City of Hope Mile Stakes
The City of Hope Stakes (formerly known as the Arroyo Seco Mile as well as the Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes) is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the annual autumn meet. A Grade II stakes raced on turf, it is open to horses age three and up willing to race one mile. It currently offers a purse of $200,000.
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Santa Anita Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $200,000 |
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Oak Tree Mile Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Mile.
Inaugurated in 1986 as the Col. F. W. Koester Handicap, the name was changed to the City of Hope Stakes in 2013 in honor of the cancer treatment center in Los Angeles.[1]
Records
Time record:
- 1:31.84 - No Jet Lag (2013)
Most wins:
- To date, no horse has ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- To date, no owner has ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Gary Stevens (1986, 1988, 2000, 2018)
- 3 - Ed Delahoussaye (1989, 1993, 1994)
- 3 - Alex Solis (1991, 1997, 1998)
- 3 - Martin Garcia (2010, 2011, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Neil D. Drysdale (1989, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Winners
City of Hope Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | True Valour | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | Simon Callaghan | Qatar Racing Limited | 1:32.82 |
| 2018 | Sharp Samurai | 4 | Gary Stevens | Mark Glatt | Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC and Glatt, Mark | 1:32.47 |
| 2016 | Vyjack | 6 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Pick Six Racing | 1:31.69 |
| 2015 | Alert Bay | 4 | Martin Garcia | Blaine D. Wright | Peter Redekop B. C. | 1:33.58 |
| 2014 | Big Bane Theory | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Carla Gaines | Devereaux/Gross | 1:32.38 |
| 2013 | No Jet Lag | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Simon Callaghan | Anthony Ramsden | 1:31.84 |
Arroyo Seco Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Obviously (IRE) | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1:31.95 |
Oak Tree Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jeranimo | 5 | Martin Garcia | Michael Pender | B.J. Wright | 1:32.61 |
| 2010‡ | Liberian Freighter | 5 | Martin Garcia | Neil D. Drysdale | Dugan Est. of Nahem & Winner | 1:33.24 |
| 2009 | Cowboy Cal | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | Robert and Janice McNair | 1:33.12 |
| 2008 | Hyperbaric | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Julio C. Canani | Prestonwood Farm | 1:33.62 |
| 2007 | Out of Control | 4 | Michael C. Baze | Robert J. Frankel | T N T Stud | 1:34.16 |
| 2006 | Aragorn | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Ballygallon Stud Ltd. | 1:32.87 |
| 2005 | Singletary | 5 | David R. Flores | Donald Chatlos, Jr. | Little Red Feather Racing | 1:34.54 |
| 2004 | Musical Chimes | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Sheik Mohammed | 1:33.29 |
| 2003 | Designed for Luck | 6 | Patrick Valenzuela | Vladimir Cerin | David & Holly Wilson | 1:32.61 |
| 2002 | Night Patrol | 6 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Nick Canani | Everest Stables | 1:32.93 |
| 2001 | Val Royal | 5 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Julio C. Canani | David S. Milch | 1:33.21 |
| 2000 | War Chant | 3 | Gary Stevens | Neil D. Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | 1:33.75 |
| 1999 | Silic | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Julio C. Canani | Terrence Lanni et al. | 1:33.76 |
| 1998 | Hawksley Hill | 5 | Alex Solis | Neil D. Drysdale | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1:36.72 |
| 1997 | Fantastic Fellow | 3 | Alex Solis | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:36.23 |
| 1996 | Urgent Request | 6 | Chris McCarron | Charles Whittingham | Stewart Aitken | 1:32.44 |
‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.
Col F.W. Koester Handicap
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ventiquattrofogli | 5 | Goncalino Almeida | Wallace Dollase | Bonilla, Carr & Horizon Stable | 1:35.30 |
| 1994 | Bon Point | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:33.86 |
| 1993 | Johann Quatz | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Tadahiro Hotehama | 1:36.28 |
| 1992 | Twilight Agenda | 6 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:33.36 |
| 1991 | Ibero | 4 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Pavlovsky & Whitham | 1:33.77 |
| 1990 | Notorious Pleasure | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Hector O. Palma | Robert Levy et al. | 1:33.00 |
| 1989 | Political Ambition | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Clover Racing Stable | 1:33.40 |
| 1988 | Mohamed Abdu | 4 | Gary Stevens | Richard W. Mulhall | Meyer & Molly Gaskin Trust - Markovic | 1:34.40 |
| 1987 | Double Feint | 4 | Fernando Toro | Leroy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1:37.00 |
| 1986 | Palace Music | 5 | Gary Stevens | Charles Whittingham | Hunt & Paulson | 1:35.00 |
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References
- Arroyo Seco Stakes changed to City of Hope Stakes Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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