Honeymoon Stakes
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History
The event was inaugurated on 18 May 1952 as the Sea Breeze Stakes and was run at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California before a crowd of 41,369.[1] The event was run over 6 furlongs on the dirt and was won by Tonga in an upset starting at 51-1 defeating Princess Lygia and A Gleam.[1]
The event honors the outstanding California bred mare, Honeymoon who won several races at Hollywood Park including the inaugural running of the Hollywood Oaks in 1946. Honeymoon was also successful at Santa Anita Park winning the 1948 Santa Maria Handicap.
The event was changed to the Honeymoon Stakes in 1956 then the Honeymoon Handicap in 1975.[2]
The event was run in divisions in 1957 and 1965.[2] The event was first run on the turf track in 1973.
The event was a Grade II from 1998 to 2018.[3]
After the closure of the Hollywood Park Racetrack in 2013 the event has been held at Santa Anita Park.[3]
The Honeymoon is a major leading prep race for the Grade I American Oaks run during the first part of July.
Distance
Since inception, the race has been contested at a variety of distances:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles : 1996–1999, 2002–present
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles : 2001
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles : 1971–1995
- 1 mile : 1955–1967, 1970
- 7 furlongs : 1954
- 6 furlongs : 1952–1953
Records
Speed record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 mile – 1:46.37 Going Global (IRE) (2021)
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 mile – 1:40.20 Hot Option (1989)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Eddie Delahoussaye (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Charles E. Whittingham (1967, 1971, 1972, 1982)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Santa Anita Park – Honeymoon Stakes | |||||||||
| 2024 | Circle of Trust | Antonio Fresu | Philip D'Amato | James E. Downey | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.40 | $101,000 | III | [4] |
| 2023 | Selenaia | Joe Bravo | Jonathan Thomas | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Madaket Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.18 | $101,500 | III | [5] |
| 2022 | Cairo Memories | Mike E. Smith | Robert B. Hess Jr. | David A. Bernsen & Schroeder Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.67 | $100,500 | III | [6] |
| 2021 | Going Global (IRE) | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | CYBT, Michael Dubb, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig & Ray Pagano | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.37 | $101,000 | III | [7] |
| 2020 | Laura's Light | Abel Cedillo | Peter Miller | Gary Barber | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.02 | $101,500 | III | [8] |
| 2019 | Lady Prancealot (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Richard Baltas | J. & M. Iavarone, C. & J. Arntz, J. McClanahan & D. Durando | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.08 | $150,702 | III | [9] |
| 2018 | Paved | Gary L. Stevens | Michael W. McCarthy | Ciaglia Racing & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.57 | $200,690 | II | [10] |
| 2017 | Sircat Sally | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Joe Turner | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.92 | $200,345 | II | [11] |
| 2016 | Cheekaboo | Mike E. Smith | Peter Eurton | Sharon Alesia, Mike Burns & Ciaglia Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.86 | $201,380 | II | [12] |
| 2015 | Spanish Queen | Brice Blanc | Richard Baltas | H. Nakkashian, H. Bederian, H. Kamberian | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.24 | $201,000 | II | [13] |
| 2014 | Nashoba's Gold | Joseph Talamo | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.61 | $200,250 | II | [14] |
| At Hollywood Park – Honeymoon Handicap | |||||||||
| 2013 | Sarach | Martin Garcia | Richard E. Mandella | Wertheimer et Frère | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.73 | $150,750 | II | [15] |
| 2012 | My Gi Gi | Rafael Bejarano | Peter Eurton | Dennis Conner, Lloyd DeBruycker & Wade Jacobsen | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.22 | $150,000 | II | [16] |
| 2011 | Sarah's Secret | Rafael Bejarano | Kathy Walsh | Joan Hadley Thoroughbreds & Al & Sandy Kirkwood | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.04 | $150,000 | II | [17] |
| 2010 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy | Tom & Marilyn Braly | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.87 | $150,000 | II | [18] |
| 2009 | Well Monied | Joel Rosario | Howard L. Zucker | Carl T. Grether | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.35 | $150,000 | II | [19] |
