La Cañada Stakes
The La Cañada Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of February (or, at times, January) at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade II event, the race is open to four-year-old fillies and mares willing to race one and one-eighth miles on dirt.
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⁄1 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-old fillies & mares |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
Inaugurated in 1975, for its first year only the race was contested at a distance of one-and-one-sixteenth miles. The race is part of Santa Anita Park's La Cañada Series of races open to newly turning/turned 4-year old fillies and run at an increasing distance. The series begins with the La Brea Stakes at 7 furlongs in December of the previous year. It is followed by the G-II El Encino Stakes at 1 1⁄16 miles in mid January, then the La Cañada Stakes during the second week of February. Since the creation of the series in 1975, only three fillies have ever won all three races: Taisez Vous (1978), Mitterand (1985), and Got Koko (2003). The Santa Anita Park counterpart series for male horses is the Strub Series.
In 2012 the distance was reverted to 1 1⁄16 miles and the race was held in mid January.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:47.60 - Glorious Song (1980), Safe Play (1982) (dirt)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Gary Stevens (1987, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Bob Baffert (2004, 2011, 2017)
- 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1986, 1987, 2001)
- 3 - John Shirreffs (1999, 2005, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1986, 1987)
- 2 - The Thoroughbred Corp. (2001, 2004)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Queen Bee To You | Ruben Fuentes | Andrew Lerner | An Equal Amount Of Blueberries LLC & Adam Vali | 1:44.36 |
| 2019 | Escape Clause | Tyler Baze | Don Schnell | Don Schnell, Barry Arnason & True North | 1:41.89 |
| 2018 | Mopotism | Mario Gutierrez | Doug F. O'Neill | Reddam Racing LLC | 1:37.29 |
| 2017 | Vale Dori (ARG) | Mike E Smith | Bob Baffert | Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum | 1:44.95 |
| 2016 | Taris | Gary Stevens | Simon Callaghan | Tabor/Smith/Magnier | 1:44.38 |
| 2015 | Thegirlinthatsong | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Russo.T/Russo.P/Gatto/Hollendorfer | 1:43.84 |
| 2014 | Spellbound | Victor Espinoza | Richard Mandella | Bass/Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider | 1:43.14 |
| 2013 | More Chocolate | Garrett Gomez | John W. Sadler | Michael Talla | 1:42.59 |
| 2012 | Include Me Out | Joseph Talamo | Ronald Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:41.89 |
| 2011 | Always a Princess | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher LLC | 1:48.36 |
| 2010 | Striking Dancer | Alex Solis | Ken McPeek | Stevestan Stables | 1:48.48 |
| 2009 | Life Is Sweet | Garrett Gomez | John Shirreffs | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:49.70 |
| 2008 | Dawn After Dawn | Garrett Gomez | John W. Sadler | Ike & Dawn Thrash | 1:50.37 |
| 2007 | Balance | Victor Espinoza | David Hofmans | Amerman Racing | 1:49.41 |
| 2006 | Seafree | Patrick Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:50.04 |
| 2005 | Tarlow | Patrick Valenzuela | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:48.64 |
| 2004 | Cat Fighter | Alex Solis | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:50.41 |
| 2003 | Got Koko | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Aase Headley/Paul Leung | 1:48.41 |
| 2002 | Summer Colony | Gary Stevens | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:49.26 |
| 2001 | Spain | Victor Espinoza | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:49.74 |
| 2000 | Scholars Studio | Corey Nakatani | Martin F. Jones | King Edward Racing | 1:49.14 |
| 1999 | Manistique | Gary Stevens | John Shirreffs | 505 Farms | 1:48.81 |
| 1998 | Fleet Lady | Garrett Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:48.59 |
| 1997 | Belle's Flag | Corey Nakatani | Darrell Vienna | Ernest Auerbach | 1:48.28 |
| 1996 | Jewel Princess | Alex Solis | Wallace Dollase | R. J. & M. J. Stephen | 1:49.42 |
| 1995 | Dianes Halo | Corey Nakatani | David Cross, Jr. | Diane Garber | 1:49.35 |
| 1994 | Stalcreek | Gary Stevens | David Bernstein | Stalcreek Ailshie et al. | 1:48.85 |
| 1993 | Alysbelle | Ed Delahoussaye | Jack Van Berg | Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. | 1:49.85 |
| 1992 | Exchange | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Bill Spawr | Sidney Craig | 1:49.96 |
| 1991 | Fit To Scout | Julio A. Garcia | Jack Van Berg | Robert M. Snell | 1:48.40 |
| 1990 | Gorgeous | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Robert N. Clay | 1:50.00 |
| 1989 | Goodbye Halo | Pat Day | Charles E. Whittingham | Campbell, Jr./Hancock III | 1:54.40 |
| 1988 | Hollywood Glitter | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Gary F. Jones | Joanne Batchelor | 1:49.20 |
| 1987 | Family Style | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:49.60 |
| 1986 | Lady's Secret | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | M/M Eugene V. Klein | 1:49.80 |
| 1985 | Mitterand | Ed Delahoussaye | Randy Winick | Silver Star St. & Winick | 1:48.80 |
| 1984 | Sweet Diane | Ray Sibille | Robert J. Frankel | Pinwheel Farm et al. | 1:49.20 |
| 1983 | Avigaition | Ed Delahoussaye | Vivian Pulliam | C. N. Pulliam | 1:49.80 |
| 1982 | Safe Play | Don Brumfield | Harvey L. Vanier | Lauer & Vanier | 1:47.60 |
| 1981 | Summer Siren | Marco Castaneda | Lou Carno | M/M T. M. Cavanagh | 1:48.60 |
| 1980 | Glorious Song | Chris McCarron | Gerry Belanger | Frank Stronach | 1:47.60 |
| 1979 | B. Thoughtful | Donald Pierce | Robert L. Wheeler | Mrs. Walter Haefner | 1:48.80 |
| 1978 | Taisez Vous | Donald Pierce | Robert L. Wheeler | Vernon D. & Ann Eachus | 1:49.80 |
| 1977 | Lucie Manet | Bill Shoemaker | Jaime Villagomez | Valpredo & Valpredo | 1:48.20 |
| 1976 | Raise Your Skirts | Bill Shoemaker | Barney Willis | Harris Farms et al. | 1:48.40 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert | Jorge Velasquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen | 1:41.60 |