Royal Heroine Stakes

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Royal Heroine Stakes
Grade II race
Location Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, USA
Inaugurated1986 (as Royal Heroine Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Santa Anita Park
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour years old and older
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse $200,000 (since 2014)

The Royal Heroine 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 mile on the turf held annually in April at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

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History

The event was named in honor of the great Champion filly, Royal Heroine , who won the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack in North American record time.

The event was inaugurated on 12 December 1986 as the Royal Heroine Handicap held at Hollywood Park Racetrack for three year old fillies over the 1+1⁄16 miles distance and was won by Mary Jones Bradley's Miraculous who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Charles E. Whittingham in a time of 1:414⁄5. [1]

After an absence of 11 years, the event was renewed on 18 July 1998 as the Royal Heroine Stakes over the one mile distance with conditions for fillies and mares, three years old and older and was won by French bred mare Tuzla who won by a neck defeating the favorite Sonja's Faith (IRE) and four other runners in a time of 1:34.33. [2] The following year, Tuzla would start the favorite and repeat winning by three-quarters of a length. [3]

In 2001 the event was upgraded to a Grade III event. [4]

In 2006 with the influx of sponsorship dollars from CashCall the events purse was raised to $750,000 and renamed to the CashCall Mile Stakes. [5]

In 2007 the event was upgraded to a Grade II event [5] and was an invitational event which reflected in the name. The sponsorship of CashCall ended in 2009 and the event was changed to the Royal Heroine Mile Stakes. [5]

In 2014 with the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack the event was moved to Santa Anita Park and scheduled in June. The conditions of the event in 2016 changed so that three year old fillies were not included. [4]

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Santa Anita closed their track and the event was cancelled [6]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Santa Anita Park –Royal Heroine Stakes
2023Closing Remarks5 Joe Bravo Carla GainesHarris Farms1 mile1:34.82$200,500II [7]
2022Going Global (IRE) 4 Umberto Rispoli Philip D'AmatoCYBT, Michael Dubb, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig & Ray Pagano1 mile1:33.97$196,000II [8]
2021Charmaine's Mia5 Flavien Prat Philip D'AmatoAgave Racing Stable & Rockin Robin Racing Stables1 mile1:33.76$201,500II [9]
2020Race not held
2019Vasilika4 Flavien Prat Jerry Hollendorfer All Schlaich Stables, Jerry Hollendorfer, Gatto Racing & George Todaro1 mile1:34.52$200,702II [10]
2018Beau Recall (IRE) 4 Joel Rosario Simon Callaghan Slam Dunk Racing & Medallion Racing1 mile1:34.52$201,380II [11]
2017Hillhouse High6 Corey Nakatani Richard BaltasGolden Eagle Farm1 mile1:33.61$200,690II [12]
2016Nancy From Nairobi (GB) 5Abel Lezcano John W. Sadler Hronis Racing1 mile1:37.12$203,105II [13]
2015Fanticola5 Joseph Talamo Philip D'AmatoAnthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino1 mile1:36.76$201,000II [14]
2014Parranda5 Elvis Trujillo Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer, Gillian Campbell, Dan Clark & Greg Skoda1 mile1:35.27$201,250II [15]
At Hollywood Park –Royal Heroine Mile Stakes
2013Schiaparelli5 Joseph Talamo Mike PuypeRan Jan Racing1 mile1:34.11$150,000II [16]
2012Quiet Oasis (IRE) 4 Mario Gutierrez Ben D. A. Cecil Reddam Racing 1 mile1:35.06$150,000II [17]
2011Celtic Princess (BRZ) 7 Rafael Bejarano Antonio C. AvilaJessica Coudelaria1 mile1:33.74$150,000II [18]
2010Gotta Have Her6 Tyler Baze Jenine SahadiGreen Lantern Stables1 mile1:34.98$150,000II [19]
2009Tuscan Evening (IRE) 4 Rafael Bejarano Jerry Hollendorfer William de Burgh1 mile1:33.71$250,000II [20]
CashCall Mile Stakes
2008Diamond Diva (GB) 4 David R. Flores James M. Cassidy Three Chimneys Racing 1 mile1:34.07$750,000II [21]
2007Lady of Venice (FR) 4 Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Martin S. Schwartz 1 mile1:33.56$1,000,000II [22]
2006Dance in the Mood (JPN) 5 Victor Espinoza Kazuo FujisawaShadai Race Horse1 mile1:33.33$750,000III [23]
Royal Heroine Stakes
2005 Intercontinental (GB) 5 Jerry D. Bailey Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1 mile1:34.33$200,000III [24]
2004Janeian (NZ) 6 Kent J. Desormeaux W. Bret Calhoun Greg L. England1 mile1:34.79$109,700III [25]
2003Magic Mission (GB) 5 Corey Nakatani Neil D. Drysdale Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1 mile1:34.25$112,200III [26]
2002Surya4 Kent J. Desormeaux Robert J. Frankel Flaxman Holdings 1 mile1:34.73$114,800III [27]
2001Kalatiara (AUS) 4 Chris McCarron Ron McAnally Stonerside Stable 1 mile1:34.41$109,900III [28]
2000Tranquility Lake5 Eddie Delahoussaye Julio C. Canani Pam & Martin Wygod 1 mile1:33.98$78,775Listed [29]
1999Tuzla (FR) 5 Corey Nakatani Julio C. Canani David Milch 1 mile1:34.32$70,400Listed [3]
1998Tuzla (FR) 4 Corey Nakatani Julio C. Canani David Milch 1 mile1:34.33$71,650Listed [2]
1987–1997Race not held
Royal Heroine Handicap
1986Miraculous3 Gary L. Stevens Charles E. Whittingham Mary Jones Bradley1+1⁄16 miles1:41.80$40,000 [1]

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