| 2008 | Misty Ocean | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jim H. Plemmons | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.56 | $173,250 | II | [20] |
| Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap | |||||||||
| 2007 | Valbenny (IRE) | Alex O. Solis | Patrick Gallagher | Rita DiPietro, LGL Racing, Michael Rosenmayer et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.17 | $154,750 | II | [21] |
| 2006 | Attima (GB) | Victor Espinoza | Julio C. Canani | Anthony Fantcola & Joseph Scardino | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.36 | $137,150 | II | [22] |
| 2005 | Three Degrees (IRE) | Gary L. Stevens | Patrick Gallagher | Harlequin Ranches, Mary Rita DePietro, Aaron Wellman et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.84 | $163,125 | II | [23] |
| 2004 | Lovely Rafaela | Victor Espinoza | Paulo H. Lobo | TNT Stud | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.96 | $184,925 | II | [24] |
| 2003 | Quero Quero | Tyler Baze | Paulo H. Lobo | Old Friends Inc. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.34 | $215,950 | II | [25] |
| 2002 | Megahertz (GB) | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Michael Bello | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.97 | $167,050 | II | [26] |
| 2001 | Innit (IRE) | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Richard Duchossois | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles | 2:01.28 | $217,000 | II | [27] |
| Honeymoon Handicap | |||||||||
| 2000 | Classy Cara | Ignacio Puglisi | Doug F. O'Neill | Damos Stathatos & John J. Zamora | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.05 | $150,000 | II | [28] |
| 1999 | Sweet Ludy (IRE) | Gary L. Stevens | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor, Heiligbrodt Racing Stables, King, et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.05 | $108,600 | II | [29] |
| 1998 | Country Garden (GB) | Kent J. Desormeaux | Walter R. Greenman | Edward T. McGrath | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.74 | $106,800 | II | [30] |
| 1997 | Famous Digger | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.68 | $109,100 | III | [31] |
| 1996 | Antespend | Chris Antley | Ron McAnally | Jack Kent Cooke | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.50 | $137,350 | III | [32] |
| 1995 | Auriette (IRE) | Eddie Delahoussaye | Gary F. Jones | Rick Barnes & Prestonwood Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.68 | $107,100 | III | [33] |
| 1994 | Work the Crowd | Chris McCarron | Greg Gilchrist | Harris Farms & Maddy | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.68 | $109,700 | III | [34] |
| ‡1993 | Likeable Style | Eddie Delahoussaye | Richard E. Mandella | Golden Eagle Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.29 | $107,200 | III | [35] |
| 1992 | Pacific Squall | Kent J. Desormeaux | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & Joohn Toffan | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.02 | $112,100 | III | [36] |
| 1991 | Masake | Martin A. Pedroza | Brian Sweeney | Austin G. E. Taylor | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.10 | $102,900 | III | [37] |
| 1990 | Materco | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mark MacDonald | William R. Hawn | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $110,800 | III | [38] |
| 1989 | Hot Option | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Clover Racing Stable, Luke et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.20 | $107,600 | III | [39] |
| 1988 | Do So | Alex O. Solis | Ron McAnally | Jack Kent Cooke | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.80 | $131,100 | III | [40] |
| 1987 | Pen Bal Lady (GB) | Eddie Delahoussaye | Hector O. Palma | DeCarlo, LaTorre, Rubenstein et al. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.20 | $127,550 | III | [41] |
| 1986 | An Empress | Pat Valenzuela | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.80 | $111,900 | III | [42] |
| 1985 | Sharp Ascent | Eddie Delahoussaye | John Gosden | Robert E. Sangster | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $111,900 | III | [43] |
| 1984 | Vagabond Gal | Eddie Delahoussaye | Jerry M. Fanning | Craig B. Singer | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $110,100 | III | [44] |
| 1983 | Stage Door Canteen | Chris McCarron | Laz Barrera | C. Peter Beler | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.00 | $110,200 | III | [45] |
| 1982 | Castilla | Ray Sibille | Charles E. Whittingham | Mary Jones Bradley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.60 | $106,400 | II | [46] |
