The Bob Hope Stakes is a Grade III American

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for two-year-olds over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track scheduled annually in November at

Del Mar Racetrack The Del Mar Fairgrounds is a event venue in Del Mar, California. The annual San Diego County Fair is held here, which was called the Del Mar Fair from 1984 to 2001. In 1936, the Del Mar Racetrack was built by the Thoroughbred Club with foundi ...

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. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 14 November 1981 as the Hollywood Prevue Stakes at

Hollywood Park Racetrack Hollywood Park was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to t ...

and was won by the undefeated Sepulveda who was trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and ridden by the US Hall of Fame jockey

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in a time of 1:22 flat. In 1985 the event was classified as Grade III and has remained this status since. Between 1990 and 1995, the

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sponsored the event which reflected in the name of the event. From 2006 to 2014 it was held on a synthetic dirt surface. With the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack in 2013 the event was renamed to the Bob Hope Stakes and moved to Del Mar Racetrack. Actor

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 5 ...

, frequented the Del Mar racetrack often and made seven "

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" musical comedy movies with

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, who was the Del Mar Turf Club original president and de facto publicist.

Records

Speed record: *1:20.63 - Lion Heart (2003) Margins: * lengths –

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(2013) * lengths – Red Flag (2020) Most wins by a

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: * 5 -

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(2000, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2020) Most wins by a trainer: * 12 -

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(1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Michael E. Pegram (1997, 2012, 2015, 2022)

Winners

''Legend:''

''Notes:''
§ Ran as an entry
† Field

External links

2020 Del Mar Media Guide

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

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