San Pasqual Handicap
Grade II race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California |
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Inaugurated | 1935 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four years old and up |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances[1] |
Purse | US$200,000 (since 2014)[2] |
The San Pasqual Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II event is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000. Since 2011, it is run under allowance weight conditions but was previously run as a handicap.
Inaugurated in 1935, the San Pasqual Handicap was a race limited to three-year-olds until 1939 when it was changed to its present condition. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1935–1936
- 7 furlongs : 1938
- 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1937, 1942–1954, 1956–2017
- 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) : 1939–1941, 2018–present
- 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) : 1955 (on turf)
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1:46.95 – Battle of Midway (2019) – at distance of 1+1⁄8 miles
- 1:39.58 – Zappa (2008) – at distance of 1+1⁄16 miles
Most wins:
- 2 – Moonrush (1951, 1953)
- 2 – Olden Times (1963, 1964)
- 2 – Kings Favor (1968, 1969)
- 2 – Express Train (2021,2022)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 – Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1974)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – Bob Baffert (1999, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Rex C. Ellsworth (1963, 1964, 1965)
- 3 – C R K Stable (2020,2021,2022)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Express Train | 5 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable | 1:50.99 |
2021 | Express Train | 4 | Juan Hernandez | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable | 1:52.13 |
2020 | Midcourt | 5 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable | 1:48.49 |
2019 | Battle of Midway | 5 | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | Don Alberto Stable & Winstar Farm | 1:46.95 |
2018 | Accelerate | 5 | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC | 1:50.58 |
2017 | Midnight Storm | 5 | Rafael Bajarano | A Venneri Racing/Little Red Feather Racing | 1:40.65 | |
2016 | California Chrome | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | Perry Martin / Taylor Made Farms dba California Chrome LLC |
1:43.39 |
2015 | 4 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:41.69 | |
2014 | 5 | Martin A. Pedroza | Jerry Hollendorfer | Bad Boy Racing/Whizway Farms | 1:43.17 | |
2013 | 5 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:42.52 | |
2012 | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Triple AAA Ranch | 1:41.44 | ||
2011 | Aggie Engineer | 6 | Joe Talamo | Mr. & Mrs. Ward Williford | 1:40.94 | |
2010 | Neko Bay | 7 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:42.95 |
2009 | Cowboy Cal | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Robert & Janice McNair | 1:41.26 |
2008 | Zappa | 6 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Gary & Cecil Barber | 1:39.58 |
2007 | Dixie Meister | 5 | David R. Flores | Julio C. Canani | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:43.18 |
2006 | High Limit | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West Stable | 1:43.64 |
2005 | Congrats | 5 | Tyler Baze | Richard E. Mandella | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | 1:41.97 |
2004 | Star Cross | 7 | Victor Espinoza | E A Ranches | 1:42.22 | |
2003 | Congaree | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:41.04 |
2002 | Wooden Phone | 5 | David R. Flores | Bob Baffert | Derant, Helzer & Helzer | 1:41.83 |
2001 | Freedom Crest | 5 | Gary Stevens | Choi & Nguyan | 1:41.94 | |
2000 | Dixie Dot Com | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Chaiken, Heller, Heller | 1:40.95 | |
1999 | Silver Charm | 5 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:41.78 |
1998 | Hal's Pal | 5 | Brice Blanc | Addison Racing, Ltd. | 1:41.89 | |
1997 | Kingdom Found | 7 | Gary Stevens | Dilbeck Family Trust | 1:40.74 | |
1996 | Alphabet Soup | 5 | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable | 1:41.66 |
1995 | Del Mar Dennis | 5 | Alex Solis | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & | 1:41.23 |
1994 | Hill Pass | 5 | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | Brown, Ciaviglia, Shero et al. | 1:41.00 |
1993 | Jovial | 6 | Mickey Walls | & John Swift | 1:41.94 | |
1992 | 6 | Kent Desormeaux | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:42.32 | |
1991 | Farma Way | 4 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Quarter B Farm | 1:40.80 |
1990 | Criminal Type | 5 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1:42.40 |
