Honeybee Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies, three-years-old |
| Weight | 122 lbs. with allowances[1] |
| Purse | $300,000 (2020)[2] |
The Honeybee Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held annually in March at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is run over a distance of one-and-one-sixteenth miles on dirt. The race is a Grade III event and is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. The purse was increased from $200,000 to $300,000 in 2020.[1][2]
History
The race was first run in 1988 and was granted Grade III status in 1990. In 2003, it was downgraded to listed status but returned to Grade III in 2008.[2] That year's running was the first graded stakes victory for Eight Belles. The filly sparked a national controversy after fatally breaking both of her front ankles finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. She had completed the race and was galloping out afterwards when the accident happened. She had to be euthanized on the track.[3] Churchill Downs later changed the name of the La Troienne Stakes to the Eight Belles Stakes in her honor.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:42.61 - It Tiz Well (2017)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Donald Pettinger (2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - D. Wayne Lukas (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (2005, 2008, 2011)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Shedaresthedevil | Joseph Talamo | Brad Cox | Flurry Racing Stables LLC & Watar Racing Limited | 1-1/16 | 1:44.38 |
| 2019 | Chocolate Kisses | Orlando Mojica | Mark Casse | Debby Oxley | 1-1/16 | 1:45.78 |
| 2018 | Cosmic Burst | Richard Eramia | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Norma Lee Stockseth & Todd Dunn | 1-1/16 | 1:44.19 |
| 2017 | It Tiz Well | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer | Tommy Towns Thoroughbreds | 1-1/16 | 1:42.61 |
| 2016 | Terra Promessa | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:47.14 |
| 2015 | Sarah Sis | Julio E. Felix | Ingrid Mason | Joe Ragsdale | 1-1/16 | 1:46.94 |
| 2014 | Euphrosyne | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven Asmussen | Campbell/Stayer/Clark/Skoda | 1-1/16 | 1:45.68 |
| 2013 | Rose to Gold | Calvin Borel | Sal Santoro | Kathleen Amaya & Raffaele Centofanti | 1-1/16 | 1:45.06 |
| 2012 | On Fire Baby | Joe Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Anita Cauley | 1-1/16 | 1:43.64 |
| 2011 | Joyful Victory | Mike E. Smith | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.83 |
| 2010 | No Such Word | Terry Thompson | Cindy Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:43.74 |
| 2009 | Just Jenda | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Cindy Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:45.95 |
| 2008 | Eight Belles | Ramon Dominguez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.91 |
| 2007 | Time's Mistress | John Jacinto | D. Wayne Lukas | Charles L. Kidder | 1-1/16 | 1:45.49 |
| 2006 | Ermine | Calvin Borel | Ronald Werner | Oxbow Racing LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:44.48 |
| 2005 | Round Pond | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.16 |
| 2004 | Yoursmineours | Donald Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | S. Burnstein & J. E. Nelson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.14 |
| 2003 | My Trusty Cat | Donald Pettinger | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 |
| 2002 | Bedanken | Donald Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:46.41 |
| 2001 | Xtreme Bid | David Nuesch | Steve Asmussen | Glen Hendon | 1-1/16 | 1:46.07 |
| 2000 | Fiesty Countess | Timothy Doocy | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 |
| 1999 | Dreams Gallore | Glen Murphy | Steve Asmussen | Keith I. Asmussen | 1-1/16 | 1:43.49 |
| 1998 | Roza Robata | Fabio Arguello, Jr. | Henry B. Johnson, Jr. | F. B. Clement & S. H. Mayes, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.95 |
| 1997 | Valid Bonnet | Timothy Doocy | Steve Asmussen | Ackerly Brothers Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 |
| 1996 | Jetto | Larry Melancon | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1-1/16 | 1:46.20 |
| 1995 | Humble Eight | David Guillory | Jim Danaher | Danaher Stables Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 |
| 1994 | Shadow Miss | Willie Martinez | Peter M. Vestal | John R. & Martha J. Mulholland | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 |
| 1993 | Aztec Hill | Aaron Gryder | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 |
| 1992 | Totemic | David Roy Miller | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 |
| 1991 | Be Cool | David Guillory | D. Wayne Lukas | Sugar Maple Farms & Lukas | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 |
| 1990 | Train Robbery | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 |
| 1989 | Imaginary Lady | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | French & Lukas | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 |
| 1988 | Lost Kitty | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 |
References
- ^ a b "Chart of the 2020 Honeybee". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Tim Dahlberg (May 6, 2008). "Eight Belles Euthanized". NBC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.