San Miguel Stakes

The San Miguel Stakes was American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1956 and 2009 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A race for three-year-olds, it was contested on dirt until its final two years when the synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It was raced at a distance of 7 furlongs in its 1956 inaugural then at 6 furlongs in 1957 and at 6.5 furlongs from 1958 through 1963 after which it reverted permanently to six furlongs.^[1]

Tompion came in third, and T.V. Lark placed in 1960. Linda's Chief won and Ancient Title placed in 1973. Bold Forbes placed in 1976. A filly, Motivity, won in 1981. Precisionist won in 1984.

The final running of the San Miguel Stakes took place on March 28, 2009.^[2]

Records

Speed record:

1:08.22 @ 6 furlongs : Prince Wild (1991)

Most wins by a jockey:

6 - Bill Shoemaker (1960, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1977, 1980)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - Ross Fenstermaker (1979, 1981, 1984)
3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1996, 1999, 2005)
3 - Bob Baffert (2002, 2006, 2007)

Most wins by an owner:

4 - Fred W. Hooper (1962, 1979, 1981, 1984)

Winners

† In 1985 the race was run in January and again in December.

References

^ "Santa Anita Media Guides" (PDF). Santa Anita Park. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
^ "San Miguel Stakes". Equibase Co. LLC. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.