Hollywood Starlet Stakes
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| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Starlet Stakes | |
| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California  |
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Cushion Track, left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds Fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $400,000 added |
The Hollywood Starlet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Currently offering a purse of $400,000, the Grade I event, it was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It is run over a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs). From 1985 though 1990 it was raced at a distance of one mile.
The Hollywood Starlet Stakes is the final major race of the year for young fillies and is frequented by horses coming out of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
In 2003, Hollywood Story became the first maiden to win the Starlet in the history of the event.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:40.54 (on Cushion Track) - Country Star (2007)
- 1:41.82 (on dirt) - Splendid Blendid (2004)
[edit] Winners of the Hollywood Starlet Stakes since 1991
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Country Star | Rafael Bejarano | Bobby Frankel | Stonerside Stable | 1:40.54 |
| 2006 | Romance Is Diane | David R. Flores | Mike R. Mitchell | Senji Nishimura | 1:42.61 |
| 2005 | Diplomat Lady | Tyler Baze | Chris Paasch | Charles Cono | 1:43.89 |
| 2004 | Splendid Blendid | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Peter Vegso | 1:41.82 |
| 2003 | Hollywood Story | Pat Valenzuela | John Shirreffs | George Krikorian | 1:42.87 |
| 2002 | Elloluv | Pat Valenzuela | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:42.88 |
| 2001 | Habibti | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:43.12 |
| 2000 | I Believe In You | Alex Solis | Paul J. McGee | J., M., & S. Siegel | 1:43.57 |
| 1999 | Surfside | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:43.51 |
| 1998 | Excellent Meeting | Kent Desormeaux | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:42.14 |
| 1997 | Love Lock | Kent Desormeaux | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 1:42.17 |
| 1996 | Sharp Cat | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:44.69 |
| 1995 | Cara Rafaela | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | Gonzalo Borges Torrealba | 1:43.10 |
| 1994 | Serena's Song | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:41.96 |
| 1993 | Sardula | Ed Delahoussaye | Brian Mayberry | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:42.34 |
| 1992 | Creaking Board | Corey Nakatani | Pascal Bary | A J B P C Stable | 1:43.73 |
| 1991 | Magical Maiden | Gary L. Stevens | Warren Stute | Clement L. Hirsch | 1:42.74 |
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1990 - Cuddles
- 1989 - Cheval Volant
- 1988 - Stocks Up
- 1987 - Goodbye Halo
- 1986 - Very Subtle
- 1985 - I'm Splendid
- 1984 - Outstandingly
- 1983 - Althea
- 1982 - Fabulous Notion
- 1981 - Skillful Joy
- 1979 - Eloquent
- 1974 - Yale Coed
