Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes
Template:Infobox horseraces The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run at <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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.[1]
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.[2][3]
Records
Speed record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles – 1:46.20 – Vigors (1978)
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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)