Shoemaker Mile Stakes
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| Location |
Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 miles (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Shoemaker Mile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually as a Grade I at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced at a distance of one mile on the turf, it is open to any horse age three and up and currently offers a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1938 as the Premiere Handicap, in 1990 it was renamed to honor U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker.
Selected past winners
- 2013 - Obviously (IRE) (Joe Talamo)
- 2012 - Jeranimo (Garrett Gomez)
- 2011 - Courageous Cat (Patrick Valenzuela)
- 2010 - Victor's Cry (Corey Nakatani)
- 2009 - Thorn Song (Mike E. Smith)
- 2008 - Daytona (Alex Solis)
- 2007 - The Tin Man (Victor Espinoza)
- 2006 - Aragorn
- 2005 - Castledale
- 2004 - Designed for Luck
- 2003 - Redattore
- 2002 - Ladies Din
- 2001 - Irish Prize
- 2000 - Silic
- 1999 - Silic
Other earlier winners
- 1968 - Kissin' George
- 1953 - Pet Bully
References
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