San Pasqual Handicap
Appearance
Grade II race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California |
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Inaugurated | 1935 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four years old and up |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances[1] |
Purse | US$200,000 (since 2014)[2] |
The San Pasqual Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II event is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000. Since 2011, it is run under allowance weight conditions but was previously run as a handicap.
Inaugurated in 1935, the San Pasqual Handicap was a race limited to three-year-olds until 1939 when it was changed to its present condition. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1935–1936
- 7 furlongs : 1938
- 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1937, 1942–1954, 1956–2017
- 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) : 1939–1941, 2018–present
- 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) : 1955 (on turf)
Records
Speed record:
- 1:46.95 – Battle of Midway (2019) – at distance of 1+1⁄8 miles
- 1:39.58 – Zappa (2008) – at distance of 1+1⁄16 miles
Most wins:
- 2 – Moonrush (1951, 1953)
- 2 – Olden Times (1963, 1964)
- 2 – Kings Favor (1968, 1969)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 – Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1974)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – Bob Baffert (1999, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Rex C. Ellsworth (1963, 1964, 1965)
Winners
References
- ^ "Chart of the 2020 San Pasqual". Equibase. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Stakes profile". Equibase. Retrieved 15 May 2020.