San Fernando Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The San Fernando Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old horses, it is contested on at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt. In 2011, Santa Anita returned to dirt racing.
First run in 1952, the San Fernando Stakes is the second leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series.
The race was contested at 1 1⁄8 miles from 1960 to 1997. It was run in two divisions in 1964, 1975, and 1977.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:40.16 - Air Command (2008) (at current distance of 1 1⁄16 miles)
- 1:46.60 - In Excess (at previous distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 - Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1975, 1980)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Bob Baffert (1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Gedney Farms (1964, 1977)
- 2 - Maxwell Gluck's Elmendorf Farm
- 2 - Jack Kent Cooke (1990, 1994)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fed Biz | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah, Inc | 1:42.34 |
| 2012 | Tapizar | Corey Nakatani | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC | 1:41.98 |
| 2011 | Indian Firewater | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, M. Pegram, Paul Weitman | 1:41.53 |
| 2010 | Papa Clem | Tyler Baze | Gary Stute | Bo Hirsch | 1:42.64 |
| 2009 | Nownownow | Joe Talamo | Patrick L. Biancone | Fab Oak Stable | 1:41.45 |
| 2008 | Air Command | Aaron Gryder | Bob Baffert | Robert N. Clay & Faisal Salm | 1:40.16 |
| 2007 | Awesome Gem | Tyler Baze | Craig Dollase | West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:41.90 |
| 2006 | Unbridled Energy | Garrett Gomez | Richard E. Mandella | Doug Cauthen | 1:44.33 |
| 2005 | Minister Eric | Rene Douglas | Richard E. Mandella | Diamond A Racing | 1:42.14 |
| 2004 | During | David Flores | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | 1:41.63 |
| 2003 | Pass Rush | Corey Nakatani | Patrick B. Byrne | Michael Tabor | 1:42.97 |
| 2002 | Western Pride | Garrett Gomez | James K. Chapman | Chapman & McArthur | 1:41.30 |
| 2001 | Tiznow | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | Michael Cooper, et al. | 1:42.05 |
| 2000 | Saint's Honor | Kent Desormeaux | Craig Dollase | Stephan G. Herold | 1:41.94 |
| 1999 | Dixie Dot Com | David Flores | William Morey, Jr. | Chaiken, Chaiken & Heller | 1:41.06 |
| 1998 | Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:41.94 |
| 1997 | Northern Afleet | Chris McCarron | David E. Hofmans | Anderson & Waranch | 1:48.59 |
| 1996 | Helmsman | Chris McCarron | Wallace Dollase | Horizon Stable, Jarvis | 1:48.87 |
| 1995 | Wekiva Springs | Kent Desormeaux | Robert B. Hess, Jr. | Donald R. Dizney & English | 1:48.59 |
| 1994 | Zignew | Chris McCarron | Daniel Smithwick | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:47.87 |
| 1993 | Bertrando | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | 505 Farms & Marshall Nahem | 1:51.22 |
| 1992 | Best Pal | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:48.25 |
| 1991 | In Excess | Gary Stevens | Bruce L. Jackson | Jack J. Munari | 1:46.60 |
| 1990 | Flying Continental | Corey Black | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:47.20 |
| 1989 | Mi Preferido | Chris McCarron | Laz Barrera | Barrera & Saiden | 1:47.40 |
| 1988 | On the Line | Jose A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:49.00 |
| 1987 | Variety Road | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Bruce Headley | Kjell H. Qvale | 1:49.00 |
| 1986 | Right Con | Rafael Meza | Melvin F. Stute | William R. Hawn | 1:48.40 |
| 1985 | Precisionist | Chris McCarron | Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:47.40 |
| 1984 | Interco | Patrick Valenzuela | Ted West | David I. Sofro | 1:48.60 |
| 1983 | Wavering Monarch | Eddie Delahoussaye | Laz Barrera | Glencrest Farm | 1:50.00 |
| 1982 | It's the One | Walter Guerra | Laz Barrera | Amin Saiden | 1:47.60 |
| 1981 | Doonesbury | Sandy Hawley | Barney Willis | Jones, Roffe, et al. | 1:47.00 |
| 1980 | Spectacular Bid | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1979 | Radar Ahead | Darrel McHargue | Gary F. Jones | Sidney H. Vail | 1:48.00 |
| 1978 | Text | Fernando Toro | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1977 | Kirby Lane | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Gedney Farms | 1:47.60 |
| 1977 | Pocket Park | Steve Cauthen | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1:48.60 |
| 1976 | Messenger of Song | Jerry Lambert | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:48.20 |
| 1975 | Stardust Mel | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Marjorie L. Everett | 1:48.60 |
| 1975 | First Back | Jacinto Vasquez | Ron McAnally | Post Time Stable | 1:46.80 |
| 1974 | Ancient Title | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Keith L. Stucki, Sr. | Ethel Kirkland | 1:47.60 |
| 1973 | Bicker | Glenn Brogan | Robert Wingfield | Green Thumb Farm Stable | 1:48.20 |
| 1972 | Autobiography (DH) | Eddie Belmonte | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:47.20 |
| 1972 | Triple Bend (DH) | Donald Pierce | Vance Longden | Frank M. McMahon | 1:47.20 |
| 1971 | Willowick | Eddie Belmonte | Joseph Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert | 1:48.80 |
| 1970 | no race | ||||
| 1969 | Cavamore | Eddie Belmonte | Buster Millerick | Mrs. M. Troy Jones | 1:49.00 |
| 1968 | Damascus | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Whiteley, Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft | 1:48.80 |
| 1967 | Buckpasser | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 1:48.20 |
| 1966 | Isle of Greece | Walter Blum | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:48.60 |
| 1965 | Hill Rise | Donald Pierce | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | 1:48.40 |
| 1964 | Nevada Battler | Manuel Ycaza | George D. Adams | J. Kel Houssels | 1:48.80 |
| 1964 | Gun Bow | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Gedney Farms | 1:47.80 |
| 1963 | Crimson Satan | Herb Hinojosa | Charles Kerr | Crimson King Farm | 1:47.20 |
| 1962 | Four-and-Twenty | Johnny Longden | Vance Longden | Alberta Ranches, Ltd. | 1:48.80 |
| 1961 | Prove It | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:47.60 |
| 1960 | King O'Turf | Angel Valenzuela | Ron McAnally | M/M J. Ross Clark II | 1:50.00 |
| 1959 | Hillsdale | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon, Jr. | Clarence Whitted Smith | 1:42.40 |
| 1958 | Round Table | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stables | 1:42.20 |
| 1957 | Holandes II | Bill Shoemaker | Bob R. Roberts | Wood, De Benedetti, Roberts | 1:43.20 |
| 1956 | Beau Busher | Jack Westrope | Dale Landers | Sunnyside Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1955 | Poona II | Bill Shoemaker | Red McDaniel | Helbush Farms | 1:40.80 |
| 1954 | By Zeus | Jack Westrope | William J. Hirsch | Cynthia Lasker | 1:49.40 |
| 1953 | Mark-Ye-Well | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:44.20 |
| 1952 | Counterpoint | Dave Gorman | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1:45.20 |
- † In 1977, Properantes won the 1st division of the race but was disqualified from first to second.
- In 1972 there was a Dead heat for first.
References
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