Santa Monica Stakes

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Santa Monica Stakes
Grade II race
Location Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated1957
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website Santa Anita Park
Race information
Distance 7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification Fillies and Mares, four years old & up
Weight124 lbs. with allowances [1]
PurseUS$200,000 (since 2014) [2]

The Santa Monica Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, it is run on the dirt over a distance of seven furlongs. Until 2010, the race name was the Santa Monica Handicap. [2]

Contents

Inaugurated in 1957, through 1959 it was open to horses three-year-olds and up of either sex.

The race was run in two divisions in 1961 and 1965.

It was rated as GII in 1973–1983, GIII in 1984–1987, GII in 1988 and 1989, GI in 1990–2012, and GII in 2013 and later. [2]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Time
2024Three Witches5Flavien Prat Michael McCarthy Yuesheng Zhang1:23.21
2023Fun to Dream4Juan Hernandez Bob Baffert Natalie J. Baffert & Connie Pageler1:22.75
2022Merneith5Edwin A. Maldonado Bob Baffert HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud 1:22.39
2021Merneith4Edwin A. Maldonado Bob Baffert HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud 1:22.28
2020 Hard Not to Love 5 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Mercedes Stables, West Point Thoroughbreds, S. Dilworth, D. Ingordo, F. Mooney1:22.19
2019Marley's Freedom5 Drayden Van Dyke Bob Baffert Cicero Farms, LLC1:22.34
2018Selcourt4 Tyler Baze John W. Sadler Medallion Racing, Keith Abrahams, Sandra Lazaruk1:21.00
2017Finest City5 Mike E. Smith Ian KruljacSeltzer Thoroughbreds1:21.49
2016 Lost Bus 4 Fernando Hernandez Perez Gary Sherlock Terry C. Lovingier1:21.78
2015 Sam's Sister 4 Elvis Trujillo Jerry Hollendorfer Dedomenico/Hollendorfer/Todaro1:22.42
2014 Scherzinger 4 Mike E. Smith Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer/Dedomenico/et al.1:22.00
2013 Teddy's Promise 5 Victor Espinoza Ronald W. Ellis Ted & Judy Nichols1:22.64
2012 Home Sweet Aspen 4 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler CRK Stable1:21.42
2011 Switch 4 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler CRK Stable1:20.70
2010 Gabby's Golden Gal 4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Arnold Zetcher 1:21.25
2009 Ventura 5 Garrett K. Gomez Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:21.61
2008 Intangaroo 4 Alonso Quinonez Gary Sherlock Tom Grether Farms, Inc. 1:20.71
2007 Pussycat Doll 5 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 1:22.32
2006 Behaving Badly 5 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Hal & Patti Earnhardt 1:21.93
2005 Salt Champ (ARG)5 Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Arturo Vargas 1:22.14
2004 Island Fashion 4 Kent Desormeaux Marcelo Polanco Everest Stables 1:21.37
2003 Affluent 5 Alex Solis Ron McAnally Janis R. Whitham 1:22.77
2002 Kalookan Queen 6 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Louis Asistio 1:22.37
2001 Nany's Sweep 5 Kent Desormeaux Kathy Walsh Budget Stable 1:22.50
2000 Honest Lady 4 Corey Nakatani Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:21.45
1999 Stop Traffic 6 Corey Black Richard Mandella Diamond A Racing Corp. 1::22.17
1998 Exotic Wood 6 Chris McCarron Ronald W. Ellis Pam & Martin Wygod 1:21.07
1997 Toga Toga Toga 5 Julio A. Garcia Eduardo Inda Stanley J. Bell 1:23.27
1996 Serena's Song 4 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Robert & Beverly Lewis 1:21.56
1995 Key Phrase 4 Chris Antley Ronald W. Ellis Pam & Martin Wygod 1:22.82
1994 Southern Truce 6 Gary Stevens Roger Stein Regal Rose Stable1:21.44
1993 Freedom Cry 5 Alex Solis Gary F. Jones Hi Card Ranch1:21.78
1992 Laramie Moon 5 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Henry E. Pabst 1:22.66
1991 Devil's Orchid 4 Russell Baze Richard Mandella Shannon Farms 1:21.80
1990 Stormy But Valid 4 Gary Stevens Brian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel et al. 1:22.40
1989Miss Brio5 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale William S. Farish III 1:21.60
1988Pine Tree Lane6 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas William T. Young 1:23.00
1987Pine Tree Lane5 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas L. Don Mathis1:21.80
1986Her Royalty5 Chris McCarron Bruce Headley Johnston et al.1:21.60
1985Lovlier Linda5 Bill Shoemaker Willard L. Proctor William R. Hawn 1:22.80
1984Bara Lass5 Walter Guerra D. Wayne Lukas Sam E. Stevens1:22.00
1983Past Forgetting5 Chris McCarron Gordon Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 1:23.40
1982Past Forgetting4 Bill Shoemaker Gordon Campbell Bernard. J. Ridder 1:20.60
1981Parsley5 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Robert H. Spreen1:23.40
1980Flack Flack5 Bill Shoemaker D. Wayne Lukas Blatz & Smith1:23.80
1979Grenzen4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Loren Rettele Delaplaine/Schaffer/Woolsey1:21.60
1979Winter Solstice6 Darrel McHargue Gordon C. Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 1:21.20
1977Hail Hilarious4 Don Pierce Neil D. Drysdale Saron Stable1:22.60
1976Gay Style6 Don Pierce Charles Whittingham John Sikura Jr. 1:22.00
1975Sister Fleet5 Fernando Toro Robert P. KingGordon B. Howell1:21.40
1974 Tizna 5 Fernando Toro Henry M. Moreno Nile Financial Corp.1:24.00
1973Chou Croute5 John L. Rotz Bob G. Dunham Folsom Farm & Jones Jr.1:23.60
1972 Typecast 6 Laffit Pincay Jr. Tommy Doyle Westerly Stud Farms 1:21.40
1971Manta5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Farrell W. Jones Elmendorf 1:22.20
1970no race
1969 Gamely 5 Wayne Harris James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1:23.60
1968 Amerigo Lady 4 Don Pierce Robert L. Wheeler Rokeby Stables 1:23.00
1967Miss Moona4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Steve Ippolito Jacnot Stable1:22.40
1966Batteur6 Eddie Belmonte James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1:22.40
1965Face The Facts4 Manuel Ycaza James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1:22.00
1965Chop House5 Ismael Valenzuela Ted Saladin M/M Bert W. Martin1:22.40
1964Chop House4 Braulio Baeza Ted Saladin M/M Bert W. Martin1:22.80
1963Table Mate4 Bill Shoemaker Warren Stute Kerr Stable1:22.00
1962Perizade6 Rudy Campas Noble Threewitt Dr. & Mrs. T. M. Brown1:22.40
1961Taboo4 Bill Shoemaker John H. Adams Ralph Lowe1:23.00
1961Swiss Roll4 Bill Shoemaker Robert L. Wheeler C. V. Whitney 1:22.20
1960 Silver Spoon 4 Eddie Arcaro Robert L. Wheeler C. V. Whitney 1:23.00
1959Bug Brush4 Angel Valenzuela Robert L. Wheeler C. V. Whitney 1:23.00
1958Market Basket4 Raymond York Jack. M. Phillips Connie M. Ring 1:22.80
1957Mary Machree6 George Taniguchi William B. Finnegan El Peco Ranch 1:22.00

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References

  1. "Chart of the 2020 Santa Monica". Equibase. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 / Santa Monica Stakes (Gr. 2) (equibase.com) Retrieved Mar./13/2019