The Torrey Pines Stakes' is a
Grade III American
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Thoroughbred horse race
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for three-year-old
fillies
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run over a distance of one
mile
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on the dirt held annually in August at
Del Mar Racetrack
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in
Del Mar, California
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. The event currently carries a purse of $125,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 10 September 1976 and held in split divisions and was run over a distance of miles on a rainy day.
[ The event is named after Torrey Pines, a community of in the northern coastal area of ]San Diego
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, California
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and south from Del Mar.
The event was run as a restricted overnight stakes from 1976 to 2004.[
The distance of the event was decreased to one mile in 1997.][
The 2013 winner Beholder went on to win the ]Breeders' Cup Distaff
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and was crowned US Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. The 2015 winner Stellar Wind
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D ...
was also crowned US Champion Three-Year-Old Filly that year.
Records
Speed record:
*1 mile: 1:34.86 - Potesta (2012)
* miles: 1:41.00 - Drama Critic (1977)
Margins:
* lengths - Magical Allure (1998)
Most wins by a jockey
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:
* 4 - Chris McCarron
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(1981, 1987, 1993, 1998)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 - John W. Sadler (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018)
* 7 - Bob Baffert
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(1998, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Ike & Dawn Thrash (2008, 2009)
* 2 - Michael E. Pegram
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(2005, 2022)
Winners
''Legend:''
''Notes:''
† In the 2017 running of the event Zapperkat won the race but was disqualified for drifting out in the straight and interfering with Munny Spunt.
See also
* List of American and Canadian Graded races
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External links
2020 Del Mar Media Guide
References
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Del Mar Racetrack
Horse races in California
Graded stakes races in the United States
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
Recurring sporting events established in 1976
1976 establishments in California