Baldwin Stakes Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade III
Horse Race:Baldwin Stakes
Location:Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated:1968
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website:www.santaanita.com
Distance:5.5 furlongs
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$100,000

The Baldwin Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III event for three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf at a distance of five and one-half furlongs, since 2020.

The race was transferred to Santa Anita's dirt track in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006. It was run in two divisions in 1968 and again in 1988.

Records

Speed record: (on turf)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2009Battle of HastingsTyler BazeJeff MullinsMichael House1:11.86
2008Ten MeropaTyler BazeRal AyersA and R Stables1:13.09
2007Desert CodeRichard MiglioreDavid HofmansTarabilla Farms, Inc.1:11.96
2006Fast ParadeGarrett GomezPeter MillerJames McIngvale1:15.11
2005High StandardsEdgar PradoMartin F. JonesHarris Farms1:16.16
2004Seattle BordersAlex SolisRobert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann1:14.09
2003Buddy GilGary StevensJeff MullinsDesperado Stables et al.1:12.56
2002Shuffling KidPat ValenzuelaMichael MachowskyBlahut et al.1:13.30
2001Skip To The StoneCorey NakataniMike R. MitchellGreystone Racing1:16.29
2000FortifierBrice BlancDan L. HendricksHowell S. Wynne1:16.79
1999American SpiritEmile RamsammyBob BaffertDonald R. Dizney1:13.93
1998Wrekin PilotEd DelahoussayeJames M. CassidySouthern Nevada Racing1:13.32
1997Latin DancerCorey BlackRandy BradshawSiegel family1:14.48
1996SandtrapCorey NakataniBen D. A. CecilRobert E. Hibbert1:15.03
1995Sierra DiabloEd DelahoussayeMark A. HennigLee & Debi Lewis1:15.36
1994Silver MusicChris AntleyWallace DollaseLauren Cohen1:13.76
1993Future StormKent DesormeauxRobert J. FrankelAntonio Balzarini1:15.02
1992Reckless RuckusPat ValenzuelaCraig C. LewisConnelly et al.1:17.28
1991What A SpellDavid FloresCraig C. LewisJim Ford, Inc. et al.1:16.20
1990Farma WayRay SibilleNeil BoyceQuarter B Farm1:13.80
1989Tenacious TomEd DelahoussayeRoss FenstermakerDante family1:14.80
1988Exclusive NureyevEd DelahoussayeHector O. PalmaGinji Yasuda1:14.40
1988Dr. BrentAlex SolisMorris SorianoBraverman & Colvin1:15.00
1987Chime TimePat ValenzuelaJohn W. SadlerKing Bros/Miramar Stable1:15.00
1986Jetting HomeDarrel McHargueTom RichardsonMrs. J. K. Ferguson1:17.40
1985KnighthoodGary StevensSteve MorguelanWelcome Farm1:14.80
1984Debonaire JuniorChris McCarronNoble ThreewittJack D. Rogers1:14.40
1983Total DepartureLaffit Pincay, Jr.D. Wayne LukasRebalot1:15.20
1982Remember JohnEd DelahoussayeDarrell ViennaMr. & Mrs. J. Sheridan1:15.20
1981DescaroDarrel McHargueLou CarnoBarbara Kolbe1:14.60
1980Corvette ChrisFernando ToroGerry BelangerEdward B. Seedhouse1:13.60
1979To B. Or NotChuck BaltazarLarry J. SterlingBohm Stables1:15.60
1978B. W. TurnerDonald PierceRoss FenstermakerFred W. Hooper1:14.00
1977Current ConceptSandy HawleyJerry DuttonCardiff Stud Farm1:13.20
1976Gaelic ChristianRudy RosalesKen BowyerKama Farms, Inc.1:13.60
1975UniformitySandy HawleyWillard L. ProctorGlen Hill Farm1:13.20
1974Battery E.Laffit Pincay, Jr.Keith L. StuckiDiamond M Ranch1:14.00
1973BensadreamDonald PierceBuster MillerickHodges & Osher1:14.00
1972FinalistaLaffit Pincay, Jr.Linwood J. BrooksFrazee & Frazee1:13.80
1971Restless RunnerEddie BelmonteCharles WhittinghamLlangollen Farm Stable1:13.20
1970Smugglin GeorgeJerry LambertP. NoordwalDr. & Mrs. G. J. Shima1:13.00
1969TellBill ShoemakerCharles WhittinghamMrs. Howard B. Keck1:12.80
1968Royal FolsWillie HarmatzCecil JollyRoyal Oaks Farm et al.1:12.80
1968Fiddle IsleJohnny SellersCharles WhittinghamHoward B. Keck1:13.40

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