The Las Flores Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In 2015, due to the 2013 closing of Hollywood Park Racetrack and extensive rescheduling, the race was run in early March. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, the Grade III event is contested on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt over a distance of six and one half furlongs.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1951 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, Four Years Old & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 (2014) |
Until 2008 the race was run at a distance of six furlongs.
Inaugurated in 1951 as the Las Flores Handicap the event was run for three-year-olds and up from 1951 through 1959, for four-year-olds and up from January 1960, 1972, 1975, 1981 through 1987, and again in 1989, and for all ages December 1972, 1973 and 1979. It was run in January and December 1960, 1972, 1977 and 1987, in December 1960 through 1970, and December 1977, 1978 and 1987.
The Las Flores Handicap was run in two divisions in 1963. There was no race in 1953, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1980 or 1988.
In 2022 the race was run twice. Once in March and again in December.
Records
editSpeed record:
- 1:14.12 – Tiz Elemental (2008) (at previous distance of 6.5 furlongs)
- 1:08.02 – Ema Bovary (2004) (at present distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins:
- 2 – Chop House (1963, 1964)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966)
- 5 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1970, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1999)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – Bob Baffert (2006, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Fred W. Hooper (1961, 1991)
- 2 – M/M Bert W. Martin (1963, 1964)
- 2 – Bernard J. Ridder (1972, 1977)
- 2 – Siegel family (1990, 1992)
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lady T | 3 | Victor Espinoza | John Shereffs | Jerome S. Moss and Tina Moss | 1:09:65 |
| 2022 | Edgeway | 5 | Juan J. Hernandez | John Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC | 1:10:22 |
| 2021 | Gamine | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Peterson | 1:09:52 |
| 2019 | Danuska's My Girl | 5 | Geovanni Franco | Jerry Hollendorfer | Bad Boy Racing LLC | 1:10.23 |
| 2018 | Selcourt | 4 | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler | Keith Abrahams, Medallion Racing, and Sandra Lazaruk | 1:09.60 |
| 2017 | Pretty N Cool | 4 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram | 1:10.45 |
| 2016 | Fantastic Style | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1:08.79 |
| 2015 | Harlington's Rose | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Steve Knapp | Halasz/Johnson/Newhart et al. | 1:09.64 |
| 2014 | Judy the Beauty | 5 | John Velazquez | Wesley A. Ward | Wesley A. Ward | 1:08.22 |
| 2013 | Rumor | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Richard Mandella | Bass/Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider | 1:15.44 |
| 2012 | Izzy Rules | 5 | Edwin Maldonado | Jeff Bonde | George & Mary Clare Schmitt | 1:14.59 |
| 2011 | Gilded Gem | 5 | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds & Serengeti Stable | 1:15.22 |
| 2010 | Mona de Momma | 4 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Michael Talla | 1:14.50 |
| 2009 | Sweet August Moon | 4 | Aaron Gryder | Brian Koriner | Legacy Ranch/Shirley MacPherson | 1:15.21 |
| 2008 | Tiz Elemental | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1:14.12 |
| 2007 | Hello Lucky | 5 | Michael Baze | Eric Guillot | Southern Equine Stable | 1:09.34 |
| 2006 | Behaving Badly | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Hal & Patti Earnhardt | 1:09.09 |
| 2005 | Miss Terrible | 6 | Alex Solis | Bradley Ross | Carol & Charles Hammersmith | 1:09.47 |
| 2004 | Ema Bovary | 5 | Roberto Gonzalez | Larry Ross | R. T. Beal & L. Ramsey | 1:08.02 |
| 2003 | Spring Meadow | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Robert B. Hess Jr. | Fog City Stable | 1:10.20 |
| 2002 | Above Perfection | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Darrell Vienna | David & Rita Milch | 1:08.65 |
| 2001 | Go Go | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Warren Stute | Thomas & Thomas Racing | 1:08.83 |
| 2000 | Show Me The Stage | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Eric Guillot | Cain, Guillot & LeBlanc | 1:08.54 |
| 1999 | Enjoy the Moment | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Bill Spawr | Farfellow Farms Ltd. | 1:08.55 |
| 1998 | Funallover | 4 | Alex Solis | Gene K. White | Ford, Garrettson, et al. | 1:09.10 |
| 1997 | Our Summer Bid | 5 | Jose Silva | Sam Scolamieri | Scolamieri & Woolery | 1:09.15 |
