Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes

Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes
Grade II race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated1935
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightAllowance
Purse$200,000 (2023)[1]

The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run at 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt, the race is for horses aged three and upward and carries a purse of $200,000.

The race was inaugurated in 1935 as the San Antonio Handicap. It has been a Grade II event since 1990, and was changed from handicap to allowance conditions in 2011. The race was traditionally run in February and was frequently used as a prep race for the Santa Anita Handicap. In 2017 the race was run once in February, and then again on December 26 (opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meet) to serve as a prep race for the Pegasus World Cup.[2]

In November 2024 Santa Anita renamed the race in honor of Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr., who won the San Antonio five times over three decades.[3][4]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:46.20 – Vigors (1978)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:42.55 – Hoppertunity (2017)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes
2024
San Antonio Stakes
2023 Newgrange 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Philip D'Amato David A. Bernsen LLC, Little Red Feather Racing & Rockingham Ranch 1:42.79
2022 Country Grammer 5 Frankie Dettori Bob Baffert Zedan Racing, WinStar Farm & Commonwealth Thoroughbreds 1:43.45
2021 Express Train 4 Victor Espinoza John Shirreffs C R K Stable 1:44.82
2020 Kiss Today Goodbye 3 Mike E. Smith J. Eric Kruljac John Sondereker 1:43.37
2019 Gift Box 6 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Hronis Racing 1:42.73
2018 Gift Box 5 Joel Rosario John W. Sadlerowell Hronis Racing 1:43.88
2017 (December) Giant Expectations 4 Gary Stevens Peter Eurton Exline- Border Racing, Gatto Racing & Garrett Zubok 1:43.07
2017 (February) Hoppertunity 6 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Watson/Pegram/Weitman 1:42.55
2016 Hoppertunity 5 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Watson/Pegram/Weitman 1:48.47
2015 Shared Belief 4 Mike E. Smith Jerry Hollendorfer Jungle Racing 1:48.45
2014 Blingo 5 Aaron Gryder John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 1:47.95
2013 Game On Dude 6 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Diamond Pride/Lanni Family Trust 1:47.53
2012 Game On Dude 5 Chantal Sutherland Bob Baffert Diamond Pride/Lanni Family Trust/Mercedes Stable/Schiappa 1:46.88
2011 Gladding 4 Rafael Bejarano John W. Sadler C R K Stable 1:48.00
San Antonio Handicap
2010 Richard's Kid 5 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Zabeel Racing International 1:49.05
2009 Magnum 8 Joel Rosario Darrell Vienna Bill & Donna Mae Herrick 1:49.14
2008 Well Armed 5 Aaron Gryder Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm 1:47.73
2007 Molengao 6 Garrett Gomez Paulo Lobo Stud TNT 1:48.67
2006 Spellbinder 5 Martin Pedroza Richard Mandella Ann & Jerry Moss 1:48.84
2005 Lundy's Liability 5 David Flores Robert J. Frankel Stud TNT/Mary Slack 1:49.05
2004 Pleasantly Perfect 6 Alex Solis Richard Mandella Diamond A Racing 1:47.25
2003 Congaree 5 Jerry Bailey Bob Baffert Stonerside Stable 1:47.60
2002 Redattore 7 Alex Solis Richard Mandella Luiz A. Taunay 1:48.66
2001 Guided Tour 5 Larry Melancon Niall O'Callaghan Morton Fink 1:48.26
2000 Budroyale 7 Garrett Gomez Ted H. West Jeffrey Sengara 1:48.70
1999 Free House 5 Chris McCarron J. Paco Gonzalez McCaffery & Toffan 1:48.54
1998 Gentlemen (ARG) 6 Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Randall D. Hubbard 1:47.60
1997 Gentlemen (ARG) 5 Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Randall D. Hubbard 1:47.38
1996 Alphabet Soup 5 Chris Antley David Hofmans Ridder Stable 1:49.96
1995 Best Pal 7 Chris McCarron Richard Mandella Golden Eagle Farm 1:47.43
1994 The Wicked North 5 Kent Desormeaux David Bernstein Philip Hersh 1:47.48
1993 Marquetry 6 Ed Delahoussaye Robert J. Frankel M. Engleson/R. Frankel 1:48.96
1992 Ibero 5 Alex Solis Ron McAnally I. Pavlovsky/F. Whitham 1:47.05
1991 Farma Way 4 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Quarter B. Farm 1:47.20
1990 Criminal Type 5 Alex Solis D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm 1:49.00
1989 Super Diamond 9 Laffit Pincay Jr. Edwin J. Gregson Roland & Ramona Sahm 1:48.80
1988 Judge Angelucci 5 Ed Delahoussaye Charles Whittingham Olin B. Gentry 1:48.60
