Hillsborough Stakes
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| Grade III race | |
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| Hillsborough Stakes | |
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| Location | Tampa Bay Downs Tampa, Florida, |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.tampabaydowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $175,000 |
The Hillsborough Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs in Tampa, Florida.
A Grade III event since 2004, it is open to fillies and mares, three years of age and older. Raced on turf, since 2004 it has been contested at a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) prior to which it was run at 11/16 miles.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.14 - Strait From Texas (2003) (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)
- 1:48.83 - Coney Kitty (2004) (at previous distance of 11/16 miles)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Pat Day (1999, 2000)
- 2 - John Velazquez (2006, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - W. Elliot Walden (1999, 2000)
- 2 - Todd A. Pletcher (2006, 2007)
[edit] Winners of the Hillsborough Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Dreaming of Anna | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Wayne Catalano | Frank C. Calabrese | 1:52.18 |
| 2007 | Cassydora | 5 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Green Hills Farm | 1:48.90 |
| 2006 | Ready's Gal | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1:50.50 |
| 2005 | Rizzi Girl | 7 | Oliver Castillo | William Downing | J. & M. Whitney | 1:52.59 |
| 2004 | Coney Kitty | 6 | Jose Santos | James J. Toner | Betz/Humphrey/Seel | 1:48.83 |
| 2003 | Strait From Texas | 4 | Jesus Castanon | James Michael | J & J Investments | 1:41.14 |
| 2002 | Platinum Tiara | 4 | Manoel Cruz | Joe Waunsch | M375 Thoroughbreds | 1:41.34 |
| 2001 | Song For Annie | 5 | Larry Melancon | Henry Cochran | Live Oak Plantation | 1:41.23 |
| 2000 | St. Clair Ridge | 4 | Pat Day | W. Elliot Walden | Hendrick, et al | 1:41.17 |
| 1999 | Pleasant Temper | 5 | Pat Day | W. Elliot Walden | Mark Stanley | 1:42.62 |
