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San Vicente Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1935

Surface
  
Dirt

Distance
  
1,408 m

Website
  
www.santaanita.com/

Track
  
Left-handed

Purse
  
200,000 USD

Location
  
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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The San Vicente Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park. A Grade II event, the race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and currently carries a purse of $200,000.

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Inaugurated in 1935 as the San Vicente Handicap, it was open to older horses until 1937. The race was run as a handicap event from 1935 until 1941, 1945 through 1948, 1956 through 1958, and 1960 through 1965. There was no race held from 1942 until 1944, 1949 until 1951, and again in 1970.

In 1952 and 1953 the race was restricted to colts and geldings.

Since inception, it has been run at various distances:

  • 6 furlongs : 1935-1936, 1952–54
  • 7 furlongs : 1937-1939, 1949–1951, 1955 to present
  • 1 mile : 1940-46
  •  1 1⁄16 miles : 1947-1948

    • Louis B. Mayer's U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly, Busher, won this race against males in 1945. The filly, Hubble Bubble, won in 1947. In 2009 Evita Argentina became the third filly to win this race in 68 runnings.

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    Records

    Speed record:

  • 1:20.01 - Georgie Boy (2008) (synthetic surface)
  • 1:21.00 - Ancient Title (1973) (dirt)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 8 - Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1980)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 9 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Rex C. Ellsworth (1947, 1955, 1956)

    • References

    San Vicente Stakes Wikipedia
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