Starlet Stakes

The Starlet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each December. Formerly the Hollywood Starlet Stakes and run at the Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California for 33 years, in 2014 the race moved to the Los Alamitos Race Course and currently offers a purse of $300,000.

Hollywood Starlet Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California (relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California)
Inaugurated	1974
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.losalamitos.com
Race information
Distance	​1 ^1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds Fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000 added (2015)

The Grade I event was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was installed at Hollywood Park. Now at Los Alamitos, it is again run on dirt. The Starlet covers the distance of ​1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs). (From 1985 though 1990 it was raced at a distance of one mile.)

The Starlet Stakes is the final major race of the year for young fillies and is frequented by horses coming out of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

In 2003, Hollywood Story became the first maiden to win the Starlet in the history of the event.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.54 (on Cushion Track) - Country Star (2007)
• 1:41.82 (on dirt) - Splendid Blendid (2004)

Most wins by a Trainer

• 8 - D. Wayne Lukas[1]

Winners of the Hollywood Starlet Stakes since 1991

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Bast	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Baoma Corporation	1:43.36
2018	Chasing Yesterday	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Summer Wind Equine	1:42.59
2017	Dream Tree	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Phoenix Thoroughbred III	1:43.87
2016	Abel Tasman	Joseph Talamo	Simon Callaghan	Clearsky Farms	1:42.25
2015	Street Fancy	Mike E. Smith	Philip D'Amato	Agave Racing Stable	1:44.42
2014	Take Charge Brandi	Victor Espinoza	D. Wayne Lukas	Willis D. Horton	1:42.18
2013	Streaming	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings	1:44.96
2012	Pure Fun	Garrett Gomez	Kenneth G. McPeek	Magdalena Racing	1:44.65
2011	Killer Graces	Joe Talamo	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer/Borislow/Campbell/Melen	1:44.09
2010	Turbulent Descent	David Flores	Mike Puype	Blinkers On Racing	1:44.18
2009	Blind Luck	Rafael Bejarano	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer/DeDomenico/Carver	1:41.96
2008	Laragh	Edgar Prado	John Terranova	IEAH Stables et al.	1:41.96
2007	Country Star	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Stonerside Stable	1:40.54
2006	Romance Is Diane	David R. Flores	Mike R. Mitchell	Senji Nishimura	1:42.61
2005	Diplomat Lady	Tyler Baze	Chris Paasch	Charles Cono	1:43.89
2004	Splendid Blendid	Kent Desormeaux	Neil D. Drysdale	Peter Vegso	1:41.82
2003	Hollywood Story	Pat Valenzuela	John Shirreffs	George Krikorian	1:42.87
2002	Elloluv	Pat Valenzuela	Craig Dollase	J. Paul Reddam	1:42.88
2001	Habibti	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:43.12
2000	I Believe In You	Alex Solis	Paul J. McGee	J., M., & S. Siegel	1:43.57
1999	Surfside	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	1:43.51
1998	Excellent Meeting	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Golden Eagle Farm	1:42.14
1997	Love Lock	Kent Desormeaux	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	1:42.17
1996	Sharp Cat	Corey Nakatani	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:44.69
1995	Cara Rafaela	Corey Nakatani	D. Wayne Lukas	Gonzalo Borges Torrealba	1:43.10
1994	Serena's Song	Corey Nakatani	D. Wayne Lukas	Robert & Beverly Lewis	1:41.96
1993	Sardula	Ed Delahoussaye	Brian Mayberry	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:42.34
1992	Creaking Board	Corey Nakatani	Bobby Frankel	A J B Stable	1:43.73
1991	Magical Maiden	Gary Stevens	Warren Stute	Clement L. Hirsch	1:42.74

Earlier winners

• 1990 - Cuddles
• 1989 - Cheval Volant
• 1988 - Stocks Up
• 1987 - Goodbye Halo
• 1986 - Very Subtle
• 1985 - I'm Splendid
• 1984 - Outstandingly
• 1983 - Althea
• 1982 - Fabulous Notion
• 1981 - Skillful Joy
• 1979 - Eloquent

See also

• Road to the Kentucky Oaks

References

1. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/89169/take-charge-brandi-wires-starlet-thriller