Princess Rooney ended a brilliant career with a dominating seven length win in the inaugural Distaff
Photo: Tony Leonard
Life's Magic pulled away in the stretch to win by a wide margin
Photo: Blood-Horse Library
Lady's Secret won the Distaff on the way to being named 1986 Horse of the Year
Sacahuista gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his third consecutive Distaff win
The incomparable Personal Ensign won the '88 Distaff in dramatic fashion over Winning Colors and Goodbye Halo
Photo: Dan Johnson
Bayakoa's first of two consecutive Distaff wins was no surprise to her backers who sent her off at 3-5
Bayakoa's 1990 win was a hollow one for her connections after the tragic breakdown of Go For Wand in the stretch
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Dance Smartly was clearly the best under a confident ride by Pat Day
Paseana gave trainer Ron McAnally his third Distaff victory
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Hollywood Wildcat outdueled Paseana for a nose victory
One Dreamer goes wire to wire at Churchill Downs, paying a whopping $96.20 to win
Inside Information's 13 1/2 length victory stands as the largest margin in Breeders' Cup history
Jewel Princess beat a small but ultra-talented field that included Serena's Song, My Flag and Different
Ajina upset Shart Cat on way to earning championship 3-year-old filly honors
Escena nosed out Banshee Breeze, giving owner Allen Paulson and trainer Bill Mott two Distaff wins in a row
Beautiful Pleasure won the ''99 Distaff against one of the most competitive fields assembled for the race
Spain's 55-1 shocker is the largest payoff in Distaff history
Unbridled Elaine came from far back to nip 2000 winner Spain at the wire
Azeri dominated her division in 2002, earning her first of four Eclipse Awards
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Adoration got a great ride from Pat Valenzuela, wiring the field at 40-1
Ashado gave trainer Todd Pletcher his first Breeders' Cup victory
Photo: Alexander Barkoff
On her home track at Belmont Park, Pleasant Home upset the Distaff field with a huge stretch run
Round Pond was trainer Michael Matz's first BC winner
Ginger Punch dueled with Hystericalady for a thrilling win at Monmouth Park
Zenyatta's victory in the 2008 Ladies Classic capped off a perfect year, and overall was her 9th straight win without a defeat. She was named 2008 Champion Older Mare.
Victory was sweet for Life Is Sweet and Garrett Gomez in the 2009 Ladies Classic.
Unrivaled Belle ran away with the 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic under Kent Desormeaux.
