name
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Diagram
Hernandez; Jr, Brian J
Calhoun, W B
5/1
2
Smokin Hot Stuff
Gaffalione, Tyler
Medina, Robert
9/2
3
Solaia
Ortiz; Jr, Irad
Sharp, Joe
1/1
4
Spill The Sugar
Concepcion, Axel
Calhoun, W B
32/1
6
Army Chic
Mckee, John
Cline, Robert C
12/1
7
The Long Embrace
Espinoza, Assael
Hartman, Chris A
22/1
8
Sweettalkingwoman
Torres, Jaime A
Pitts, Helen
40/1
9
With Kindness
Saez, Luis
Hernandez; Jr, Sandino R
9/2
10
Donna Strada
Carrasco, Victor R
Humphries, Tommy
63/1
11
Balaclava
Arrieta, Francisco
Williamson, Brian
20/1
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Track
Churchill Downs
Race
1
Time
4:00 AM
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Horse Info
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Jockey
Trainer
Odds
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Today's Races

2025 Fleur De Lis Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries

Official race entries and morning line odds are listed below:

PPHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERML ODDS
1
Royal Spa (KY)
F Prat / R Brisset
4-1
2
Save Time (KY)
I Ortiz, Jr. / S A Joseph, Jr.
20-1
3
Thorpedo Anna (KY)
B J Hernandez, Jr. / K G McPeek
3-5
4
Gin Gin (KY)
J L Ortiz / B P Walsh
7-2
5
Taxed (KY)
R Bejarano / R L Morse
9-2

2025 Fleur De Lis Stakes Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE / SHOW
3
Thorpedo Anna
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek
$2.70 / $2.28 / $2.10
1
Royal Spa
Flavien Prat / Rodolphe Brisset
$2.94 / $2.12
5
Taxed
Rafael Bejarano / Randy L. Morse
$2.82
4
Gin Gin
Jose L. Ortiz / Brendan P. Walsh
2
Save Time
Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

Exotic Payouts:

  • $2.00 Exacta (3-1) Paid: $6.60 
  • $0.50 Trifecta (3-1-5) Paid: $6.04

 

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History of the Fleur de Lis Stakes

The Fleur de Lis Handicap is a Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run each summer at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. First inaugurated in 1975, the race has become a fixture for top fillies and mares ages four and older who excel at middle distances on dirt. Over the decades, it has drawn some of the sport’s biggest stars, with notable winners including Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra (2010), three-time champion Royal Delta (2013), and Midnight Bisou (2020), who used the victory as a stepping stone toward Eclipse Award honors.

The name “Fleur de Lis” comes from the stylized lily that has long symbolized French royalty and remains an emblem of Louisville’s French heritage — the city itself was named after King Louis XVI of France. Traditionally run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles, the Fleur de Lis Stakes offers a substantial purse and plays a key role in the summer racing calendar for older female horses. As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, the race grants its winner an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, adding even more significance for owners and trainers aiming for year-end championship glory. Over time, the Fleur de Lis has earned a reputation for showcasing resilient, talented mares and providing memorable moments in the summer racing action.

All-Time Winners & Historical Results of the Fleur De Lis Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
Thorpedo Anna
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.52
2024
Scylla
Javier Castellano / William Mott
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.45
2023 (at Ellis Park)
Pauline's Pearl
Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.59
2022
Shedaresthedevil
Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.17
2021
Letruska
Jose L. Ortiz / Fausto Gutierrez
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.57
2020
Midnight Bisou
Mike E. Smith / Steven M. Asmussen
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.99
2019
Elate
José L. Ortiz / William I. Mott
1 1⁄8 M / 1:50.33
2018
Blue Prize (ARG)
José L. Ortiz / Ignacio Correas IV
1 1⁄8 M / 1:50.02
2017
Forever Unbridled
Joel Rosario / Dallas Stewart
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.94
2016
Paid Up Subscriber
Ricardo Santana Jr. / Albert Stall Jr.
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.44

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