San Miguel Stakes

San Miguel Stakes

Discontinued stakes race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1956
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Purse	$70,000

The San Miguel Stakes was American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1956 and 2009 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A race for three-year-olds, it was contested on dirt until its final two years when the synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It was raced at a distance of 7 furlongs in its 1956 inaugural then at 6 furlongs in 1957 and at 6.5 furlongs from 1958 through 1963 after which it reverted permanently to six furlongs.[1]

Tompion came in third, and T.V. Lark placed in 1960. Linda's Chief won and Ancient Title placed in 1973. Bold Forbes placed in 1976. A filly, Motivity, won in 1981. Precisionist won in 1984.

The final running of the San Miguel Stakes took place on March 28, 2009.[2]

Records

Speed record:

• 1:08.22 @ 6 furlongs : Prince Wild (1991)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Bill Shoemaker (1960, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1977, 1980)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Ross Fenstermaker (1979, 1981, 1984)
• 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1996, 1999, 2005)
• 3 - Bob Baffert (2002, 2006, 2007)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Fred W. Hooper (1962, 1979, 1981, 1984)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Win$	Gr.
2009	Triumphant Flight	3	Victor Espinoza	Eric Kruljac	Tyler Seltzer	6 F	1:09.54	$57,480	BT
2008	Salute the Sarge	3	Michael Baze	Eric Guillot	Southern Equine Stable LLC (Michael Moreno & Eric Guillot)	6 F	1:09.07	$46,800	LR
2007	EZ Warrior	3	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables	6 F	1:08.82	$48,000	LR
2006	Too Much Bling	3	Garrett Gomez	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable & Blazing Meadow Farm	6 F	1:08.59	$48,720	LR
2005	Going Wild	3	Mike E. Smith	D. Wayne Lukas	Robert & Beverly Lewis	6 F	1:09.62	$64,140	LR
2004	Hosco	3	Tyler Baze	Douglas F. O'Neill	Rod & Lorraine Rodriguez	6 F	1:09.36	$64,860	G3
2003	Omega Code	3	Martin Pedroza	Wesley A. Ward	Mike Moore, Dan Butler, Wesley Ward	6 F	1:08.65	$64,680	G3
2002	Popular	3	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	6 F	1:09.00	$64,740	G3
2001	Lasersport	3	Corey Nakatani	Darrell Vienna	Herrick Racing Stable (Donna & William J. Herrick)	6 F	1:08.60	$64,500	G3
2000	Swept Overboard	3	Eddie Delahoussaye	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	6 F	1:08.99	$64,320	G3
1999	Cape Canaveral	3	David Flores	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	6 F	1:09.15	$62,760	G3
1998	Rio Oro	3	Dario A. Lozoya	Debi Ferguson	Larry D. Wells	6 F	1:08.60	$66,180	LR
1997	Thisnearlywasmine	3	Chris McCarron	Randy Bradshaw	Jan, Mace & Samantha Siegel	6 F	1:08.55	$64,350	LR
1996	Honour And Glory	3	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	6 F	1:08.93	$64,350	LR
1995	Petionville	3	Chris Antley	Randy Bradshaw	Everest Stables (Jeffrey L. Nielsen)	6 F	1:09.16	$45,225
1994	Mr. Cooperative	3	Martin Pedroza	Donald Roberts	Kanichi Ando, Alan Klein, John Woo	6 F	1:09.53	$48,300
1993	Denmars Dream	3	Alex Solis	Ian P. D. Jory	Dennis Deering, Terry Kirchenwitz, Marvin Malmuth	6 F	1:08.76	$47,475
1992	Race not held
1991	Prince Wild	3	Gary Stevens	Jack Van Berg	John & JoAnn Bozak	6 F	1:08.22	$46,875
1990	Apollo	3	Chris McCarron	Gary F. Jones	Diane & Harold Keith & Leon Rasmussen	6 F	1:08.60	$46,050
