Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes

Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes
Grade II race
Location	Santa Anita Park; Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1935 (as San Antonio Handicap)
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	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Allowance
Purse	$200,000 (2023)

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

Speed record:

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

Most wins:

2 - Gun Bow (1964, 1965)
2 - Gentlemen (1997, 1998)
2 - Game On Dude (2012, 2013)
2- Hoppertunity (2016, 2017)
2- Gift Box (2018,2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

7 - Bill Shoemaker (1951, 1953, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1985)

Most wins by a trainer:

7 - Bob Baffert (2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022)
7 - Richard Mandella (1984, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006)

Most wins by an owner:

4 - Calumet Farm (1950, 1951, 1954, 1990)

Winners

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

^ "San Antonio Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ 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.
^ Andersen, Steve (21 November 2024). "Santa Anita drops 11 stakes, cuts other stakes purses". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "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.

The 2009 San Antonio Handicap at the NTRA

[EquibaseProfile-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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