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El Encino Stakes

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El Encino Stakes
Discontinued Grade 2 Stakes race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California
Inaugurated1954
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance1+116 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-year-old Fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$150,000

The El Encino Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1954 and 2011 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old fillies, it was raced over a distance of 1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs) on the synthetic Cushion Track surface. A Grade 2 event, it last offered a purse of $150,000

Part of Santa Anita Park's La Cañada Series of races, the El Encino Stakes was open to newly turning/turned 4-year-old fillies. Run at an increasing distance, the series began with the Grade I La Brea Stakes at 7 furlongs at the end of December followed by the El Encino Stakes at 1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs) in mid January, then the Grade 2 La Cañada Stakes at 1+18 miles (9 furlongs) in mid February. Created in 1975, only three fillies have ever won the series: Taisez Vous (1978), Mitterand (1985), and Got Koko (2003). The Santa Anita Park counterpart for male horses is the Strub Series.

Prior to 1976, the race was open to horses of either sex aged four and up.

The El Encino was inaugurated in 1954 as a handicap race on dirt at 1+116 miles. From 1955 through 1957 it was raced on turf at a distance of 1+14 miles after which it was suspended until 1968 when it returned as a 1+116 miles claiming stakes. There was no race in 1970 but returned the following year. In 1974 and 1975 it was modified to a distance 1+18 miles before being changed permanently in 1976 to 1+116 miles and restricted to four-year-old fillies.