1989 | On The Line | 5 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:41.00 |
1988 | Super Diamond | 8 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Edwin J. Gregson | Roland & Ramona Sahm | 1:43.00 |
1987 | Epidaurus | 5 | Gary Baze | Charles E. Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:42.40 |
1986 | Precisionist | 5 | Chris McCarron | Fred W. Hooper | 1:41.20 | |
1985 | Hula Blaze | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Noble Threewitt | RNH Racing Stable | 1:42.00 |
1984 | Danebo | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | 1:41.80 | |
1983 | Regal Falcon | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Richard E. Mandella | Sarkosky-Wygod-Wyman | 1:43.20 |
1982 | Five Star Flight | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Willcox, Spencer et al. | 1:40.80 | |
1981 | Flying Paster | 5 | Chris McCarron | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:41.20 | |
1980 | Valdez | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | 1:40.20 | |
1979 | Mr. Redoy | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | A. Thomas Doyle | Felty J. Yoder | 1:42.20 |
1978 | Ancient Title | 8 | Darrel McHargue | Kirkland Stable | 1:40.20 | |
1977 | Uniformity | 5 | Fernando Toro | Willard L. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:41.00 |
1976 | Lightning Mandate | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Gary F. Jones | Jones, McLeod et al. | 1:48.40 |
1975 | Okavango | 5 | Fernando Toro | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1:41.40 |
1974 | Tri Jet | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:41.40 | |
1973 | Single Agent | 5 | Jerry Lambert | Indian Hill Stable/Frank Marshall | 1:41.80 | |
1972 | Western Welcome | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | M/M William R. Foy | 1:41.20 | |
1971 | Ack Ack | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | E. E. "Buddy" Fogelson | 1:41.40 |
1970 | Nodouble | 5 | Jorge Tejeira | J. Bert Sonnier | Verna Lea Farms | 1:40.40 |
1969 | Kings Favor | 6 | Elttaes Farms | 1:45.60 | ||
1968 | Kings Favor | 5 | Johnny Sellers | Elttaes Farms | 1:44.20 | |
1967 | Pretense | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1:43.00 |
1966 | Native Diver | 7 | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:41.00 |
1965 | Candy Spots | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:42.20 |
1964 | Olden Times | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:44.40 |
1963 | Olden Times | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:42.20 |
1962 | Micarlo | 6 | Elmendorf Farm | 1:47.80 | ||
1961 | New Policy | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | John H. Adams | Ralph Lowe | 1:41.60 |
1960 | Fleet Nasrullah | 5 | John Longden | James I. Nazworthy | M/M. Ellwood B. Johnston | 1:41.40 |
1959 | Tempest II | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Maine Chance Farm | 1:42.60 |
1958 | Terrang | 5 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable & R. Bond | 1:41.40 |
1957 | Battle Dance | 5 | Jennilinda Stable | 1:42.20 | ||
1956 | 5 | William Molter | M/M Travis M. Kerr | 1:42.60 | ||
1955 | Rejected | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 2:04.60 |
1954 | Phil D. | 6 | Merlin Volzke | T. M. Holt | M/M W. C. Martin | 1:41.60 |
1953 | Moonrush | 7 | Ralph Neves | King & Luellwitz | 1:43.40 | |
1952 | Be Fleet | 5 | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:44.00 |
1951 | Moonrush | 5 | Fred A. Smith | King & Luellwitz | 1:42.40 | |
1950 | Solidarity | 5 | Ralph Neves | Carl A. Roles | Mrs. Nat Goldstone | 1:43.80 |
1949 | Shim Malone | 5 | Ralph Neves | Rolling Hills Farm | 1:45.60 | |
1948 | Olhaverry | 9 | Pan De Azucar Stable | 1:44.00 | ||
1947 | Lets Dance | 5 | Sunshine Stable | 1:43.60 | ||
1946 | Lou-Bre | 5 | Robert Permane | Bud Stotler | Charles S. Howard | 1:42.40 |
1945 | Thumbs Up | 6 | Johnny Longden | George M. Odom | Louis B. Mayer | 1:44.60 |
1941 | Mioland | 4 | Leon Haas | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:51.60 |
1940 | Don Mike | 6 | Lester Balaski | Lindsay C. Howard | Binglin Farm | 1:50.00 |
1939 | Gosum | 5 | Nelson A. Howard | 1:59.00 | ||
1938 | Sun Egret | 3 | John H. Adams | H. Guy Bedwell | A. C. Compton | 1:23.40 |
1937 | Special Agent | 5 | Basil James | Austin C. Taylor | 1:42.80 | |
1936 | Proclivity | 3 | Tommy Luther | 1:12.00 | ||
1935 | Bluebeard | 3 | Harry Richards | Clyde Phillips | William R. Coe | 1:12.80 |
References[]
- ^ "Chart of the 2020 San Pasqual". Equibase. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Stakes profile". Equibase. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
Categories:
- Horse races in California
- Santa Anita Park
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Flat horse races for four-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1935