1989	Tarascon	3	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Ridder Thoroughbred Stable	6 F	1:08.60	$49,200
1988	Raise a Stanza	3	Eddie Delahoussaye	Jay Robbins	Jack Kent Cooke	6 F	1:09.80	$48,200
1987	Drouilly's Boy	3	Frank Olivares	William Spawr	Jim Franklin, William Spawr, John Sullivan	6 F	1:09.80	$46,800
1986	Broadway Pointe	3	Eddie Delahoussaye	Jude T. Feld	Michael House	6 F	1:10.40	$38,700
1985 †	Dancing Pirate	3	Eddie Delahoussaye	Morris Soriano	Berman, Shanberg, Soriano	6 F	1:10.60	$36,100
1985 †	Teddy Naturally	3	Jorge Estrada	Ted West Sr.	A. Hubert Webb	6 F	1:08.80	$37,150
1984	Precisionist	3	Chris McCarron	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	6 F	1:09.00	$37,150
1983	Pillager	3	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Joseph Manzi	Robert E. Hibbert	6 F	1:09.80	$38,250
1982	Unpredictable	3	Eddie Delahoussaye	David LaCroix	Joseph W. LaCroix	6 F	1:10.20	$38,550
1981	Motivity	3	Ron Hansen	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	6 F	1:09.80	$32,000
1980	Rex Imperator	3	Bill Shoemaker	Bud Delp	James A. & Nancy L. Bayard	6 F	1:09.40	$34,150
1979	Crest of the Wave	3	William Rodriguez	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	6 F	1:09.00	$32,400
1978	O Big Al	3	Darrel McHargue	Joseph Manzi	Mildred or Al Ross	6 F	1:09.40	$26,000
1977	Smasher	3	Bill Shoemaker	Jay Robbins	Robbins & Rogers	6 F	1:10.20	$26,450
1976	Sure Fire	3	Carlos E. Lopez Sr.	Bert C. Littrell	Bert C. Littrell	6 F	1:09.60	$19,800
1975	Mr. Paul	3	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Paul Falkenstein	Harold Elkind & Paul Falkenstein	6 F	1:11.00	$22,050
1974	Money Lender	3	Dennis Tierney	Johnny Longden	Hazel Longden	6 F	1:11.40	$20,600
1973	Linda's Chief	3	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Robert J. Frankel	Neil Hellman	6 F	1:11.40	$20,450
1972	MacArthur Park	3	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Tommy Doyle	Mark Three Stable	6 F	1:08.40	$19,500
1971	Tower East	3	Bill Shoemaker	Wayne B. Stucki	Robert J. Sabinske & Leslie A. Stemmons Jr.	6 F	1:13.20	$17,900
1970	Race not held
1969	Mr. Joe F.	3	Merlin Volzke	Carl A. Roles	Mrs. Joseph T. Forno	6 F	1:09.80	$13,700
1968	Don B.	3	Donald Pierce	Lester Holt	Donald B. Wood	6 F	1:09.40	$15,000
1967	Disciplinarian	3	Donald Pierce	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	6 F	1:10.80	$13,700
1966	Port Wine	3	Bill Shoemaker	Robert L. Wheeler	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	6 F	1:10.00	$15,800
1965	Hempen	3	Ismael Valenzuela	Steve Ippolito	Jacnot Stable (Jack R. Hogan)	6 F	1:09.40	$15,150
1964	Real Good Deal	3	Bill Shoemaker	T. R. Scott	Elwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston	6 F	1:10.20	$14,200
1963	Royal Grounded	3	Ismael Valenzuela	Cecil C. Jolly	Royal Oaks Farm & J K Stable	6.5 F	1:17.20	$10,800
1962	Admiral's Voyage	3	Braulio Baeza	Julius E. Tinsley	Fred W. Hooper	6.5 F	1:16.40	$11,150
1961	Captain Fair	3	Donald Pierce	Charles A. Comiskey	Robert S. LeSage	6.5 F	1:16.20	$10,750
1960	New Policy	3	Bill Shoemaker	John H. Adams	Ralph Lowe	6.5 F	1:15.80	$13,100
1959	Race not held
1958	Aliwar	3	Ralph Neves	Noble Threewitt	Warner Ranch	6.5 F	1:16.40	$10,300
1957	Buford	3	Ismael Valenzuela	Willie Alvarado	Earl O. Stice & Sons	6 F	1:09.60	$9,900
1956	Count Chic	3	William Boland	Lloyd A. Lawson	Dino A. Lozzi	7 F	1:23.60	$11,700

• † In 1985 the race was run in January and again in December.

References

1. "Santa Anita Media Guides" (PDF). Santa Anita Park. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
2. "San Miguel Stakes". Equibase Co. LLC. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.