San Carlos Stakes

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San Carlos Stakes
Grade II race
Location Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated1935
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance7 furlong sprint
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightBase weights: 3-year-olds – 118 lbs, 4-year-olds and up – 125 lbs with allowances [1]
PurseUS$200,000 (since 2019) [2]

The San Carlos Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race once held during the third week of February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, but now run in March. The Grade II stakes race is open to horses, aged three and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000.

Contents

Inaugurated in 1935 as the San Carlos Handicap, it was raced at a distance of 1+116 miles through 1939. It was run in both January and December 1949. It became known as the San Carlos Stakes beginning with its 2012 running. [3]

It wasn't raced due to World War II between 1942 and 1945.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAge<JockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimeWinner's
earnings [4]
2022Cezanne5Flavien PratBob BaffertHill'N'Dale Equine Holdings Inc, and St. Elias Stables LLC7 F1:23.45200,000
2021Brickyard Ride4Alexis CentenoCraig LewisAlfred Pais7 F1:21.51$120,000
2020Flagstaff6 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler Lane's End Racing, Hronis Racing7 F1:22.64$120,000
2019St. Joe Bay7 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC7 F1:24.06$120,000
2018American Anthem4 Mike Smith Bob Baffert WinStar Farm LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC, China Horse Club, SF Racing LLC7 F1:22.12$150,000
2017 Danzing Candy 4 Mike Smith Bob Baffert Halo Farms/Jim Bashor/Dianne Bashor7 F1:21.17$150,000
2016 Kobe's Back 5 Gary Stevens Peter Eurton C R K Stable7 F1:22.20$180,000
2015Wild Dude5 Rafael Bejarano Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer/Smith7 F1:21.91$150,000
2014Sahara Sky6 Joel Rosario Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer/Sweetwater Stable7 F1:20.84$150,000
2013Sahara Sky5 Joseph Talamo Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer/Sweetwater Stable7 F1:21.28$120,000
2012 The Factor 4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Bolton/Fog City Stable7 F1:20.56$120,000
2011 Smiling Tiger 4 Joel Rosario Jeff Bonde Alan Klein & Philip Lebherz7 F1:20.30$90,000
2010 Bob Black Jack 5 David Flores James Kasparoff Tim Kasparoff/Jeff Harmon7 F1:21.05$90,000
2009Georgie Boy4 Garrett Gomez Kathy Walsh George H. Schwary7 F1:21.85$90,000
2008Surf Cat6 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Aase Headley/Marsha Naify 7 F1:21.62$90,000
2007Latent Heat4 Edgar Prado Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 7 F1:21.11$90,000
2006Surf Cat4 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Aase Headley/Marsha Naify 7 F1:22.09$90,000
2005Hasty Kris8 René Douglas John W. Sadler CRK Stables7 F1:21.42$90,000
2004Pico Central5 David Flores Paulo Lobo Christina Garlipp7 F1:21.16$90,000
2003Aldebaran5 Jose Valdivia Jr. Robert J. Frankel Flaxman Holdings 7 F1:21.53$120,000
2002Snow Ridge4 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 7 F1:22.02$90,000
2001 Kona Gold 7 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Headley, Molasky & Molasky7 F1:21.35$90,000
2000Son Of A Pistol8 Garrett Gomez Bruce Headley B.B.C. Stables et al.7 F1:22.11$$96,930
1999Big Jag6 Jose Valdivia Jr. Tim Pinfield Julius Zolezzi7 F1:21.18$90,000
1998Reality Road6 Chris McCarron Craig Dollase Pete & Dorothy Pellegrino7 F1:21.62$100,530
1997 Northern Afleet 4 Chris McCarron David Hofmans Anderson & Waranch7 F1:21.45$97,700
1996Kingdom Found6 Chris McCarron Gary F. Jones Dilbeck Family Trust7 F1:22.23$98,850
1995Softshoe Sure Shot9 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Johnston et al.7 F1:21.46$91,600
1994 Cardmania 8 Ed Delahoussaye Derek Meredith Jean Couvercelle7 F1:21.23$63,900
1993Sir Beaufort6 Chris McCarron Charles Whittingham Victoria Calantoni7 F1:22.22$62,900
1992Answer Do6 Gary Stevens Lyman Rollins Charles F. Heider7 F1:21.23$63,700
1991 Farma Way 4 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Quarter B Farm7 F1:21.40$63,500
1990Raise a Stanza4 Russell Baze Jay M. Robbins Jack Kent Cooke 7 F1:21.60$64,500
1989Cherokee Colony4 Rafael Meza Christopher Speckert Buckland Farm 7 F1:20.60$62,800
