Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes
| Class | Grade II |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1935 (as San Antonio Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Allowance |
| Purse | $200,000 (2023)[1] |
The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run at 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt, the race is for horses aged three and upward and carries a purse of $200,000.
The race was inaugurated in 1935 as the San Antonio Handicap. It has been a Grade II event since 1990, and was changed from handicap to allowance conditions in 2011. The race was traditionally run in February and was frequently used as a prep race for the Santa Anita Handicap. In 2017 the race was run once in February, and then again on December 26 (opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meet) to serve as a prep race for the Pegasus World Cup.[2]
In November 2024 Santa Anita renamed the race in honor of Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr., who won the San Antonio five times over three decades.[3][4]
Records
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:46.20 – Vigors (1978)
- 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:42.55 – Hoppertunity (2017)
Most wins:
- 2 - Gun Bow (1964, 1965)
- 2 - Gentlemen (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Game On Dude (2012, 2013)
- 2- Hoppertunity (2016, 2017)
- 2- Gift Box (2018,2019)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Bill Shoemaker (1951, 1953, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1985)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Bob Baffert (2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022)
- 7 - Richard Mandella (1984, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Calumet Farm (1950, 1951, 1954, 1990)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes | ||||||
| 2024 | J B Strikes Back | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Doug F. O'Neill | 1:43.80 | |
| San Antonio Stakes | ||||||
| 2023 | Newgrange | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Philip D'Amato | David A. Bernsen LLC, Little Red Feather Racing & Rockingham Ranch | 1:42.79 |
| 2022 | Country Grammer | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | Zedan Racing, WinStar Farm & Commonwealth Thoroughbreds | 1:43.45 |
| 2021 | Express Train | 4 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable | 1:44.82 |
| 2020 | Kiss Today Goodbye | 3 | Mike E. Smith | J. Eric Kruljac | John Sondereker | 1:43.37 |
| 2019 | Gift Box | 6 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1:42.73 |
| 2018 | Gift Box | 5 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadlerowell | Hronis Racing | 1:43.88 |
| 2017 (December) | Giant Expectations | 4 | Gary Stevens | Peter Eurton | Exline- Border Racing, Gatto Racing & Garrett Zubok | 1:43.07 |
| 2017 (February) | Hoppertunity | 6 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:42.55 |
| 2016 | Hoppertunity | 5 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:48.47 |
| 2015 | Shared Belief | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jungle Racing | 1:48.45 |
| 2014 | Blingo | 5 | Aaron Gryder | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:47.95 |
| 2013 | Game On Dude | 6 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Diamond Pride/Lanni Family Trust | 1:47.53 |
| 2012 | Game On Dude | 5 | Chantal Sutherland | Bob Baffert | Diamond Pride/Lanni Family Trust/Mercedes Stable/Schiappa | 1:46.88 |
| 2011 | Gladding | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | John W. Sadler | C R K Stable | 1:48.00 |
| San Antonio Handicap | ||||||
| 2010 | Richard's Kid | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Zabeel Racing International | 1:49.05 |
| 2009 | Magnum | 8 | Joel Rosario | Darrell Vienna | Bill & Donna Mae Herrick | 1:49.14 |
| 2008 | Well Armed | 5 | Aaron Gryder | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | 1:47.73 |
| 2007 | Molengao | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Paulo Lobo | Stud TNT | 1:48.67 |
| 2006 | Spellbinder | 5 | Martin Pedroza | Richard Mandella | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:48.84 |
| 2005 | Lundy's Liability | 5 | David Flores | Robert J. Frankel | Stud TNT/Mary Slack | 1:49.05 |
| 2004 | Pleasantly Perfect | 6 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Racing | 1:47.25 |
| 2003 | Congaree | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 2002 | Redattore | 7 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Luiz A. Taunay | 1:48.66 |
| 2001 | Guided Tour | 5 | Larry Melancon | Niall O'Callaghan | Morton Fink | 1:48.26 |
| 2000 | Budroyale | 7 | Garrett Gomez | Ted H. West | Jeffrey Sengara | 1:48.70 |
| 1999 | Free House | 5 | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | McCaffery & Toffan | 1:48.54 |
| 1998 | Gentlemen (ARG) | 6 | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:47.60 |
| 1997 | Gentlemen (ARG) | 5 | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:47.38 |
| 1996 | Alphabet Soup | 5 | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Ridder Stable | 1:49.96 |
| 1995 | Best Pal | 7 | Chris McCarron | Richard Mandella | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:47.43 |
| 1994 | The Wicked North | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | David Bernstein | Philip Hersh | 1:47.48 |
| 1993 | Marquetry | 6 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | M. Engleson/R. Frankel | 1:48.96 |
| 1992 | Ibero | 5 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | I. Pavlovsky/F. Whitham | 1:47.05 |
| 1991 | Farma Way | 4 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Quarter B. Farm | 1:47.20 |