Records

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Speed record 1:40.61 @ 1+116 miles): Zenyatta (2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time Win $ Gr.
2011 Always a Princess 4 Rafael Bejarano Bob Baffert Arnold Zetcher 1-1/16 m 1:41.47 $90,000 G2
2010 Pretty Unusual 4 Chantal Sutherland Barry Abrams M. Auerbach, LLC, Marie Goda, Jack Klugman 1-1/16 m 1:43.72 $90,000 G2
2009 Life Is Sweet 4 Garrett K. Gomez John Shirreffs Pam & Martin Wygod 1-1/16 m 1:41.30 $90,000 G2
2008 Zenyatta 4 David Flores John Shirreffs Ann & Jerry Moss 1-1/16 m 1:40.61 $90,000 G2
2007 Sugar Shake 4 David R. Flores Robert J. Frankel Stronach Stables 1-1/16 m 1:43.70 $90,000 G2
2006 Proposed 4 Pat Valenzuela John Shirreffs Pam & Martin Wygod 1-1/16 m 1:44.32 $90,000 G2
2005 Girl Warrior 4 Victor Espinoza Neil D. Drysdale Anthony Speelman 1-1/16 m 1:42.76 $90,000 G2
2004 Victory Encounter 4 Mike E. Smith John W. Sadler Tom Mankiewicz 1-1/16 m 1:42.52 $90,000 G2
2003 Got Koko 4 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Aase Headley & Paul Leung 1-1/16 m 1:42.25 $90,000 G2
2002 Affluent 4 Ed Delahoussaye Ron McAnally Janis R. Whitham 1-1/16 m 1:42.60 $90,000 G2
2001 Chilukki 4 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Stonerside Stable 1-1/16 m 1:42.55 $90,000 G2
2000 Olympic Charmer 4 Chris McCarron Ron McAnally Deborah McAnally 1-1/16 m 1:42.71 $97,470 G2
1999 Manistique 4 Gary Stevens John Shirreffs 505 Farms 1-1/16 m 1:43.10 $90,000 G2
1998 Fleet Lady 4 Garrett K. Gomez Jerry Hollendorfer Golden Eagle Farm 1-1/16 m 1:43.04 $96,840 G2
1997 Belle's Flag 4 Corey Nakatani Darrell Vienna Ernest Auerbach 1-1/16 m 1:41.61 $82,650 G2
1996 Jewel Princess 4 Alex Solis Wallace Dollase Martha J. & Richard J. Stephen 1-1/16 m 1:41.94 $78,800 G2
1995 Klassy Kim 4 Kent Desormeaux Melvin F. Stute Bill M. Thomas 1-1/16 m 1:42.43 $61,400 G2
1994 Supah Gem 4 Corey Nakatani Wallace Dollase Martha Perez & Richard Stephen 1-1/16 m 1:41.33 $64,500 G2
1993 Pacific Squall 4 Chris McCarron J. Paco Gonzalez McCaffery & Toffan 1-1/16 m 1:45.67 $63,900 G2
1992 Exchange 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. William Spawr Sidney H. Craig 1-1/16 m 1:43.32 $67,000 G2
1991 A Wild Ride 4 Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm 1-1/16 m 1:42.40 $63,500 G2
1990 Akinemod 4 Gary Stevens Jerry M. Fanning El Rancho de Jaklin 1-1/16 m 1:41.20 $62,900 G2
1989 Goodbye Halo 4 Pat Day Charles Whittingham Alex Campbell Jr. & Arthur B. Hancock III 1-1/16 m 1:41.80 $60,200 G3
1988 By Land By Sea 4 Fernando Toro Gary F. Jones Jayeff "B" Stable & Gary F. Jones 1-1/16 m 1:41.60 $64,300 G3
1987 Seldom Seen Sue 4 Bill Shoemaker Gary F. Jones Christopher Drakos, Issac F. Fredrick, John D. Howard 1-1/16 m 1:43.00 $61,850 G3
1986 Lady's Secret 4 Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas Joyce F. Klein 1-1/16 m 1:41.80 $65,850 G3
1985 Mitterand 4 Ed Delahoussaye Randy Winick Silver Star Stable & Randy Winick 1-1/16 m 1:42.00 $61,600 G3
1984 Lovlier Linda 4 Bill Shoemaker Willard L. Proctor William R. Hawn 1-1/16 m 1:42.00 $51,250 G3
1983 Beautiful Glass 4 Chris McCarron Gary F. Jones Golden Eagle Farm 1-1/16 m 1:41.20 $50,550 G3
1982 Edge 4 Cash Asmussen Willard L. Proctor William Haggin Perry 1-1/16 m 1:41.20 $68,000 G3
1981 Princess Karenda 4 Ed Delahoussaye Gene Cleveland William S. Farish III & Warner L. Jones Jr. 1-1/16 m 1:42.00 $49,650 G3
1980 It's In The Air 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1-1/16 m 1:41.20 $38,750 G3
1979 B. Thoughtful 4 Donald R. Pierce Robert L. Wheeler Mrs. Walter Haefner 1-1/16 m 1:41.60 $38,250
1978 Taisez Vous 4 Donald R. Pierce Robert L. Wheeler Vernon D. & Ann Eachus 1-1/16 m 1:41.80 $30,200
1977 Woodsome 4 Mark Sellers Stephen A. DiMauro Robert E. Sangster 1-1/16 m 1:42.20 $27,450
1976 Fascinating Girl 4 Sandy Hawley A. Thomas Doyle Golden Eagle Farm 1-1/16 m 1:42.40 $18,850
1975 Triggairo 6 Donald R. Pierce John Coffee Roy Rogers 1-1/8 m 1:49.40 $19,700
1974 Wild World 5 Bill Shoemaker Robert J. Frankel Marion R. Frankel 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $18,150
1973 Class A 5 Dennis Tierney Farrell W. Jones Cossack Farm 1-1/16 m 1:44.60 $18,950
1972 Thorn 4 Johnny Sellers Pancho Martin Sigmund Sommer 1-1/16 m 1:42.00 $19,550
1971 Efa 5 Donald R. Pierce Gordon C. Campbell R. G. "Bob" Shaw 1-1/16 m 1:41.80 $16,900
1970 Race not held
1969 Gene's Dancer 4 Earlie Fires J. Bert Sonnier Verna Lea Farm (Gene Goff) 1-1/16 m 1:43.40 $15,200
1968 Hill Shine 4 Álvaro Pineda William B. Finnegan El Peco Ranch 1-1/16 m 1:42.60 $14,650
1958 - 1967 Race not held
1957 Blue Volt 8 Bill Shoemaker Edward D. Cox Altandor Stable (Albert Yank) & Edward D. Cox 1-1/4 m (t) 2:07.40 $14,150
1956 Free Stride 4 Rogelio Trejos C. Ralph West M/M Bert W. Martin 1-1/4 m (t) 2:00.40 $14,350
1955 Surgente 6 Rogelio Trejos G. M. Small Argentine Turf Stable 1-1/4 m (t) 2:04.00 $15,400
1954 Dixie Lad 5 Eddie Arcaro Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1-1/16 m 1:43.40 $10,950
*In 1998, I Ain't Bluffing won the race but was disqualified and set back to third.
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