The Landaluce Stakes is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race which was held annually during the first part of July at

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. Created 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 ...

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in 1945 but after that track closed in 2013 the event was transferred to Santa Anita. Open to two-year-old filles, it was last contested over a distance of 5 ½

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s on dirt. Inaugurated as the Hollywood Lassie Stakes, it was renamed in 1983 to honor Landaluce, the 1982 race winner and that year's

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who died from a virus on December 11, 1982. Landaluce set the time record as well as the record for the biggest winning margin, opening up by 21 lengths over the rest of the field going down the stretch. In 2004, the Landaluce Stakes lost its Grade III status. The final running of the Landaluce Stakes took place on July 2, 2017. Surrender Now won the race by eight lengths for owner Gary Hartunian's Rockingham Ranch.

Records

Speed record: * 1:08.00 @ 6 furlongs - Landaluce (1982) * 1:03.40 @ 5 ½ furlongs - Lynne's Orphan (1968) Most wins by a

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: * 5 -

Johnny Longden John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to Can ...

(1945, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1957) * 5 -

Bill Shoemaker William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey. For 29 years he held the world record for total professional jockey victories. Early life Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Sho ...

(1959, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1985) * 5 -

Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye (born September 21, 1951) is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana. He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins. He has won the Kentucky Derby ...

(1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1996) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 - D. Wayne Lukas (1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Jan, Mace & Samantha Siegel (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992) * 4 -

Rex Ellsworth Rex Cooper Ellsworth (November 15, 1907 – August 24, 1997) was a major owner in Thoroughbred racing and twice the leading breeder in the United States whose story was featured with a cover of the February 25, 1963 edition of ''Sports Illustrate ...

(1946, 1952, 1953, 1962)

Winners

External links

Landaluce winning the Hollywood Lassie

References

{{reflist Discontinued horse races Horse races in California Santa Anita Park Hollywood Park Racetrack Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Previously graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1945 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018 1945 establishments in California 2018 disestablishments in California