Cinema Stakes

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Cinema Stakes
Ungraded race
Location Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, U.S.
Inaugurated1946 (as Cinema Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse $100,000

The Cinema Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California. Raced on turf over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) in late May or early June.

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History

The event was inaugurated in 1946 at Hollywood Park Racetrack.

The race was run in two divisions in 1961 and 1963. It was not run in 1974.

In 1973 the event was given Grade II status. It held this classification until 1994 when it was downgraded to Grade III.

The event was not held from 2010 to 2018.

In 2016 the event was renewed as the Rainbow Stakes at Santa Anita Park [1] and renamed back to the Cinema Stakes in 2019.

Winners since 1985

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
At Santa Anita Park Cinema Stakes
2021 Hudson Ridge [2] Abel Cedillo Bob BaffertDouble L Racing & Natalie J. Baffert1:49.06
2020Hariboux [3] Umberto Rispoli Jeff Mullins Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC1:50.29
2019Neptune's Storm [4] Drayden Van Dyke Richard BaltasCYBT, Gevertz, Saul, Gitomer, Lynn, Goetz, Mike, Nentwig, Michael and Weiner, Daniel1:48.65
Rainbow Stakes
2018River Boyne [5] [6] Flavien Prat Jeff MullinsRed Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC1:49.18
2017 Sharp Samurai [7] Gary Stevens Mark GlattRed Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC and Glatt, Mark1:47.51
2016Mr. Roary [8] Edwin MaldonadoJeff MullinsTim Rosselli1:47.48
201015Not Held
At Hollywood Park Cinema Handicap
2009Oil Man Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Tommy Town/Michael Tala1:48.72
2008Tiz West Victor Espinoza Richard E. Mandella Diamond A Racing Corp1:47.24
2007Worldly Victor Espinoza Ben D. A. Cecil Christopher Wright1:47.40
2006Genre Martin Pedroza Ben D. A. Cecil David & Paula Mueller1:47.73
2005Willow O Wisp Garrett Gomez Vladimir Cerin Robert Alexander1:48.59
2004Greek Sun Alex Solis Robert J. Frankel Peter Angelos 1:48.40
2003Just Wonder Kent Desormeaux Laura de Seroux Vistas LLC et al.1:47.41
2002Inesperado Kent Desormeaux Robert J. Frankel 3 Plus U Stable1:47.63
2001Sligo Bay Laffit Pincay Jr. C. Beau Greely Columbine Stable1:48.40
2000David Copperfield Victor Espinoza John Shirreffs 505 Farms 1:47.73
1999Fighting Falcon Brice Blanc David Hofmans Dion Recachina et al.1:48.06
1998Commitisize David Flores Bob Baffert Michael E. Peagram 1:48.00
1997Worldly Ways Corey Nakatani Wallace Dollase John & Betty Mabee 1:48.43
1996Let Bob Do It Kent Desormeaux John W. Sadler Roxy Roxborough et al.1:47.58
1995Via Lombardia Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Henry E. Pabst1:47.22
1994Unfinished Symph Gary Baze Wesley A. Ward N. Rice, T. Hatcher, J. Johnston1:46.56
1993Earl of Barking Chris McCarron Richard L. Cross Henry E. Pabst1:47.45
1992 Bien Bien Chris McCarron J. Paco Gonzalez Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan 1:47.10
1991Character Gary Stevens Bruce C. Jackson Jack Munari1:47.10
1990Jovial Gary Stevens Bruce C. Jackson Jack Munari1:47.80
1989Raise a Stanza † Gary Stevens Jay M. Robbins Jack Kent Cooke 1:47.80
1988Peace Alex Solis Charlie Whittingham Olin B. Gentry 1:46.80
1987Something Lucky Laffit Pincay, Jr. Donald Warren E.W. Johnston/H. Meloth/J. Stonebraker1:46.80
1986 Manila Fernando Toro LeRoy Jolley Bradley M. Shannon1:47.00
1985Don't Say Halo Darrel McHargue Chris Speckert Buckland Farm 1:47.60

Earlier winners

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