Las Virgenes Stakes
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Grade I race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1981 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Scale |
Purse | $300,000 |
The Las Virgenes Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. (Recently this race was moved to late January/early February.) An event run at a distance of one mile on dirt, it is open to three-year-old fillies. The race is a Grade I event with a current purse of $300,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:34.86 - Zazu (2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Gary L. Stevens (1987, 1992, 1993, 2014)
- 4 - Corey Nakatani (1991, 1995, 1997, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - D. Wayne Lukas (1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 2000)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Robert & Beverly Lewis (1995, 2003, 2004)
Winners
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
- win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
- run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
See also
References
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