| 1981 | Amber Ever | Chris McCarron | John W. Russell | Mr. & Mrs. Hastings Harcourt | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.60 | $84,700 | II | [47] |
| 1980 | †Lady Roberta | Sandy Hawley | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.60 | $105,050 | III | [48] |
| 1979 | Variety Queen | Rudy Rosales | Bruce Headley | Kjell Qvale | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.60 | $55,050 | III | [49] |
| 1978 | Country Queen | Marco Castaneda | Randy Winick | Maribel G. Blum | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.20 | $55,200 | III | [50] |
| 1977 | Joyous Ways | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.00 | $44,150 | III | [51] |
| 1976 | Cascapedia | Bill Shoemaker | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $44,750 | III | [52] |
| 1975 | Katonka | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Happy Valley Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $55,650 | III | [53] |
| Honeymoon Stakes | |||||||||
| 1974 | Bedknob | Álvaro Pineda | Jerry M. Fanning | Samuel J. "Jay" Agnew | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $34,250 | Listed | [54] |
| 1973 | Meilleur | Donald Pierce | John H. Adams | El Peco Ranch (George A. Pope) | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $33,850 | Listed | [55] |
| 1972 | †Le Cle | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charles E. Whittingham | Elizabeth A. Keck | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $33,700 | [56] | |
| 1971 | Turkish Trousers | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Elizabeth A. Keck | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $33,500 | [57] | |
| 1970 | Street Dancer | Rudy Rosales | John G. Canty | William T. Brady | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $27,800 | [58] | |
| 1969 | Marjorie's Theme | Jerry Lambert | Gordon C. Campbell | Mr. & Mrs. Norman Alperson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.60 | $28,050 | [59] | |
| 1968 | Miss Ribot | John Sellers | Frank E. Childs | Perne L. & Charles T. Grissom | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $27,950 | [60] | |
| 1967 | Spinning Around | Milo Valenzuela | Charles E. Whittingham | Oxford Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $28,550 | [61] | |
| 1966 | April Dawn | Dean Hall | Harold C. McBride | Hemacinto (Phillip Stein) & Billrick Stable (Allan Lazaroff) | 1 mile | 1:36.40 | $33,800 | [62] | |
| 1965 | Rullahline | Dave Gorman | John G. Canty | Neil S. McCarthy | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $32,825 | Division 1[63] | |
| Mine Lovely | Ismael Valenzuela | Robert L. Wheeler | Peter McBean | 1 mile | 1:35.40 | $33,325 | Division 2[64] | ||
| 1964 | Gim Mah | Eddie Burns | Frank Colcord | Mr. & Mrs. Frank Colcord | 1 mile | 1:37.20 | $27,500 | [65] | |
| 1963 | Molly O'Malley | Raymond York | Robert Wingfield | William Radkovich & Raymond Wilson | 1 mile | 1:37.40 | $28,800 | [66] | |
| 1962 | Refanute | Rudy Campas | Harold C. McBride | Horace L. Miller | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $28,900 | [67] | |
| 1961 | Bushel-N-Peck | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex Ellsworth | 1 mile | 1:34.80 | $21,800 | [68] | |
| 1960 | Solid Thought | Donald Pierce | J. Lee Mosbacher | Mosbacher & Leach | 1 mile | 1:36.20 | $22,850 | [69] | |
| 1959 | Cellyar (GB) | Alex Maese | Charles A. Comiskey | Robert S. Le Sage | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $27,350 | [70] | |
| 1958 | Foreverett | John Longden | Dale Landers | Helbush Farms | 1 mile | 1:37.60 | $22,800 | [71] | |
| 1957 | †Great Pride | Bill Shoemaker | James P. Conway | Ada L. Rice | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $21,650 | Division 1[72] | |
| Fanciful Miss | John Longden | Wally Dunn | Joseph W. Brown | 1 mile | 1:36.00 | $21,650 | Division 2[73] | ||
| 1956 | Triple Jay | Alex Maese | Samuel Sechrest | Cardinal & Gold Ranch | 1 mile | 1:36.40 | $22,700 | [74] | |
| Sea Breeze Stakes | |||||||||
| 1955 | Madam Jet | John Longden | John Craigmyle | Alberta Ranches Ltd. | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $22,650 | [75] | |
| 1954 | Miz Clementine | Ismael Valenzuela | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 7 furlongs | 1:23.20 | $22,150 | [76] | |
| 1953 | Fleet Khal | John Burton | Mesh Tenney | Rex Ellsworth | 7 furlongs | 1:23.20 | $24,150 | [77] | |
| 1952 | Tonga | Gordon Glisson | Warren Stute | Yolo Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.40 | $22,700 | [78] | |
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Notes:
† Ran as an entry
‡ In 1993, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.
See also
List of American and Canadian Graded races
External links
References
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