San Fernando Stakes

The San Fernando Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old horses, it is contested on at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt. In 2011, Santa Anita returned to dirt racing.

San Fernando Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$150,000

First run in 1952, the San Fernando Stakes is the second leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series.

The race was contested at 1+1⁄8 miles from 1960 to 1997. It was run in two divisions in 1964, 1975, and 1977.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.16 – Air Command (2008) (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
• 1:46.60 – In Excess (at previous distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 8 – Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1975, 1980)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 – Bob Baffert (1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Gedney Farms (1964, 1977)
• 2 – Maxwell Gluck's Elmendorf Farm
• 2 – Jack Kent Cooke (1990, 1994)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2013	Fed Biz	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	Kaleem Shah, Inc	1:42.34
2012	Tapizar	Corey Nakatani	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC	1:41.98
2011	Indian Firewater	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, M. Pegram, Paul Weitman	1:41.53
2010	Papa Clem	Tyler Baze	Gary Stute	Bo Hirsch	1:42.64
2009	Nownownow	Joe Talamo	Patrick L. Biancone	Fab Oak Stable	1:41.45
2008	Air Command	Aaron Gryder	Bob Baffert	Robert N. Clay & Faisal Salm	1:40.16
2007	Awesome Gem	Tyler Baze	Craig Dollase	West Point Thoroughbreds	1:41.90
2006	Unbridled Energy	Garrett Gomez	Richard E. Mandella	Doug Cauthen	1:44.33
2005	Minister Eric	René Douglas	Richard E. Mandella	Diamond A Racing	1:42.14
2004	During	David Flores	Bob Baffert	James McIngvale	1:41.63
2003	Pass Rush	Corey Nakatani	Patrick B. Byrne	Michael Tabor	1:42.97
2002	Western Pride	Garrett Gomez	James K. Chapman	Chapman & McArthur	1:41.30
2001	Tiznow	Chris McCarron	Jay M. Robbins	Michael Cooper, et al.	1:42.05
2000	Saint's Honor	Kent Desormeaux	Craig Dollase	Stephan G. Herold	1:41.94
1999	Dixie Dot Com	David Flores	William Morey Jr.	Chaiken, Chaiken & Heller	1:41.06
1998	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:41.94
1997	Northern Afleet	Chris McCarron	David E. Hofmans	Anderson & Waranch	1:48.59
1996	Helmsman	Chris McCarron	Wallace Dollase	Horizon Stable, Jarvis	1:48.87
1995	Wekiva Springs	Kent Desormeaux	Robert B. Hess Jr.	Donald R. Dizney & English	1:48.59
1994	Zignew	Chris McCarron	Daniel Smithwick	Jack Kent Cooke	1:47.87
1993	Bertrando	Chris McCarron	Robert J. Frankel	505 Farms & Marshall Nahem	1:51.22
1992	Best Pal	Kent Desormeaux	Gary F. Jones	Golden Eagle Farm	1:48.25
1991	In Excess	Gary Stevens	Bruce L. Jackson	Jack J. Munari	1:46.60
1990	Flying Continental	Corey Black	Jay M. Robbins	Jack Kent Cooke	1:47.20
1989	Mi Preferido	Chris McCarron	Laz Barrera	Barrera & Saiden	1:47.40
1988	On the Line	José A. Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:49.00
1987	Variety Road	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Bruce Headley	Kjell H. Qvale	1:49.00
1986	Right Con	Rafael Meza	Melvin F. Stute	William R. Hawn	1:48.40
1985	Precisionist	Chris McCarron	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	1:47.40
1984	Interco	Patrick Valenzuela	Ted West	David I. Sofro	1:48.60
1983	Wavering Monarch	Eddie Delahoussaye	Laz Barrera	Glencrest Farm	1:50.00
1982	It's the One	Walter Guerra	Laz Barrera	Amin Saiden	1:47.60
1981	Doonesbury	Sandy Hawley	Barney Willis	Jones, Roffe, et al.	1:47.00
1980	Spectacular Bid	Bill Shoemaker	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	1:48.00
1979	Radar Ahead	Darrel McHargue	Gary F. Jones	Sidney H. Vail	1:48.00
1978	Text	Fernando Toro	Vincent Clyne	Elmendorf Farm	1:49.40
1977	Kirby Lane	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Laz Barrera	Gedney Farms	1:47.60
1977	Pocket Park	Steve Cauthen	Ron McAnally	Elmendorf Farm	1:48.60
1976	Messenger of Song	Jerry Lambert	Gordon C. Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder	1:48.20
1975	Stardust Mel	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	Marjorie L. Everett	1:48.60
1975	First Back	Jacinto Vásquez	Ron McAnally	Post Time Stable	1:46.80
1974	Ancient Title	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Keith L. Stucki Sr.	Ethel Kirkland	1:47.60
1973	Bicker	Glenn Brogan	Robert Wingfield	Green Thumb Farm Stable	1:48.20
1972	Autobiography (DH)	Eddie Belmonte	Pancho Martin	Sigmund Sommer	1:47.20
1972	Triple Bend (DH)	Donald Pierce	Vance Longden	Frank M. McMahon	1:47.20
1971	Willowick	Eddie Belmonte	Joseph Manzi	Robert E. Hibbert	1:48.80
1970	no race
1969	Cavamore	Eddie Belmonte	Buster Millerick	Mrs. M. Troy Jones	1:49.00
1968	Damascus	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Whiteley Jr.	Edith W. Bancroft	1:48.80
1967	Buckpasser	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	1:48.20
1966	Isle of Greece	Walter Blum	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:48.60
1965	Hill Rise	Donald Pierce	William B. Finnegan	El Peco Ranch	1:48.40
1964	Nevada Battler	Manuel Ycaza	George D. Adams	J. Kel Houssels	1:48.80
1964	Gun Bow	Bill Shoemaker	Edward A. Neloy	Gedney Farms	1:47.80
1963	Crimson Satan	Herb Hinojosa	Charles Kerr	Crimson King Farm	1:47.20
1962	Four-and-Twenty	Johnny Longden	Vance Longden	Alberta Ranches, Ltd.	1:48.80
1961	Prove It	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth	1:47.60
1960	King O'Turf	Angel Valenzuela	Ron McAnally	M/M J. Ross Clark II	1:50.00
1959	Hillsdale	Tommy Barrow	Martin L. Fallon Jr.	Clarence Whitted Smith	1:42.40
1958	Round Table	Bill Shoemaker	William Molter	Kerr Stables	1:42.20
1957	Holandes II	Bill Shoemaker	Bob R. Roberts	Wood, De Benedetti, Roberts	1:43.20
1956	Beau Busher	Jack Westrope	Dale Landers	Sunnyside Stable	1:43.60
1955	Poona II	Bill Shoemaker	Red McDaniel	Helbush Farms	1:40.80
1954	By Zeus	Jack Westrope	William J. Hirsch	Cynthia Lasker	1:49.40
1953	Mark-Ye-Well	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:44.20
1952	Counterpoint	Dave Gorman	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	1:45.20

• † In 1977, Properantes won the 1st division of the race but was disqualified from first to second.
• In 1972 there was a Dead heat for first.

References

• The 2009 San Fernando Stakes at the NTRA