| 1996 | Igotrhythm | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann (L) | 1:08.88 |
| 1995 | Desert Stormer | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Fabio Nor | Joanne H. Nor | 1:08.49 |
| 1994 | Mamselle Bebette | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Jack Van Berg | Big Train Farm | 1:08.32 |
| 1993 | Bountiful Native | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Dan L. Hendricks | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:09.42 |
| 1992 | Forest Fealty | 5 | Martin Pedroza | Brian A. Mayberry | Siegel family | 1:08.87 |
| 1991 | Classic Value | 5 | Gary Stevens | William Cesare | Fred W. Hooper | 1:10.20 |
| 1990 | Stormy But Valid | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Brian A. Mayberry | Siegel family | 1:08.20 |
| 1989 | Very Subtle | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Melvin F. Stute | Ben Rochelle | 1:08.60 |
| 1987 | Flying Julia | 4 | Frank Olivares | Donn Luby | James Marino | 1:10.20 |
| 1987 | Pine Tree Lane | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | L. Don Mathis | 1:09.80 |
| 1986 | Baroness Direct | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | John Gosden | Shirley H. Taylor | 1:08.40 |
| 1985 | Foggy Nation | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Jack Van Berg | Dayoni, Erickson, et al. | 1:09.60 |
| 1984 | Bara Lass | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Sam E. Stevens | 1:09.40 |
| 1983 | Matching | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Steve Morguelan | Glencrest Farm/Morguelan | 1:09.00 |
| 1982 | Back At Two | 5 | Chris McCarron | Gordon C. Campbell | Mrs. Douglas Carver | 1:12.40 |
| 1981 | Shine High | 5 | Terry Lipham | Darrell Vienna | Star View Farm | 1:08.60 |
| 1979 | Terlingua | 3 | Darrel McHargue | D. Wayne Lukas | B. Beal & L. French Jr. | 1:08.40 |
| 1978 | Sweet Little Lady | 3 | Darrel McHargue | John W. Fulton | George Steinbrenner | 1:09.00 |
| 1977 | Winter Solstice | 5 | Darrel McHargue | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:11.80 |
| 1977 | My Juliet | 5 | Anthony Black | Eugene Euster | George Weasel Jr. | 1:10.20 |
| 1976 | Just a Kick | 4 | Enrique Munoz | Roger Clapp | Connie M. Ring | 1:09.20 |
| 1975 | Lucky Spell | 4 | Jorge Tejeira | Henry M. Moreno | Burris & Wilder | 1:09.60 |
| 1973 | Sandy Blue | 3 | Donald Pierce | Tommy Doyle | Circle C Ranch & Witt | 1:08.60 |
| 1972 | Chou Croute | 4 | John L. Rotz | Bob G. Dunham | Folsom Farm/Jones Jr. | 1:09.20 |
| 1972 | Crowning Glory | 4 | Jerry Lambert | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:09.00 |
| 1970 | Everything Lovely | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Sid Martin | Colin Campbell | 1:09.20 |
| 1968 | Time To Leave | 3 | Danny Velasquez | John G. Canty | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:10.20 |
| 1967 | Sharp Curve | 3 | Wayne Harris | Lester Holt | Fred Astaire | 1:09.60 |
| 1966 | Natashka | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | William Peterson | George F. Getty II | 1:09.40 |
| 1965 | Poona Queen | 5 | Ismael Valenzuela | Gordon C. Campbell | M/M John J. Elmore | 1:10.00 |
| 1964 | Chop House † | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | Ted Saladin | M/M Bert W. Martin | 1:10.00 |
| 1964 | Affectionately † | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:10.00 |
| 1963 | Chop House | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Ted Saladin | M/M Bert W. Martin | 1:09.60 |
| 1963 | Shimmering Star | 3 | Rudy Campas | George Brent | George Brent | 1:09.80 |
| 1962 | Oil Royalty | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | John R. Gaines | 1:10.00 |
| 1961 | Bright Holly | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | 1:09.80 |
| 1960 | Linita | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Clyde Turk | Corradini & Dorney | 1:10.20 |
| 1960 | Margaretta | 5 | Ismael Valenzuela | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:09.60 |
| 1959 | Bug Brush | 4 | Angel Valenzuela | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1:09.40 |
| 1958 | Ballet Khal | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:10.00 |
| 1957 | Miss Todd | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | Robert L. Wheeler | J. R. Jelks | 1:09.80 |
| 1956 | On The Move | 5 | Don Lewis | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable | 1:10.20 |
| 1955 | Miz Clementine | 4 | Ralph Neves | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:10.00 |
| 1954 | Vicki Blue | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | C. Ralph West | Archie Sneed | 1:09.40 |
| 1952 | Spanish Cream | 4 | Eric Guerin | Allen Drumheller | H. W. Collins | 1:10.60 |
| 1951 | Next Move | 4 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:09.80 |
* † In 1964 there was a Dead heat for first.