The San Pasqual Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race run annually during February at
Santa Anita Park in
Arcadia, California
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. The
Grade II
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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
* miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1937, 1942–1954, 1956–2017
* miles (9 furlongs) : 1939–1941, 2018–present
* miles (10 furlongs) : 1955 (on
turf)
Records
Speed record:
* 1:46.95 – Battle of Midway (2019) – at distance of miles
* 1:39.58 – Zappa (2008) – at distance of miles
Most wins:
* 2 – Moonrush (1951, 1953)
* 2 – Olden Times (1963, 1964)
* 2 – Kings Favor (1968, 1969)
* 2 – Express Train (2021,2022)
Most wins by a
jockey
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:
* 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)
* 3 – C R K Stable (2020,2021,2022)
Winners
References
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The 2009 San Pasqual Handicap at the NTRA
Horse races in California
Santa Anita Park
Graded stakes races in the United States
Flat horse races for four-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 1935