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Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes

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Hollywood Juvenile Championship
Grade III race
LocationHollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California, United States
Inaugurated1938
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.hollywoodpark.com
Race information
DistanceSix furlong sprint
SurfaceCushion Track synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualificationtwo-year-olds

The Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Open to two-year-old horses, the Grade III event is contested on synthetic over a distance of six furlongs. Prior to 2007, the race was contested on dirt.

Its first winner was the filly, Unerring, American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 1939. Noted past winners include Tomy Lee (1958), Affirmed (1977), Desert Wine (1982), Althea, (1983), and Squirtle Squirt (2000).

The 2005 winner, What A Song, holds the World Record [all breeds] for 2F in 20.60 seconds.

Winners since 1991

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
Grade
2012 Scherer Magic Joseph Talamo John W. Sadler 1:11.67 III
2011 Majestic City David Flores Peter Miller 1:10.45 III
2010 J P's Gusto Joseph Talamo David Hofmans 1:10.48 III
2009 Necessary Evil Joel Rosario Doug O'Neill 1:09.98 III
2008 Azul Leon Rafael Bejarano Doug O'Neill 1:10.88 III
2007 Salute the Sarge Michael Baze Eric Guillot 1:12.08 III
2006 E Z Warrior David Flores Bob Baffert 1:09.96 III
2005 What a Song Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert 1:09.55 III
2004 Chandtrue Victor Espinoza Robert Hess Jr. 1:10.88 III
2003 Perfect Moon Patrick Valenzuela Melvin Stute 1:10.39 III
2002 Crowned Dancer Alex Solis Christopher Paasch 1:10.10 III
2001 Came Home Chris McCarron Juan Gonzalez 1:09.20 III
2000 Squirtle Squirt Laffit Pincay Jr. Joe Garcia Jr. 1:09.98 III
1999 Dixie Union Alex Solis Richard Mandella 1:09.95 III
1998 Yes It's True Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.58 III
1997 K. O. Punch Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.95 III
1996 Swiss Yodeler Alex Solis Mike Harrington 1:09.77 II
1995 Hennessy Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 1:09.85 II
1994 Mr Purple Chris McCarron Ronald McAnally 1:10.16 II
1993 Ramblin Guy Eddie Delahoussaye Brian Mayberry 1:10.09 II
1992 Altazarr Eddie Delahoussaye Brian Mayberry 1:10.01 II
1991 Scherando Francisco Mena Richard Mulhall 1:09.70 II

Previous winners

  • 1990 - Deposit Ticket
  • 1989 - Magical Mile
  • 1988 - King Glorius (Grade I winner.)
  • 1987 - Mi Preferido
  • 1986 - Captain Valid
  • 1985 - Hilco Scamper
  • 1984 - Saratoga Six (Multiple stakes winner.)
  • 1983 - Althea (1983 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.)
  • 1982 - Desert Wine
  • 1981 - The Captain
  • 1980 - Loma Malad (Motivity, a Filly, placed.)
  • 1979 - Parsec
  • 1978 - Terlingua (daughter of Secretariat and dam of Storm Cat.) (Flying Paster placed.)
  • 1977 - Affirmed
  • 1976 - Fleet Dragoon
  • 1975 - Restless Restless

References