Haggin Stakes

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The Haggin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced in mid-June, it was open to two-year-old horses and was contested on dirt over a distance of five and one half furlongs.

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Inaugurated in 1940, there was no race in 1942 and 1943. After the 1982 running the event was put on hiatus until being revived in 1996. After fifty years in which it was raced, the Haggin Stakes was canceled in 2005 following a shortage of entrants. It has not been run since.

The race was run in two divisions in 1940, 1941, 1944, 1963, 1964, and 1971.

Notable past winners include the 1959 Kentucky Derby winner, Tomy Lee and the 2001 Champion Sprinter and winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, Squirtle Squirt

Winners 1996-2004

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2004Chandtrue Corey Nakatani Robert B. Hess, Jr. Harold F. Greene1:04.02
2003Stalking Tiger Goncalino Almeida Paul Aguirre David Milch et al.1:03.94
2002Oberwald Victor Espinoza Mike Harrington Heinz Steinmann1:05.01
2001Expected Program Tyler Baze James K. Chapman Carolyn Chapman/Theresa McArthur1:04.44
2000 Squirtle Squirt Laffit Pincay, Jr. Jose Garcia, Jr. David J. Lanzman1:04.17
1999Knight Raider Kent Desormeaux Bruce Headley Bruce Headley et al.1:04.60
1998Irrelevant Martin Pedroza Lyman Rollins Melissa & Shirley Ford1:05.20
1997K O Punch Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas The Thoroughbred Corp. 1:03.60
1996Swiss Yodeler Alex Solis Mike Harrington Heinz Steinmann1:04.07

Earlier winners

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