Desert Stormer Handicap
| Ungraded stakes race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA (relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Cushion Track synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $75,000 added |
The Desert Stormer Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California (relocated in 2014 from Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California). Raced on Cushion Track synthetic dirt at a distance of six furlongs, it is open to horses age three and older. It has been a non-graded stakes since its downgrading after the 2005 Grade III edition.
The race is named for Desert Stormer, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:08.09 - Go Go (2001)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Ed Delahoussaye (1998, 1999, 2001)
- 3 - Mike E. Smith (2005, 2009, 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Richard Mandella (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Bob Baffert (2006, 2011)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Amaranth | 4 | William Antongeorgi III | O. J. Jauregui | Highland Yard | 1:09.42 |
| 2014 | Sagebrush Queen | 4 | Edwin Maldonado | Jorge Gutierrez | Konecne/Mattei | 1:09.75 |
| 2013 | Include Me Out | 5 | Joe Talamo | Ron Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:10.32 |
| 2012 | Turbulent Descent | 4 | David Flores | Mike Puype | Blinkers On Racing Stable | 1:09.25 |
| 2011 | Irish Gypsy | 5 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram/John G. Sikura | 1:09.67 |
| 2010 | Free Flying Soul | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Bruce Headley | Marsha Naify | 1:09.10 |
| 2009 | Coco Belle | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Mr & Mrs Jerome S Moss | 1:08.35 |
| 2008 | Ashley's Kitty | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Ted H. West | Oak West Farm | 1:09.01 |
| 2007 | Selvatica | 6 | David Flores | Julio C. Canani | Marsha Naify | 1:09.58 |
| 2006 | My Miss Storm | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Ed Friendly | 1:09.44 |
| 2005 | Puxa Saco | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Jenine Sahadi | Richard Rowan | 1:09.79 |
| 2004 | Coconut Girl | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Paul Aguirre | JFP Investments, Inc. | 1:08.91 |
| 2003 | Madame Pietra | 6 | Pat Valenzuela | Howard Zucker | Carl H. Grether | 1:09.71 |
| 2002 | Slewsbox | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Chuck Peery | L. Dunham/J.Gardipee | 1:09.57 |
| 2001 | Go Go | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Warren Stute | Thomas & Thomas Racing | 1:08.09 |
| 2000 | Theresa's Tizzy | 6 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Noble Threewitt | Noble Threewitt | 1:09.30 |
| 1999 | A P Assay | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | J. Paco Gonzalez | J. Toffan/T. McCaffery | 1:08.69 |
| 1998 | Corona Lake | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard Mandella | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:14.71 |
| 1997 | Advancing star | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | John C. Mabee | 1:14.21 |
References
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