For the race for three-year-old fillies formerly known as the La Troienne Stakes, see Eight Belles StakesThe 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 I event run in early May is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 7.5 furlongs.This race was upgraded to a Grade I for its 2014 running.