- Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
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Grade I race Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Location Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United StatesInaugurated 1973 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.dmtc.com Race information Distance 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Track Polytrack synthetic dirt, left-handed Qualification Fillies and Mares, three-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $300,000 The Clement L. Hirsch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt. The race is no longer run under handicap conditions.
It was first run as the Chula Vista Handicap in 1937 as a five and one-half furlong race for two-year-olds bred in California and was won by a horse owned by singer, Bing Crosby. In 2000 it was renamed to honor Clement L. Hirsch (1914–2000) a Thoroughbred owner whose horse won this race in 1993. A Newport Beach, California businessman, Hirsch was responsible for the creation of the Oak Tree Racing Association.
The race was not run again until 1967 when it was run at a distance of one mile. In 1973, the race was brought back permanently as a contest for fillies and mares, age three -and older. It was run at 1 1⁄8 miles on turf, 1 mile in 1974-1975, and seven and one-half furlongs from 1976-1980 after which it was set at its current distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
The race was run in two divisions in 1977 and again in 1980. In 2009, it became a Grade I event and renamed from Handicap to Stakes[1].
Contents
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 11/16 miles)
- 1:40.00 - Matching (1982) (new stakes and track record)
Most wins:
- 3 - Zenyatta (2008, 2009, 2010)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Chris McCarron (1981, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Charlie Whittingham (1973, 1980, 1987, 1989)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Sidney Craig (1992, 1994, 1996)
- 3 - Jerry and Ann Moss (2008, 2009, 2010)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Ultra Blend 5 Tyler Baze Art Sherman BnD Chase Thoroughbreds & Elven Adams 1:42.28 2010 Zenyatta 6 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 1:45.03 2009 Zenyatta 5 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 1:43.24 2008 Zenyatta 4 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 1:41.48 2007 Nashoba's Key 4 Joe Talamo Carla Gaines Warren B. Williamson 1:48.29 2006 Healthy Addiction 5 Victor Espinoza John W. Sadler Pamela C. Ziebarth 1:42.92 2005 Tucked Away 5 Alex Solis Patrick Gallagher Nico Nierenberg 1:42.82 2004 Miss Loren 6 Jon Court Luis E. Seglin Llers Corporation 1:42.93 2003 Azeri 5 Mike E. Smith Laura de Seroux A. E. Paulson Trust 1:42.12 2002 Azeri 4 Mike E. Smith Laura de Seroux A. E. Paulson Trust 1:42.66 2001 Tranquility Lake 6 Ed Delahoussaye Julio C. Canani Pam & Martin Wygod 1:41.78 2000 Riboletta 5 Chris McCarron Eduardo Inda Aaron & Marie Jones 1:42.06 1999 A Lady From Dixie 4 Chris Antley D. Wayne Lukas M/M Robert Randal 1:43.40 1998 Sharp Cat 4 Corey Nakatani Wallace Dollase The Thoroughbred Corp. 1:42.00 1997 Radu Cool 5 Chris McCarron John Shirreffs 505 Farms 1:42.60 1996 Different 4 Chris McCarron Randy McAnally Sidney Craig 1:42.40 1995 Borodislew 5 Chris McCarron Eduardo Inda 505 Farms 1:41.80 1994 Paseana 7 Chris McCarron Ron McAnally Sidney Craig 1:40.40 1993 Magical Maiden 4 Gary Stevens Warren Stute Clement L. Hirsch 1:42.60 1992 Exchange 4 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Bill Spawr Sidney Craig 1:42.00 1991 Vieille Vigne 4 Martin Pedroza Jude Feld Fry & Gasen 1:42.60 1990 Bayakoa 6 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Ron McAnally M/M Frank Whitham 1:40.60 1989 Goodbye Halo 4 Corey Black Charlie Whittingham Campbell & Hancock III 1:41.80 1988 Clabber Girl 5 Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas John A. Nerud 1:41.60 1987 Infinidad 5 Corey Black Charlie Whittingham A. B. Hancock III 1:41.40 1986 Fran's Valentine 4 Bill Shoemaker Joe Manzi Green Thumb Farm 1:41.40 1985 Dontstop Themusic 5 Darrel McHargue Randy Winick M/M Albert Broccoli 1:41.80 1984 Princess Rooney 4 Pat Valenzuela Neil D. Drysdale Paula J. Tucker 1:40.40 1983 Sangue 5 Bill Shoemaker Henry Moreno R. C. Parks 1:42.20 1982 Matching 4 Ray Sibille Steven Morguelan Glencrest Farm/Morguelan 1:40.00 1981 Save Wild Life 4 Chris McCarron Howard M. Tesher H. Joseph Allen 1:41.60 1980 Wayside Station 5 Pat Valenzuela Eddie Gregson Harris Farms 1:28.80 1980 Galaxy Libra 4 Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham L. Rowan (Lessee) 1:29.00 1979 He's Dewan 4 Darrel McHargue Jerry M. Fanning Dan J. Agnew 1:29.00 1978 Nantequos 5 Darrel McHargue Ron McAnally M/M Albert Katz 1:29.40 1977 Notably Different 4 Chuck Baltazar Jay M. Robbins Arthur, Parsons & Robbins 1:29.40 1977 Authorization 5 Darrel McHargue Willard L. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1:29.20 1976 Uniformity 4 Rudy Campas Willard L. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1:28.20 1975 Bahia Key 5 Wayne Harris R. K. Mitchell Mitchell & Wiener 1:34.00 1974 Bahia Key 4 Alvaro Pineda R. K. Mitchell Mitchell & Wiener 1:34.20 1973 Grotonian 4 Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham M. L. Everett 1:50.60 1967 Daystar II 5 Bill Hartack Farrell W. Jones M/M H. Harcourt 1:35.20 Bibliography
References
Categories:- Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
- Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
- Horse races in the United States
- Recurring events established in 1973
- Del Mar Racetrack
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