Grade III race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1981 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.santaanita.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$100,000 (since 2021) |
The Providencia Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf course scheduled annually in April at Santa Anita Park. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1981, it has been run at 1+1⁄8 miles for most of its existence. It was run at 1 mile in 2004 and from 2006 to 2009.
In 2008, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II, with its purse increased from $100,000 to $150,000. It has been downgraded to a Grade III again although its purse remains the same.
Speed record:
Margins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref | |
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2024 | Medoro | Antonio Fresu | Peter Eurton | C R K Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.95 | $100,500 | III | [1] | |
2023 | Paris Secret (IRE) | Kazushi Kimura | Philip D'Amato | Strand Beach | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.50 | $100,000 | III | [2] | |
2022 | Cairo Memories | Mike E. Smith | Robert Hess Jr. | David A. Bernsen & Schroeder Farms | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.33 | $100,500 | III | [3] | |
2021 | Going Global (IRE) | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | CYBT, Michael Dubb, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig & Ray Pagano | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.50 | $101,000 | III | [4] | |
2020 | Race not held | |||||||||
2019 | Hostess (GB) | Drayden Van Dyke | Simon Callaghan | John Warren Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.09 | $151,755 | III | [5] | |
2018 | Fatale Bere (FR) | Joel Rosario | Leonard Powell | Benowitz Family Trust, Head of Plains Partners,Mark Mathiesen & Mathilde Powell | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.09 | $151,035 | III | [6] | |
2017 | Sircat Sally | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Joe L. Turner | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.09 | $150,345 | III | [7] | |
2016 | Decked Out | Kent J. Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing & Gene A. Voss | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.72 | $151,380 | III | [8] | |
2015 | Spirit of Xian (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Richard E. Mandella | Ben Keswick | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.10 | $151,750 | III | [9] | |
2014 | Nashoba's Gold | Joseph Talamo | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.06 | $151,250 | III | [10] | |
2013 | Scarlet Strike | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | John Carver, Jerry Hollendorfer & Green Smith | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.52 | $151,250 | III | [11] | |
2012 | Lady of Shamrock | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.80 | $150,000 | III | [12] | |
2011 | Cambina (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Jeff Bonde | Anthony Bilich, Charles Cline, George Schmitt, Dennis Raihill, et al | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.38 | $150,000 | II | [13] | |
2010 | City to City | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | William DeBurgh, Jerry Hollendorfer & Mark DeDomenico | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.16 | $150,000 | II | [14] | |
2009 | Acting Lady | Victor Espinoza | Doug F. O'Neill | Andy Bell & Stephen Russell | 1 mile | 1:34.20 | $150,000 | II | [15] | |
2008 | Missit (IRE) | Victor Espinoza | Ben D. A. Cecil | Three Chimneys Racing | 1 mile | 1:34.91 | $150,000 | II | [16] | |
2007 | Super Freaky | Jon Court | Doug F. O'Neill | Suarez Racing & Alex Venneri | 1 mile | 1:35.59 | $112,600 | III | [17] | |
2006 | Foxysox (GB) | Alex Bisono | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1 mile | 1:34.88 | $109,400 | III | [18] | |
2005 | Berbatim | Alex O. Solis | Richard E. Mandella | Gary & Wendy Broad | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.66 | $111,600 | III | [19] | |
2004 | Ticker Tape (GB) | Kent J. Desormeaux | James M. Cassidy | Jim Ford, Deron Pearson & Jack Sweesy | 1 mile | 1:34.55 | $113,700 | Listed | [20] | |
2003 | § Star Vega (GB) | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Jim Ford, Deron Pearson & John R. Cuchna | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.89 | $150,000 | Listed | [21] | |
2002 | Megahertz (GB) | Alex O. Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Michael Bello | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.34 | $82,500 | [22] | ||
2001 | Dynamous | Victor Espinoza | Robert J. Frankel | Dr. John A. Chandler | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.13 | $81,975 | [23] | ||
2000 | Kumari Continent | David R. Flores | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.97 | $79,650 | [24] | ||
1999 | Sweet Life | Alex O. Solis | Neil D. Drysdale | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.85 | $80,625 | [25] | ||
1998 | Country Garden (GB) | Kent J. Desormeaux | Walter R. Greenman | Edward T. McGrath | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.84 | $81,750 | [26] | ||
1997 | § Famous Digger | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable, et al | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.85 | $75,000 | [27] | ||
1996 | Gastronomical | Kent J. Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | G. Arthur Seelbinder | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.40 | $77,880 | [28] | ||
1995 | Artica | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Mike Harrington | Robert E. Resoff | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.36 | $80,475 | [29] | ||
1994 | Fancy 'n Fabulous | Alex O. Solis | Donald Warren | Ellwood W. & Judy Johnston & Marjorie Stonebraker | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.02 | $81,450 | [30] | ||
1993 | On the Catwalk (IRE) | Eddie Delahoussaye | Rodney Rash | Mary Jones Bradley | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.35 | $80,400 | [31] | ||
1992 | Miss Turkana | Antonio Lopez Castanon | Gary F. Jones | Saron Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.32 | $81,225 | [32] | ||
1991 | Fantastic Ways | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.40 | $83,175 | [33] | ||
1990 | Materco | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mark MacDonald | William R. Hawn | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.40 | $82,650 | [34] | ||
1989 | Formidable Lady | Gary L. Stevens | Joseph Manzi | Fast Friends Stable, et al | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.60 | $83,100 | [35] | ||
1988 | Pattern Step | Chris McCarron | Charles E. Whittingham | Evergreen Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.00 | $81,750 | [36] | ||
1987 | Some Sensation | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Donald Warren | Ellwood W. & Judy Johnston, Harold Meloth, et al | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.20 | $64,950 | [37] | ||
1986 | Miraculous | Gary L. Stevens | Charles E. Whittingham | Mary Jones Bradley | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.80 | $65,350 | [38] | ||
1985 | Soft Dawn | Bill Shoemaker | Willard L. Proctor | William R. Hawn | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.60 | $64,850 | [39] | ||
1984 | Class Play | Laffit Pincay Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.20 | $64,850 | [40] | ||
1983 | Spruce Song | Sandy Hawley | Gary F. Jones | Elmendorf Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.40 | $66,800 | [41] | ||
1982 | § Phaedra | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Stephen A. DiMauro | Happy Valley Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.00 | $66,800 | [42] | ||
1981 | Flying Baton | Terry Lipham | Terry Knight | Surf and Turf Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.60 | $56,550 | [43] |
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry