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American Stakes
Grade III race
Location
Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, USA
(moved from the shuttered Hollywood Park Racetrack
Inglewood, California, United States)
Inaugurated 1938
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Santa Anita Park
Race information
Distance 1 18 miles (9 furlongs) until 2010, now 8 furlongs
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds & up
Weight Assigned
Purse $100,000

The American Stakes, previously the American Handicap, is an American Thoroughbred horse race. It is now held at Santa Anita Park in the middle of May. It is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one mile on the turf. A Grade III event, it currently carries a purse of $100,000.


It was originally run near the end of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California until that track was closed in 2013. In 2011, the distance was shortened to one mile from nine furlongs.


South African import Colorado King equalled the then-current world record for ​1 18 miles in winning the 1964 edition.




Contents






  • 1 Records


  • 2 Winners since 1999


  • 3 Earlier winners


  • 4 External links





Records


Speed record:



  • 1:45.60 Clever Song (1987) (for one mile)

  • 1:32.26 Pee Wee Reese (IRE) (2017) at present distance



Winners since 1999
































































































































































































Year

Winner

Age

Jockey

Trainer

Owner

Time


2018
What A View
7

Stewart Elliot
Kenneth D. Black
Finish Line Racing, LLC, The Elwood Johnston Trust and Taste of Victory Stables
1:33.80

2017
Pee Wee Reese
4

Joe Talamo
Philip D'Amato
Nicholas B. Alexander
1:32.26

2016
Home Run Kitten
5

Joe Talamo
David E. Hofmans
Rockingham Ranch
1:35.30

2015

Bal a Bali (BRZ)
5

Flavien Prat

Richard E. Mandella
Fox Hill Farms/Sienna Farms
1:35.69

2014

Obviously (IRE)
6

Joe Talamo
Phil D'Amato
Fanticola/Scardino
1:33.39

2013

Obviously (IRE)
5

Julien Leparoux

Neil D. Drysdale

Pandora Stud
1:32.95

2012

Wilkinson
4

Martin A. Pedroza

Jeff Mullins
Edward K. Gaylord II
1:33.37

2011

Ryehill Dreamer
5

Joe Talamo

Julio Canani
Marsha Naify
1:33.55

2010

Global Hunter
7

Joel Rosario

A C Avila
L-Bo Racing/Pyle
1:48.00

2009
Monterey Jazz
5

Tyler Baze

Craig Dollase
A&R Stables/Class Racing Stable
1:46.11

2008
Whatsthescript
4

Isaias Enriquez

John W. Sadler
Tommy Town Thb. LLC
1:46.34

2007
Out of Control
4

Michael Baze

Robert J. Frankel
Stud TNT
1:46.89

2006

The Tin Man
8

Victor Espinoza

Richard Mandella
Aury & Ralph E. Todd
1:46.24

2005
Whilly
4

Felipe Martinez

Doug F. O'Neill
Triple B Farms
1:46.30

2004
Bayamo
5

David Flores

Julio C. Canani

Prestonwood Farm
1:46.60

2003

Candy Ride
4

Gary Stevens

Ron McAnally

Sidney & Jenny Craig
1:46.20

2002

The Tin Man
4

Mike E. Smith

Richard Mandella
Aury & Ralph E. Todd
1:46.82

2001
Takarian
6

Garrett Gomez

C. Beau Greely
Columbine Stable et al.
1:48.19

2000
Dark Moondancer
5

Chris McCarron

Ron McAnally

Charles Cella
1:46.74

1999
Takarian
4

Garrett Gomez

C. Beau Greely
Columbine Stable et al.
1:47.37


Earlier winners


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  • 1998 - Magellan

  • 1997 - El Angelo

  • 1996 - Labeeb

  • 1995 - Silver Wizard

  • 1994 - Blue Traveller

  • 1993 - Toussaud

  • 1992 - Man From Eldorado

  • 1991 - Tight Spot

  • 1990 - Classic Fame

  • 1989 - Mister Wonderful

  • 1988 - Skip Out Front

  • 1987 - Clever Song

  • 1986 - Al Mamoon

  • 1985 - Tsunami Slew

  • 1984 - Bel Bolide

  • 1983 - John Henry

  • 1982 - Spence Bay

  • 1981 - Bold Tropic

  • 1980 - Bold Tropic

  • 1979 - Smoggy

  • 1978 - Effervescing

  • 1977 - Hunza Dancer

  • 1976 - King Pellinore

  • 1975 - Montmartre

  • 1974 - Plunk

  • 1973 - Kentuckian

  • 1972 - Buzkashi

  • 1971 - Ack Ack

  • 1970 - Fiddle Isle

  • 1969 - Poleax †

  • 1969 - Figonero

  • 1968 - Pink Pigeon

  • 1967 - Pretense

  • 1966 - Travel Orb

  • 1965 - Native Diver

  • 1964 - Colorado King

  • 1963 - Dr. Kacy

  • 1962 - Prove It

  • 1961 - Prince Blessed

  • 1960 - Prize Host

  • 1959 - Hillsdale

  • 1958 - How Now

  • 1957 - Find

  • 1956 - Swaps

  • 1955 - Alidon

  • 1954 - Rejected

  • 1953 - Royal Serenade

  • 1952 - Admiral Drake

  • 1951 - Citation

  • 1950 - Noor

  • 1949 - Double Jay

  • 1948 - Stepfather

  • 1947 - Burning Dream

  • 1946 - Quick Reward

  • 1945 - Bull Reigh

  • 1944 - Paperboy

  • 1943 - No race

  • 1942 - No race

  • 1941 - Mioland

  • 1940 - Viscounty

  • 1939 - Kayak II

  • 1938 - Ligaroti



  • 1969: Run in two divisions.


External links


  • The 2008 American Handicap at the NTRA



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