Providencia Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Providencia Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run annually during the first week of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III stakes race, it is contested at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on the turf, and offers a current purse of $150,000 added
In 2008, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II, with its purse increased from $100,000 to $150,000. It has been downgraded to a Grade III again although its purse remains the same.
Inaugurated in 1981, it has been run at 1+1⁄8 miles for most of its existence. It was run at 1 mile in 2004 and from 2006 to 2009.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:34.55 - Ticker Tape (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - William R. Hawn (1985, 1990)
- 2 - Mary Jones Bradley (1986, 1993)
- 2 - Johnston family (1987, 1994)
- 2 - Jim Ford, Inc. (2003, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1982, 1984, 1987, 1995)
- 4 - Alex Solis (1994, 1999, 2002, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Gary F. Jones (1983, 1991, 1992, 1996)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hostess | Drayden Van Dyke | Simon Callaghan | John Warren Stable | 1:47.09 |
| 2016 | Decked Out | Kent J. Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing/Voss | 1:52.72 |
| 2015 | Spirit of Xian (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Richard E. Mandella | Ben Keswick | 1:48.10 |
| 2014 | Nashoba's Gold | Joe Talamo | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1:48.06 |
| 2013 | Scarlet Strike | Edwin Maldonado | Doug F. O'Neill | Cseplo/Kramer/W.C.Racing | 1:47.52 |
| 2012 | Lady of Shamrock | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1:46.80 |
| 2011 | Cambina | Garrett Gomez | Jeff Bonde | Bilich, Cline, et al. | 1:47.38 |
| 2010 | City to City | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | William DeBurgh, et al. | 1:47.16 |
| 2009 | Acting Lady | Victor Espinoza | Doug O'Neill | Andy Bell/Stephen Russell | 1:34.20 |
| 2008 | Missit | Victor Espinoza | Ben D. A. Cecil | Three Chimneys Racing | 1:34.91 |
| 2007 | Super Freaky | Joseph Talamo | Doug F. O'Neill | Suarez Racing et al. | 1:35.59 |
| 2006 | Foxysox | Alex Bisono | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1:34.88 |
| 2005 | Berbatim | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Gary & Wendy Broad | 1:47.66 |
| 2004 | Ticker Tape | Kent Desormeaux | James M. Cassidy | Jim Ford, Inc. | 1:34.55 |
| 2003 | Star Vega | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Jim Ford, Inc. & Pearson | 1:47.89 |
| 2002 | Megahertz | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Michael Bello | 1:47.34 |
| 2001 | Dynamous | Victor Espinoza | Robert J. Frankel | John A. Chandler | 1:50.13 |
| 2000 | Kumari Continent | David Flores | J. Paco Gonzalez | McCaffery & Toffan | 1:48.97 |
| 1999 | Sweet Life | Alex Solis | Neil D. Drysdale | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:49.85 |
| 1998 | Country Garden | Kent Desormeaux | Walter Greenman | Edward T. McGrath | 1:50.84 |
| 1997 | Famous Digger | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable, et al. | 1:49.85 |
| 1996 | Gastronomical | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | G. Arthur Seelbinder | 1:50.40 |
| 1995 | Article | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Mike Harrington | Robert E. Resoff | 1:49.36 |
| 1994 | Fancy 'N Fabulous | Alex Solis | Donald Warren | Johnston family et al. | 1:49.02 |
| 1993 | On The Catwalk | Ed Delahoussaye | Rodney Rash | Mary Jones Bradley | 1:50.35 |
| 1992 | Miss Turkana | Antonio Castanon | Gary F. Jones | Saron Stable | 1:47.32 |
| 1991 | Fantastic Ways | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1990 | Materco | Ed Delahoussaye | Mark MacDonald | William R. Hawn | 1:47.40 |
| 1989 | Formidable Lady | Gary Stevens | Joseph Manzi | Fast Friends Stable et al. | 1:50.60 |
| 1988 | Pattern Step | Chris McCarron | Charles Whittingham | Evergreen Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1987 | Some Sensation | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Donald Warren | Johnston family, Meloth, et al. | 1:48.20 |
| 1986 | Miraculous | Gary Stevens | Charles Whittingham | Mary Jones Bradley | 1:47.80 |
| 1985 | Soft Dawn | Bill Shoemaker | Willard L. Proctor | William R. Hawn | 1:49.60 |
| 1984 | Class Play | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Leroy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1:50.20 |
| 1983 | Spruce Song | Sandy Hawley | Gary F. Jones | Elmendorf Farm | 1:47.40 |
| 1982 | Phaedra | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Stephen A. DiMauro | Happy Valley Farm | 1:47.00 |
| 1981 | Flying Baton | Terry Lipham | Chay R. Knight | Surf and Turf Stable | 1:47.60 |