Affirmed Stakes (LATC)
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Affirmed Stakes (formerly the Affirmed Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race administered by the Los Angeles Turf Club and run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced in late-June or early-July, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old horses and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1979 as the Silver Screen Handicap, in 1993 the race was renamed to honor the 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Affirmed. The race was also called the Affirmed Handicap.
The event was originally held at Hollywood Park Racetrack but after the track was closed in 2013 the race was moved to Santa Anita Park.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1979–1984, 1987–1994
- 1 mile : 1985–1986
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1995–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
- 1:40.83 – General Challenge (1999)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1979, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Bob Baffert (1999, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mucho Gusto | Joseph Talamo | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen | 1:45.15 |
| 2018 | Draft Pick | Joseph Talamo | Peter Eurton | C R K Stable LLC | 1:44.34 |
| 2017 | Battle of Midway | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | Don Alberto Stable/WinStar Farm | 1:43.25 |
| 2016 | Dalmore | Kent Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing et al. | 1:40.84 |
| 2015 | Gimme Da Lute | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:41.40 |
| 2014 | Can the Man | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1:44.27 |
| 2013 | Tiz a Minister | Corey Nakatani | Paul Aguirre | SAY Racing | 1:45.79 |
| 2012 | Nonios | Martin A. Pedroza | Jerry Hollendorfer | Green B. Smith, Jr. | 1:42.99 |
| 2011 | Coil | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram/Watson/Weitman | 1:42.88 |
| 2010 | Golden Itiz | Tyler Baze | Ron Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:42.84 |
| 2009 | Grazen | Rafael Bejarano | Mike R. Mitchell | Nicholas B. Alexander | 1:41.40 |
| 2008 | Two Step Salsa | Martin Pedroza | Julio C. Canani | Everest Stables | 1:41.57 |
| 2007 | Desert Code | Richard Migliore | David Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms | 1:44.21 |
| 2006 | Point Determined | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:42.55 |
| 2005 | Indian Ocean | Jon Court | Jay M. Robbins | Mercedes Stable | 1:42.53 |
| 2004 | Boomzeeboom | Victor Espinoza | Vladimir Cerin | John Karubian/ Alan Landsburg | 1:42.11 |
| 2003 | Eye of the Tiger | Alex Solis | Jerry Hollendorfer | John D. Gunther | 1:42.30 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | Toffan & McCaffery et al. | 1:41.99 |
| 2001 | Until Sundown | Gary Stevens | Laura de Seroux | San Gabriel Investmenrs et al. | 1:43.10 |
| 2000 | Tiznow | Victor Espinoza | Jay M. Robbins | M. Cooper/C. Straub-Rubens | 1:42.35 |
| 1999 | General Challenge | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:40.83 |
| 1998 | Old Trieste | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Gary Bisantz | 1:41.80 |
| 1997 | Deputy Commander | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | Horizon stable, et al. | 1:42.80 |
| 1996 | Hesabull | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mike Chambers | Ron Judy | 1:43.20 |
| 1995 | Mr. Purple | Corey Nakatani | Ron McAnally | Alex Campbell, Jr. | 1:42.20 |
| 1994 | R Friar Tuck | Jerry Bailey | Ian Jory | S. David Plummer | 1:49.00 |
| 1993 | Codified | Gary Stevens | David Hofmans | Not found | 1:48.80 |
| 1992 | Natural Nine | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Lewis Cenicola | John Elardi | 1:49.40 |
| 1991 | Compelling Sound | Gary Stevens | Charlie Whittingham | Jerry Moss | 1:47.80 |
| 1990 | Stalwart Charger | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Pico Perdomo | Sidney & Dorothy Factor | 1:48.40 |
| 1989 | Raise a Stanza | Corey Black | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:48.40 |
| 1988 | Iz a Saros | Aaron Gryder | Joe Manzi | not found | 1:49.00 |
| 1987 | Candi's Gold | Gary Stevens | Edwin J. Gregson | David J. & Elizabeth P. Whelan | 1:47.60 |
| 1986 | Melair | Pat Valenzuela | John W. Sadler | Marianne Millard & Bea Rous | 1:32.80 |
| 1985 | Pancho Villa | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | D. Wayne Lukas & L. R. French, Jr. | 1:33.80 |
| 1984 | Tights | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Mill House | 1:48.60 |
| 1983 | My Habitony | Donald Pierce | Art Lerille | Olga J. Pejsa | 1:48.60 |
| 1982 | Journey at Sea | Chris McCarron | Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:46.80 |
| 1981 | Stancharry | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Cole, Freeman & Gold | 1:51.00 |
| 1980 | Score Twenty Four | Darrel McHargue | James Jordan | Score Stable & Fred Purner, Jr. | 1:48.20 |
| 1979 | Valdez | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:47.40 |