| 1990 | Criminal Type | 5 | Alex Solis | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1989 | Super Diamond | 9 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Edwin J. Gregson | Roland & Ramona Sahm | 1:48.80 |
| 1988 | Judge Angelucci | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Charles Whittingham | Olin B. Gentry | 1:48.60 |
| 1987 | Bedside Promise | 5 | Gary Stevens | Robert L. Martin | Jawl Brothers | 1:47.20 |
| 1986 | Hatim | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | John Gosden | Juddmonte Farms | 1:47.40 |
| 1985 | Lord At War | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Peter Perkins (L) | 1:48.20 |
| 1984 | Poley | 5 | Chris McCarron | Richard Mandella | Bretzfield & Oliver | 1:48.00 |
| 1983 | Bates Motel | 4 | Terry Lipham | John Gosden | J. Getty Phillips/M. Riordan | 1:47.00 |
| 1982 | Score Twenty Four | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | James Jordan | Score Stable/Purner Jr. | 1:47.80 |
| 1981 | Flying Paster | 5 | Chris McCarron | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:46.60 |
| 1980 | Beau's Eagle | 4 | Donald Pierce | Larry Rose | Relatively Stable | 1:48.40 |
| 1979 | Tiller | 5 | Angel Cordero Jr. | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1:47.00 |
| 1978 | Vigors | 5 | Darrel McHargue | Larry J. Sterling | William R. Hawn | 1:46.20 |
| 1977 | Ancient Title | 7 | Sandy Hawley | Keith L. Stucki | Ethel Kirkland | 1:47.80 |
| 1976 | Lightning Mandate | 5 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm, et al. | 1:48.20 |
| 1975 | Cheriepe | 5 | Angel Santiago | W. Preston King | Camijo Stable | 1:46.80 |
| 1974 | Prince Dantan | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:47.60 |
| 1973 | Kennedy Road | 5 | Donald Pierce | Charles Whittingham | Helen G. Stollery | 1:47.60 |
| 1972 | Unconscious | 4 | Angel Cordero Jr. | John G. Canty | Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. | 1:47.40 |
| 1971 | Ack Ack | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Forked Lightning Ranch | 1:47.00 |
| 1970 | Dewan | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:47.60 |
| 1969 | Praise Jay | 5 | Miguel Yanez | William C. Holmes | John M. Hudspeth | 1:49.60 |
| 1968 | Rising Market | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ted Saladin | M/M Bert W. Martin | 1:48.40 |
| 1967 | Pretense | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Llangollen Farm | 1:48.60 |
| 1966 | Hill Rise | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | 1:47.00 |
| 1965 | Gun Bow | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | Edward A. Neloy | Gedney Farms | 1:47.80 |
| 1964 | Gun Bow | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Gedney Farms | 1:47.40 |
| 1963 | Physician | 6 | Donald Pierce | Lynne A. Boice | Lynne A. Boice | 1:51.00 |
| 1962 | Olden Times | 4 | Alex Maese | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:53.60 |
| 1961 | American Comet | 5 | Willie Harmatz | Marty L. Fallon | C. W. Smith Ent., Inc. | 1:48.60 |
| 1960 | Bagdad | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Joseph S. Dunn | Howard B. Keck | 1:48.20 |
| 1959 | Bug Brush | 4 | Angel Valenzuela | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1:46.40 |
| 1958 | Round Table | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | 1:46.80 |
| 1957 | Terrang | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable | 1:47.40 |
| 1956 | Mister Gus | 5 | William Boland | Charles Whittingham | Llangollen Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1955 | Gigantic | 4 | Roy Lumm | J. Frank Laboyne | Joe W. Brown | 1:48.40 |
| 1954 | Mark-Ye-Well | 5 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:52.00 |
| 1953 | Trusting | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Joseph S. Dunn | Mrs. Rea Warner | 1:49.20 |
| 1952 | Phil D. | 4 | Raymond York | James Jordan | Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Martin | 1:49.80 |
| 1951 | All Blue | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1950 | Ponder | 4 | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:50.20 |
| 1949 | Dinner Gong | 4 | Jack Westrope | Frank E. Childs | Abe Hirschberg | 1:49.60 |
| 1948 | Talon | 6 | Eddie Arcaro | Horatio Luro | Richard N. Ryan | 1:49.40 |
| 1947 | El Lobo | 6 | William Bailey | Stuart Hamblen | Stuart Hamblen | 1:49.20 |
| 1946 | First Fiddle | 7 | Johnny Longden | Edward Mulrenan | Mrs. Edward Mulrenan | 1:50.00 |
| 1941 | Mioland | 4 | Leon Haas | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:45.40 |
| 1940 | Seabiscuit | 7 | Red Pollard | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:42.40 |
| 1939 | Whichcee | 5 | Basil James | Darrell Cannon | Austin C. Taylor | 1:49.40 |
| 1938 | Aneroid | 5 | Charles Rosengarten | Dion K. Kerr | John A. Manfuso | 1:50.00 |
| 1937 | Rosemont | 5 | Harry Richards | Richard E. Handlen | William du Pont Jr. | 1:50.20 |
| 1936 | Time Supply | 5 | Tommy Luther | Carl A. Roles | Frank A. Carreaud | 1:49.40 |
| 1935 | Head Play | 5 | Charlie Kurtsinger | J. Thomas Taylor | Suzanne Mason | 1:52.40 |
References
- ^ "San Antonio Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Tierney, Mike (26 December 2017). "Gary Stevens rides one long shot to victory at Santa Anita, nearly wins with another". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Andersen, Steve (21 November 2024). "Santa Anita drops 11 stakes, cuts other stakes purses". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Santa Anita announces 2024-25 stakes schedule; Dec. 26 opening day features six stakes including newly named Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes" (Press release). Arcadia, CA: Santa Anita Park. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.