1988Epidaurus6 Pat Valenzuela Charles Whittingham Howard B. Keck 7 F1:22.00$63,500
1987Zany Tactics6 Jack Kaenel Blake R. Heap Vera C. Brunette7 F1:22.40$65,600
1986Phone Trick4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Richard Mandella De Angelis et al.7 F1:20.80$78,200
1985Debonaire Junior4 Chris McCarron Noble Threewitt Jack D. Rogers7 F1:21.60$64,300
1984Danebo5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera Aaron U. Jones 7 F1:21.00$54,900
1983Kangroo Court6 Joe Steiner Johnny Longden Hazel Longden 7 F1:21.00$49,550
1982Solo Guy4 Bill Shoemaker Laurie Anderson Gordon Hall7 F1:20.80$60,700
1981 Flying Paster 5 Chris McCarron Gordon C. Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 7 F1:20.20$51,550
1980Handsomeness4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 7 F1:24.00$49,100
1979O Big Al4 Darrel McHargue Robert J. Frankel Al or Mildred Ross7 F1:22.20$40,800
1978Double Discount5 Francisco Mena Melvin F. Stute The Hat Ranch7 F1:22.00$32,650
1977Uniformity5 Fernando Toro Willard L. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 7 F1:21.60$34,050
1976No Bias6 Laffit Pincay Jr. Harold Hodosh M/M Harold Hodosh7 F1:21.80$32,200
1975 Ancient Title 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Keith L. Stucki Sr. Ethel Kirkland7 F1:21.40$37,750
1974Royal Owl5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera Royal Oak Farm et al.7 F1:23.40$35,600
1973Crusading †5 Fernando Toro Tom Pratt Dr. J. Temple7 F1:20.80$33,850
1972Kfar Tov4 Jerry Lambert John W. Pappalardo Billrick Stable7 F1:21.40$35,450
1971 Ack Ack 5 Bill Shoemaker Charles Whittingham Cain Hoy Stable 7 F1:21.00$34,150
1970Rising Market6 Laffit Pincay Jr. Ted Saladin Westerly Stud 7 F1:21.00$24,700
1969Rising Market5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Ted Saladin M/M Bert W. Martin7 F1:22.60$34,350
1968Suteki4 Walter Blum Steve Ippolito Jacnot Stable7 F1:22.00$34,150
1967 Native Diver 8 Jerry Lambert Buster Millerick M/M Louis K. Shapiro7 F1:22.00$39,550
1966Cupid5 Bobby Ussery Ted Saladin M/M Bert W. Martin7 F1:22.00$38,600
1965 Native Diver 6 Jerry Lambert Buster Millerick M/M Louis K. Shapiro7 F1:21.40$36,150
1964Admiral's Voyage5 Braulio Baeza Julius E. Tinsley Fred W. Hooper 7 F1:22.00$36,600
1963Crozier5 Braulio Baeza Julius E. Tinsley Fred W. Hooper 7 F1:21.20$38,600
1962 Four-and-Twenty 4 Johnny Longden Vance Longden Alberta Ranches, Ltd. 7 F1:22.20$38,750
1961First Balcony4 Manuel Ycaza Melvin F. Stute M/M R. O. Schulze7 F1:22.20$36,100
1960Clandestine5 Manuel Ycaza Charles Whittingham C. Z. Guest & C. H. Wacker7 F1:21.80$31,300
1959 Hillsdale 4 Tommy Barrow Martin L. Fallon Jr. Clarence W. Smith7 F1:21.80$33,300
1958Seaneen4 William Harmatz William B. Finnegan Neil S. McCarthy 7 F1:22.20$37,000
1957Duc De Fer6 Ralph Neves Monte S. Parke J. Warfield Rodgers7 F1:23.40$13,000
1956 Porterhouse 5 Eddie Arcaro Charles Whittingham Llangollen Farm 7 F1:22.80$14,650
1955 Porterhouse 4 Eddie Arcaro Charles Whittingham Llangollen Farm 7 F1:22.40$14,200
1954Find4 Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 7 F1:25.20$14,300
1953Blue Reading6 Billy Pearson Robert H. McDaniel Clement L. Hirsch 7 F1:23.40$14,350
1952To Market4 Eddie Arcaro William J. Hirsch Sam A. Mason II7 F1:24.00$17,100
1951Bolero5 Eddie Arcaro Frank E. Childs Abe Hirschberg7 F1:21.00$41,300
1950Manyunk †4 Eric Guerin Allen Drumheller Foster & Collins7 F1:23.40$42,050
1949Autocrat8 Jimmy Nichols Albert A. Baroni A. A. Baroni & Anthony Battilana7 F1:25.80$41,550
1948Autocrat7 Anthony Skoronski Albert A. Baroni A. A. Baroni & Anthony Battilana7 F1:22.40$42,500
1947Texas Sandman6 Melvin Peterson Earl H. Sorrell W. D. Rorex7 F1:22.80$45,150
1946Sirde5 John Gilbert Carl A. Roles Ada L. Rice 7 F1:23.00$20,380
1941Gen'l Manager4 Ralph Neves Donald Jefferson William B. Simpson7 F1:24.40$10,000
1940Specify5 Carroll Bierman Albert A. Baroni Albert A. Baroni 7 F1:23.40$9,350
1939 Kayak II 4 John Adams Tom Smith Charles S. Howard 1116 M1:42.40$10,050
1938 Pompoon 4 John Gilbert Johnny Loftus Jerome H. Loucheim 1116 M1:45.00$4,600
1937Chanceview5 Red Pollard F. BurkeJohn J. Flanagan1116 M1:45.60$4,625
1936 Discovery 5 John Bejshak Bud Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1116 M1:45.40$4,025
1935 Jabot 4 Alfred Robertson John A. Healey C. V. Whitney 1116 M1:42.80$5,225

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References

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