Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes

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Hollywood Juvenile Championship
ClassGrade III
Location Hollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated1938
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.hollywoodpark.com
Race information
DistanceSix furlong sprint
Surface Cushion Track synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualificationtwo-year-olds

The Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Open to two-year-old horses, the Grade III event is contested on synthetic over a distance of six furlongs. Prior to 2007, the race was contested on dirt.

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Its first winner was the filly, Unerring, American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 1939. Noted past winners include Tomy Lee (1958), Affirmed (1977), Desert Wine (1982), Althea, (1983), and Squirtle Squirt (2000).

The 2005 winner, What A Song, holds the World Record [all breeds] for 2F in 20.60 seconds.

Winners since 1991

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
Grade
2012 Scherer Magic Joseph Talamo John W. Sadler 1:11.67III
2011 Majestic City David Flores Peter Miller 1:10.45III
2010 J P's Gusto Joseph Talamo David Hofmans 1:10.48III
2009 Necessary Evil Joel Rosario Doug O'Neill 1:09.98III
2008 Azul Leon Rafael Bejarano Doug O'Neill 1:10.88III
2007 Salute the Sarge Michael Baze Eric Guillot 1:12.08III
2006 E Z Warrior David Flores Bob Baffert 1:09.96III
2005 What a Song Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert 1:09.55III
2004 Chandtrue Victor Espinoza Robert Hess Jr. 1:10.88III
2003 Perfect Moon Patrick Valenzuela Melvin Stute 1:10.39III
2002 Crowned Dancer Alex Solis Christopher Paasch 1:10.10III
2001 Came Home Chris McCarron Juan Gonzalez 1:09.20III
2000 Squirtle Squirt Laffit Pincay Jr. Joe Garcia Jr. 1:09.98III
1999 Dixie Union Alex Solis Richard Mandella 1:09.95III
1998 Yes It's True Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.58III
1997 K. O. Punch Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.95III
1996 Swiss Yodeler Alex Solis Mike Harrington 1:09.77II
1995 Hennessy Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.85II
1994 Mr Purple Chris McCarron Ronald McAnally 1:10.16II
1993 Ramblin' Guy Eddie Delahoussaye Brian Mayberry 1:10.09II
1992 Altazarr Eddie Delahoussaye Brian Mayberry 1:10.01II
1991 Scherando Francisco Mena Richard Mulhall 1:09.70II

Previous winners

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