Swaps Stakes
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| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Swaps Stakes | |
| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $350,000 |
The Swaps Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it carries a purse of $350,000.
Run in mid July, this race is named for the notable California-bred 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps.
In 1977, U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew suffered the first loss of his career when he ran fourth to winner J O Tobin.
[edit] Winners since 1997
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1996 - Victory Speech
- 1995 - Thunder Gulch
- 1994 - Silver Music
- 1993 - Devoted Brass
- 1992 - Bien Bien
- 1991 - Best Pal
- 1990 - Jovial
- 1989 - Prized
- 1988 - Lively One
- 1987 - Temperate Sil
- 1986 - Clear Choice
- 1985 - Padua
- 1984 - Precisionist
- 1983 - Hyperborean
- 1982 - Journey at Sea
- 1981 - Noble Nashua
- 1980 - First Albert
- 1979 - Valdez
- 1978 - Radar Ahead
- 1977 - J O Tobin
- 1976 - Majestic Light
- 1975 - Forceten
- 1974 - Agitate
- 1968 - Good Investment
- 1966 - Disciplinarian
- 1965 - Gummo
- 1964 - Cap Size
