Falls City Stakes


The Falls City Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A Grade II event, the race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race on the dirt for one and one-eighth miles. The race was run in two divisions in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982 and 1985.
When the graded stakes race system was implemented in the United States in 1973, the Falls City Handicap was awarded Grade 3 status. Reviewed annually, in 2002 it was upgraded to a Grade 2 level.

Records

Most wins
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
  • 3 - Peter M. Vestal
  • 3 - Howard C. Hoffman
Most wins by an owner
  • 3 - Mary D. Keim

Earlier winners

  • 1989 - Degenerate Gal
  • 1988 - Top Corsage
  • 1987 - Royal Cielo
  • 1986 - Queen Alexandra
  • 1985 - Donut's Pride
  • 1985 - Electric Fanny
  • 1984 - Pretty Perfect
  • 1983 - Narrate
  • 1982 - Mezimica
  • 1982 - What Glitter
  • 1981 - Safe Play
  • 1980 - Sweet Audrey
  • 1979 - Holy Mount
  • 1978 - Navajo Princess
  • 1977 - Time For Pleasure
  • 1976 - Hope of Glory
  • 1975 - Flama Ardiente
  • 1974 - Susan's Girl
  • 1973 - Delta Empress
  • 1973 - Fairway Flyer
  • 1972 - Fairway Flyer
  • 1972 - Barely Even
  • 1971 - Strider
  • 1971 - Magnabid
  • 1970 - Mistong
  • 1969 - Dedicated To Sue
  • 1969 - Yes Sir
  • 1968 - TV's Princess
  • 1968 - Sale Day
  • 1967 - Amerigo Lady
  • 1966 - Old Hat
  • 1965 - De Cathy
  • 1964 - Old Hat
  • 1963 - Alecee
  • 1962 - Primonetta
  • 1961 - Indian Maid
  • 1960 - Indian Maid
  • 1959 - Indian Maid
  • 1958 - Bornastar
  • 1957 - Leallah
  • 1956 - Doubledogdare
  • 1955 - Oil Painting
  • 1954 - Gala Fete
  • 1953 - Gala Fete
  • 1952 - Peu-A-Peu
  • 1951 - Dickie Sue
  • 1950 - Our Request
  • 1949 - Brownian
  • 1948 - Jack's Jill
  • 1947 - Say Blue
  • 1946 - Miss Balladier
  • 1945 - Jack's Jill
  • 1944 - Traffic Court
  • 1943 - Burgoo Maid
  • 1942 - Pig Tails
  • 1941 - Misty Isle
  • 1928-1940 - no race
  • 1927 - Rhinock
  • 1926 - Rothermel
  • 1925 - Deeming
  • 1924 - Princess Doreen
  • 1923 - Guest of Honor
  • 1922 - Chatterton
  • 1921 - Bit of White
  • 1920 - Woodtrap
  • 1919 - King Gorin
  • 1918 - Last Coin
  • 1917 - Vogue
  • 1916 - Kathleen
  • 1915 - Prince Hermis
  • 1914 - Leochares
  • 1913 - Wilhite
  • 1912 - Buckhorn
  • 1910 - Melisande
  • 1893 - 1909 - no race
  • 1892 - Wadsworth
  • 1885 - 1891 - no race
  • 1884 - Chance
  • 1883 - Freeland
  • 1882 - Washburn
  • 1878 - 1881 - no race
  • 1877 - Flying Locust
  • 1876 - Red Coat
  • 1875 - Camargo