Pat O'Brien Stakes

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Pat O'Brien Stakes
Grade II race
Location Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States
InauguratedInitial– 1980
Renewed– 1986
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website Del Mar
Race information
Distance 7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
Purse$250,000 (2022)
Bonuses Breeders' Cup "Win And You're In" to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

The Pat O'Brien Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track scheduled annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.

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History

The race was named in honor of actor and Del Mar Racetrack co-founder, Pat O'Brien (1899–1983). Pat O'Brien, a classic character movie actor who often appeared in a James Cagney starring vehicle, loved the races.

The inaugural running of the event was on 25 September 1980, the twelfth and final day of the Del Mar Fair meeting. The event was for two-year-olds, over a distance of 7+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf track and was won by Elmendorf Farm's Seafood in a time of 1:302⁄5. [1] The following year the L.A. County Fair was moved to Pomona Fairgrounds and the event was idle.

In 1986 the administration of Del Mar renewed the event during their summer meeting as a sprint handicap over seven furlongs on the dirt. [2]

Between 1990–1995 and 2004–2006 the race had Breeders' Cup incentives which were reflected in the name of the event. [3]

The event was classified a Grade III event in 1994 and upgraded to Grade II in 1999. [3] In 2009 the event became a Grade I [2] and after three runnings it was downgraded back to a Grade II stakes. [3]

Of the notable winners of the event are Lit de Justice who won in 1995 in stakes record time, the following year he won the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The 1996 winner Alphabet Soup used the sprint event in his campaign which led to a victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic. The 2014 winner Goldencents went on to win his second Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Pat O'Brien Stakes
2024Raging Torrent3Antonio Fresu Doug F. O'Neill Great Friends Stables & Mark Davis7 furlongs1:21.17$251,500II [4]
2023Anarchist4Ramon Vazquez Doug F. O'Neill Ilium Stables7 furlongs1:23.21$250,000II [5]
2022Laurel River4Juan J. Hernandez Bob Baffert Juddmonte 7 furlongs1:21.37$250,000II [6]
2021Ginobli4 Drayden Van Dyke Richard BaltasSlam Dunk Racing et al.7 furlongs1:22.36$200,000II [7]
2020C Z Rocket6 Flavien Prat Peter L. Miller Tom Kagele7 furlongs1:22.25$151,000II [8]
2019Catalina Cruiser5 Flavien Prat John W. Sadler Hronis Racing7 furlongs1:22.00$200,351II [9]
2018Catalina Cruiser4Drayden Van Dyke John W. Sadler Hronis Racing7 furlongs1:22.13$196,000II [10]
2017Giant Expectations4 Gary L. Stevens Peter EurtonBorder Racing & Gatto Racing7 furlongs1:21.08$201,725II [11]
2016Masochistic6 Tyler Baze Ronald W. Ellis Los Pollos Hermanos Racing & Jay Em Ess Stable7 furlongs1:20.31$184,000II [12]
2015Appealing Tale5 Joseph Talamo Peter L. Miller Cecil & Gary Barber 7 furlongs1:21.40$245,000II [13]
2014 Goldencents 4 Rafael Bejarano Doug F. O'Neill W. C. Racing7 furlongs1:20.99$250,500II [14]
2013Fed Biz4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Kaleem Shah7 furlongs1:21.12$251,750II [15]
2012Capital Account5 David R. Flores Bob Baffert Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable7 furlongs1:21.56$250,000II [16]
2011The Factor3 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert George Bolton & Fog City Stable7 furlongs1:21.56$250,000I [17]
2010El Brujo4 Joel Rosario Bob Baffert Arnold Zetcher7 furlongs1:21.70$298,000I [18]
2009 Zensational 3 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Zayat Stables 7 furlongs1:22.31$300,000I [19]
Pat O'Brien Handicap
2008Lewis Michael5 René R. Douglas Wayne M. Catalano Frank C. Calabrese7 furlongs1:21.17$297,500II [20]
2007Greg's Gold6 Victor Espinoza David E. Hofmans Bill Boswell7 furlongs1:23.95$306,000II [21]
2006Siren Lure5 Alex O. Solis Art Sherman Stuart Kesselman and Tony & Marilyn Melkonian7 furlongs1:21.89$298,000II [22]
2005Imperialism4 Victor Espinoza Kristin MulhallSteve Taub7 furlongs1:21.70$280,000II [23]
2004Kela6 Tyler Baze Mike R. MitchellJay Manoogian7 furlongs1:21.17$194,000II [24]
2003 Disturbingthepeace 5 Victor Espinoza Darrell Vienna David S. & Rita Milch & Herrick Racing7 furlongs1:21.53$150,000II [25]
2002 Disturbingthepeace 4 Victor Espinoza Darrell Vienna David S. & Rita Milch 7 furlongs1:21.89$150,000II [26]
2001El Corredor4 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Hal Earnhardt III7 furlongs1:20.42$150,000II [27]
2000Love That Red4 Corey Nakatani Bob Baffert Terry D. Wells7 furlongs1:21.89$150,000II [28]
1999Regal Thunder5 Chris Antley Julio C. Canani Dehaven, Levy, Malibu Valley Farms, et al.7 furlongs1:21.13$150,000II [29]
1998Old Topper3 Eddie Delahoussaye Noble Threewitt Barbara Hunter7 furlongs1:21.51$158,700III [30]
1997Tres Paraiso5 Gary L. Stevens Darrell ViennaErnest Auerbach7 furlongs1:21.45$108,200III [31]
1996 Alphabet Soup 5 Chris Antley David E. Hofmans Ridder Thoroughbred Stud 7 furlongs1:20.79$105,450III [32]
1995 Lit de Justice 5 Corey Nakatani Jenine SahadiEvergreen Farm7 furlongs1:20.06$103,525III [33]
1994D'Hallevant4 Corey Nakatani Ron McAnally Mary Fusselman & Janice L. Ely7 furlongs1:20.25$100,350III [34]
1993Slerp4Adalberto Diaz LopezRobert B. Hess Jr.Allan L. Richie7 furlongs1:21.36$87,850Listed [35]
1992Light of Morn6 Eddie Delahoussaye Rodney RashRobert E. Hibbert7 furlongs1:20.65$107,275Listed [36]
1991Bruho5 Corey Nakatani Jerry M. Fanning Joseph M. Scardino7 furlongs1:21.40$82,600Listed [37]
1990Sensational Star6Rafael Q. MezaWilliam SpawrTony Calhoun, Larry Risoldi & John Sullivan7 furlongs1:20.60$108,025 [38]
1989Olympic Native4 Robbie Davis Mike J. OrmanJoe Alvarez & Helen Smith7 furlongs1:20.20$78,600 [39]
1988Sebrof4 Gary L. Stevens Laz Barrera Aaron U. Jones7 furlongs1:20.40$66,350 [40]
1987Zany Tactics6 Jack L. Kaenel Blake R. HeapVera C. Brunette7 furlongs1:21.20$54,250 [41]
1986Bold Brawley3 Pat Valenzuela Ronald W. Ellis Gilmour & Morrow7 furlongs1:20.40$53,350 [42]
1981–1985Race not held
Pat O'Brien Stakes
1980Seafood2 Marco Castaneda Robert J. Frankel Elmendorf Farm 7+1⁄2 furlongs1:30.40$45,8502YO only [1]

Legend:
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