1987 Bedside Promise 5 Gary Stevens Robert L. Martin Jawl Brothers 1:47.20
1986 Hatim 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. John Gosden Juddmonte Farms 1:47.40
1985 Lord At War 5 Bill Shoemaker Charles Whittingham Peter Perkins (L) 1:48.20
1984 Poley 5 Chris McCarron Richard Mandella Bretzfield & Oliver 1:48.00
1983 Bates Motel 4 Terry Lipham John Gosden J. Getty Phillips/M. Riordan 1:47.00
1982 Score Twenty Four 5 Pat Valenzuela James Jordan Score Stable/Purner Jr. 1:47.80
1981 Flying Paster 5 Chris McCarron Gordon C. Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 1:46.60
1980 Beau's Eagle 4 Donald Pierce Larry Rose Relatively Stable 1:48.40
1979 Tiller 5 Angel Cordero Jr. David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1:47.00
1978 Vigors 5 Darrel McHargue Larry J. Sterling William R. Hawn 1:46.20
1977 Ancient Title 7 Sandy Hawley Keith L. Stucki Ethel Kirkland 1:47.80
1976 Lightning Mandate 5 Angel Cordero Jr. Gary F. Jones Golden Eagle Farm, et al. 1:48.20
1975 Cheriepe 5 Angel Santiago W. Preston King Camijo Stable 1:46.80
1974 Prince Dantan 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Pancho Martin Sigmund Sommer 1:47.60
1973 Kennedy Road 5 Donald Pierce Charles Whittingham Helen G. Stollery 1:47.60
1972 Unconscious 4 Angel Cordero Jr. John G. Canty Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. 1:47.40
1971 Ack Ack 5 Bill Shoemaker Charles Whittingham Forked Lightning Ranch 1:47.00
1970 Dewan 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1:47.60
1969 Praise Jay 5 Miguel Yanez William C. Holmes John M. Hudspeth 1:49.60
1968 Rising Market 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Ted Saladin M/M Bert W. Martin 1:48.40
1967 Pretense 4 Bill Shoemaker Charles Whittingham Llangollen Farm 1:48.60
1966 Hill Rise 5 Manuel Ycaza William B. Finnegan El Peco Ranch 1:47.00
1965 Gun Bow 5 Manuel Ycaza Edward A. Neloy Gedney Farms 1:47.80
1964 Gun Bow 4 Bill Shoemaker Edward A. Neloy Gedney Farms 1:47.40
1963 Physician 6 Donald Pierce Lynne A. Boice Lynne A. Boice 1:51.00
1962 Olden Times 4 Alex Maese Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth 1:53.60
1961 American Comet 5 Willie Harmatz Marty L. Fallon C. W. Smith Ent., Inc. 1:48.60
1960 Bagdad 4 Bill Shoemaker Joseph S. Dunn Howard B. Keck 1:48.20
1959 Bug Brush 4 Angel Valenzuela Robert L. Wheeler C. V. Whitney 1:46.40
1958 Round Table 4 Bill Shoemaker William Molter Kerr Stable 1:46.80
1957 Terrang 4 Ismael Valenzuela Carl A. Roles Poltex Stable 1:47.40
1956 Mister Gus 5 William Boland Charles Whittingham Llangollen Farm 1:49.00
1955 Gigantic 4 Roy Lumm J. Frank Laboyne Joe W. Brown 1:48.40
1954 Mark-Ye-Well 5 Eddie Arcaro Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1:52.00
1953 Trusting 5 Bill Shoemaker Joseph S. Dunn Mrs. Rea Warner 1:49.20
1952 Phil D. 4 Raymond York James Jordan Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Martin 1:49.80
1951 All Blue 4 Bill Shoemaker Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1:49.40
1950 Ponder 4 Steve Brooks Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1:50.20
1949 Dinner Gong 4 Jack Westrope Frank E. Childs Abe Hirschberg 1:49.60
1948 Talon 6 Eddie Arcaro Horatio Luro Richard N. Ryan 1:49.40
1947 El Lobo 6 William Bailey Stuart Hamblen Stuart Hamblen 1:49.20
1946 First Fiddle 7 Johnny Longden Edward Mulrenan Mrs. Edward Mulrenan 1:50.00
1941 Mioland 4 Leon Haas Tom Smith Charles S. Howard 1:45.40
1940 Seabiscuit 7 Red Pollard Tom Smith Charles S. Howard 1:42.40
1939 Whichcee 5 Basil James Darrell Cannon Austin C. Taylor 1:49.40
1938 Aneroid 5 Charles Rosengarten Dion K. Kerr John A. Manfuso 1:50.00
1937 Rosemont 5 Harry Richards Richard E. Handlen William du Pont Jr. 1:50.20
1936 Time Supply 5 Tommy Luther Carl A. Roles Frank A. Carreaud 1:49.40
1935 Head Play 5 Charlie Kurtsinger J. Thomas Taylor Suzanne Mason 1:52.40

References

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  1. ^ "San Antonio Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ Tierney, Mike (26 December 2017). "Gary Stevens rides one long shot to victory at Santa Anita, nearly wins with another". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ Andersen, Steve (21 November 2024). "Santa Anita drops 11 stakes, cuts other stakes purses". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Santa Anita announces 2024-25 stakes schedule; Dec. 26 opening day features six stakes including newly named Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes" (Press release). Arcadia, CA: Santa Anita Park. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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