Azeri Stakes

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Azeri Stakes
Grade II race
Location Oaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated1987 (as Oaklawn Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap)
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website www.oaklawn.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualification Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse $400,000 (since 2024)

The Azeri Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in March at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.

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History

The inaugural running of the event was on 3 April 1987 as the Oaklawn Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap with sponsorship for Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup. [1] The event was won by North Sider who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero Jr. and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas in a time of 1:421⁄5. [2] North Sider later that year would capture US Champion Older Female Horse.

The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 1990 [1] but was downgraded back to Listed in 1995 for five runnings.

Budweiser continued sponsoring the event until 1995 while the Breeders' Cup sponsored the event until 2007 which reflected in the name of the event.

The event was renamed Azeri Stakes in 2005 to honor Azeri , the American Horse of the Year of 2002, and the American Champion Older Female Horse three years running: 2002, 2003, and 2004. [3]

This race was upgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running. [4]

Several notable winners went on to become champions. The 2011 winner Havre de Grace would later defeat males in the GI Woodward Stakes and be crowned 2011 American Horse of the Year. The 2019 winner Midnight Bisou continued with her brilliant form to capture US Champion Older Female Horse honors.

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Azeri Stakes
2024Tiny Temper4James Graham Dallas Stewart Mark H. & Nancy W Stanley1+1⁄16 miles1:43.26$400,000II [5]
2023 Secret Oath 4 Tyler Gaffalione D. Wayne Lukas Briland Farm1+1⁄16 miles1:43.26$350,000II [6]
2022 Ce Ce 6 Victor Espinoza Michael W. McCarthyBo Hirsch1+1⁄16 miles1:43.55$350,000II [7]
2021 Shedaresthedevil 4 Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar Racing Limited & Big Aut Farms1+1⁄16 miles1:42.57$350,000II [8]
2020Serengeti Empress4 Joseph Talamo Thomas M. Amoss Joel Politi1+1⁄16 miles1:44.46$350,000II [9]
2019 Midnight Bisou 4 Mike E. Smith Steven M. Asmussen Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables & Allen Racing1+1⁄16 miles1:42.72$343,000II [10]
2018Martini Glass5 Paco Lopez Keith NationsVince Campanella & Nation's Racing Stable1+1⁄16 miles1:42.95$350,000II [11]
2017Streamline5Chris LanderosBrian Williamson Nancy A. Vanier & Cartwright Thoroughbreds V1+1⁄16 miles1:43.67$350,000II [12]
2016Call Pat6Joseph Rocco Jr.Brad H. CoxMiller Racing1+1⁄16 miles1:44.44$350,000II [13]
2015Gold Medal Dancer5Luis S. Quinonez Donnie K. Von Hemel Pin Oak Stable1+1⁄16 miles1:45.92$294,000II [14]
2014Close Hatches4 Joel Rosario William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+1⁄16 miles1:44.34$200,000II [15]
2013Tiz Miz Sue6Joseph Rocco Jr.Steve HobbyCres Ran1+1⁄16 miles1:45.26$147,000III [16]
2012Tiz Miz Sue5Joseph Rocco Jr.Steve HobbyCres Ran1+1⁄16 miles1:43.58$147,000III [17]
2011 Havre de Grace 4 Ramon A. Dominguez J. Larry Jones Fox Hills Farms1+1⁄16 miles1:42.02$150,000III [18]
2010Freedom Star4 Calvin H. Borel Bob Baffert George Krikorian1+1⁄16 miles1:44.09$149,750III [19]
2009Acoma4 Julien R. Leparoux David M. Carroll Helen Alexander & Helen K. Groves1+1⁄16 miles1:42.55$138,500III [20]
2008 Hystericalady 5 Robby Albarado Jerry Hollendorfer Rancho San Miguel, Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro1+1⁄16 miles,1:43.86$171,500III [21]
2007India4Christopher P. DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher Lyon Stables1+1⁄16 miles1:44.37$175,000III [22]
2006 Round Pond 4 Stewart Elliott John C. Servis Fox Hill Farms1+1⁄16 miles1:43.93$173,500III [23]
2005Injustice4Luis S. Quinonez Wayne M. Catalano Turf Express, Darrell & Evelyn Yates1+1⁄16 miles1:43.40$175,000III [24]
Oaklawn Breeders' Cup Stakes
2004Golden Sonata5Carlos H. Marquez Jr.Morris G. NicksJames C. Spence1+1⁄16 miles1:44.32$200,000III [25]
2003Bien Nicole5 Donald R. Pettinger Donnie K. Von Hemel John & Kristine Richter1+1⁄16 miles1:44.19$194,000III [26]
2002Ask Me No Secrets4 Mike E. Smith David E. Hofmans Earl H. Shultz1+1⁄16 miles1:44.56$200,000III [27]
2001Heritage of Gold6 Robby Albarado Thomas M. Amoss Jack Garey1+1⁄16 miles1:44.20$200,000III [28]
2000Heritage of Gold5 Shane Sellers Thomas M. Amoss Jack Garey1+1⁄16 miles1:44.15$192,000III [29]
1999Sister Act4 Calvin H. Borel Jeffrey N. JacobsChoctaw Racing & Duncan Taylor1+1⁄16 miles1:42.01$120,000Listed [30]
1998Turn to the Queen5Timothy T. DoocyKenny P. SmithDr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. Vilasini D. Jayaraman.1+1⁄16 miles1:44.76$147,000Listed [31]
Oaklawn Breeders' Cup Handicap
1997§ Halo America7 Calvin H. Borel Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1+1⁄16 miles1:42.18$150,000Listed [32]
1996Belle of Cozzene4 Donald R. Pettinger Steve HobbyJohn E. & Barbara R. Smicklas1+1⁄16 miles1:43.32$149,750Listed [33]
1995§ Halo America5Weldon T. Cloninger Jr.Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1+1⁄16 miles1:42.59$148,500Listed [34]
1994§ Morning Meadow4Shane P. RomeroBobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1+1⁄16 miles1:44.60$157,750III [35]
1993Guiza6 Corey Nakatani Robert J. Frankel Robert Witt1+1⁄16 miles1:44.79$156,000III [36]
1992Cuddles4David Guillory D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1+1⁄16 miles1:43.82$157,500III [37]
1991A Wild Ride4 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Zenya Yoshida1+1⁄16 miles1:42.31$157,950III [38]
1990A Penny Is a Penny5 Aaron Gryder Steven L. MorguelanDavid L. Levitch1+1⁄16 miles1:43.60$158,900III [39]
1989Savannah's Honor4 Jerry D. Bailey Richard J. Lundy Allen E. Paulson 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.00$158,200 [40]
1988Ms. Margi4 Jerry D. Bailey Philip M. HauswaldEdward A. Cox Jr.1+1⁄16 miles1:42.20$158,150 [41]
1987 North Sider 5 Angel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas & Paul Paternostro1+1⁄16 miles1:42.20$133,120 [2]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

See also

External sites

Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2021 Archived 2021-02-01 at the Wayback Machine

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