Santa Monica Stakes

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]

Santa Monica Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1957
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Santa Anita Park
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies and Mares, four years old & up
Weight	124 lbs. with allowances[1]
Purse	$200,000 (since 2014)[2]

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:

• 1:20.60 - Past Forgetting (1982) (dirt)

Most wins:

• Chop House (1964, 1965)
• Past Forgetting (1982, 1983)
• Pine Tree Lane (1987, 1988)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Bill Shoemaker (1961 (2x), 1963, 1980, 1982, 1985)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 - D. Wayne Lukas (1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1996)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - C. V. Whitney (1959, 1960, 1961)
• 3 - William Haggin Perry (1965, 1966, 1969)
• 3 - Bernard. J. Ridder (1978, 1982, 1983)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2020	Hard Not to Love	5	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	Mercedes Stables, West Point Thoroughbreds, S. Dilworth, D. Ingordo, F. Mooney	1:22.19
2019	Marley's Freedom	5	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Cicero Farms, LLC	1:22.34
2018	Selcourt	4	Tyler Baze	John W. Sadler	Medallion Racing, Abrahams, Keith and Lazaruk, Sandra	1:21.00
2017	Finest City	5	Mike E. Smith	Ian Kruljac	Seltzer Thoroughbreds	1:21.49
2016	Lost Bus	4	Fernando Hernandez Perez	Gary Sherlock	Terry C. Lovingier	1:21.78
2015	Sam's Sister	4	Elvis Trujillo	Jerry Hollendorfer	Dedomenico/Hollendorfer/Todaro	1:22.42
2014	Scherzinger	4	Mike E. Smith	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer/Dedomenico/et al.	1:22.00
2013	Teddy's Promise	5	Victor Espinoza	Ron Ellis	Ted & Judy Nichols	1:22.64
2012	Home Sweet Aspen	4	Joel Rosario	John W. Sadler	CRK Stable	1:21.42
2011	Switch	4	Joel Rosario	John W. Sadler	CRK Stable	1:20.70
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 Stable	1:21.44
1993	Freedom Cry	5	Alex Solis	Gary F. Jones	Hi Card Ranch	1:21.78
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
1989	Miss Brio	5	Eddie Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	William S. Farish III	1:21.60
1988	Pine Tree Lane	6	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1:23.00
1987	Pine Tree Lane	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	L. Don Mathis	1:21.80
1986	Her Royalty	5	Chris McCarron	Bruce Headley	Johnston et al.	1:21.60
1985	Lovlier Linda	5	Bill Shoemaker	Willard L. Proctor	William R. Hawn	1:22.80
1984	Bara Lass	5	Walter Guerra	D. Wayne Lukas	Sam E. Stevens	1:22.00
1983	Past Forgetting	5	Chris McCarron	Gordon Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder	1:23.40
1982	Past Forgetting	4	Bill Shoemaker	Gordon Campbell	Bernard. J. Ridder	1:20.60
1981	Parsley	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Robert H. Spreen	1:23.40
1980	Flack Flack	5	Bill Shoemaker	D. Wayne Lukas	Blatz & Smith	1:23.80
1979	Grenzen	4	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Loren Rettele	Delaplaine/Schaffer/Woolsey	1:21.60
1979	Winter Solstice	6	Darrel McHargue	Gordon C. Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder	1:21.20
1977	Hail Hilarious	4	Don Pierce	Neil D. Drysdale	Saron Stable	1:22.60
1976	Gay Style	6	Don Pierce	Charles Whittingham	John Sikura, Jr.	1:22.00
1975	Sister Fleet	5	Fernando Toro	R. King	G. B. Howell	1:21.40
1974	Tizna	5	Fernando Toro	Henry M. Moreno	Nile Financial Corp.	1:24.00
1973	Chou Croute	5	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
1971	Manta	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Farrell W. Jones	Elmendorf	1:22.20
1970	no 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
1967	Miss Moona	4	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Steve Ippolito	Jacnot Stable	1:22.40
1966	Batteur	6	Eddie Belmonte	James W. Maloney	William Haggin Perry	1:22.40
1965	Face The Facts	4	Manuel Ycaza	James W. Maloney	William Haggin Perry	1:22.00
1965	Chop House	5	Ismael Valenzuela	Ted Saladin	M/M Bert W. Martin	1:22.40
1964	Chop House	4	Braulio Baeza	Ted Saladin	M/M Bert W. Martin	1:22.80
1963	Table Mate	4	Bill Shoemaker	Warren Stute	Kerr Stable	1:22.00
1962	Perizade	6	Rudy Campas	Noble Threewitt	Dr. & Mrs. T. M. Brown	1:22.40
1961	Taboo	4	Bill Shoemaker	John H. Adams	Ralph Lowe	1:23.00
1961	Swiss Roll	4	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
1959	Bug Brush	4	Angel Valenzuela	Robert L. Wheeler	C. V. Whitney	1:23.00
1958	Market Basket	4	Raymond York	J. M. Phillips	Mrs. Connie M. Ring	1:22.80
1957	Mary Machree	6	George Taniguchi	William B. Finnegan	El Peco Ranch	1:22.00

References

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

• The 2008 Santa Monica Handicap at the NTRA
• Ten Things You Should Know: Santa Monica Stakes