Rebel Stakes
| Rebel Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.oaklawn.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $750,000 (2015) |
The Rebel Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Oaklawn Park racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open to three-year-old horses, it is raced on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles. It currently offers a purse of $750,000 and is the second leg of the Oaklawn three-year-old stakes program, the first being the Southwest Stakes and the third the Arkansas Derby.
Inaugurated as a Handicap race, the Rebel Stakes is now one of the prep races en route to the annual U.S. Triple Crown series.
On November 28, 2007, this Grade III stakes race was upgraded to a Grade II by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
Records
Time record:
- 1:40.80 - Betemight (1967) (as a Handicap race)
- 1:41.00 - Vanlandingham (1984) (as a Stakes race)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Loblolly Stable (1980, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Mike E. Smith (1986, 1993, 1999, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Bob Baffert (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
- 5 - Robert E. Holthus (1964, 1972, 1977, 2005, 2006)
Winners of the Rebel Stakes since 1961
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Gr |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 11/16 | 1:45.78 | II |
| 2014 | Hoppertunity | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 11/16 | 1:43.90 | II |
| 2013 | Will Take Charge | 3 | Jon Court | D. Wayne Lukas | Willis D. Horton | 11/16 | 1:45.18 | II |
| 2012 | Secret Circle | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 11/16 | 1:44.55 | II |
| 2011 | The Factor | 3 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Fog City Stable & G. Bolton | 11/16 | 1:42.19 | II |
| 2010 | Lookin at Lucky | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram/Watson/Weitman | 11/16 | 1:43.06 | II |
| 2009 | Win Willy | 3 | Cliff Berry | McLean Robertson | Jer-Mar Stable LLC | 11/16 | 1:44.41 | II |
| 2008 | Sierra Sunset | 3 | Chris Emigh | Jeff Bonde | Lebherz/Mariani/Schmitt/Wirth | 11/16 | 1:43.88 | II |
| 2007 | Curlin | 3 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Padua Stables et al. | 11/16 | 1:44.70 | III |
| 2006 | Lawyer Ron | 3 | John McKee | Robert E. Holthus | James T. Hines, Jr. | 11/16 | 1:44.09 | III |
| 2005 | Greater Good | 3 | John McKee | Robert E. Holthus | Lewis Lakin | 11/16 | 1:44.92 | III |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | 3 | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Roy & Patricia Chapman | 11/16 | 1:42.07 | |
| 2003 | Crowned King | 3 | Chandra Rennie | Billy McKeever | McKeever Racing Stable | 11/16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 2002 | Windward Passage | 3 | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | Team Valor | 11/16 | 1:45.06 | III |
| 2001 | Crafty Shaw | 3 | Joe Johnson | Peter M. Vestal | Lucky Seven Stable | 11/16 | 1:43.82 | III |
| 2000 | Snuck In | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Steve Asmussen | Ackerley Bros. Farm | 11/16 | 1:42.99 | III |
| 1999 | Etbauer | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Steve J. Wren | K & H. Biggs | 11/16 | 1:44.00 | III |
| 1998 | Victory Gallop | 3 | Eibar Coa | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm Inc. | 11/16 | 1:44.60 | III |
| 1997 | Phantom On Tour | 3 | Larry Melancon | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 11/16 | 1:42.80 | III |
| 1996 | Ide | 3 | Craig Perret | Peter M. Vestal | Willmott Stables | 11/16 | 1:44.00 | III |
| 1995 | Mystery Storm | 3 | Craig Perret | Larry Robideaux | David Beard | 11/16 | 1:44.40 | III |
| 1994 | Judge T C | 3 | Joe Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage | Bea & R. H. Roberts | 11/16 | 1:44.00 | III |
| 1993 | Dalhart | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Tom Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 11/16 | 1:42.20 | III |
| 1992 | Pine Bluff | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Tom Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 11/16 | 1:42.80 | III |
| 1991 | Quintana | 3 | David Guillory | David C. Cross | Gary M. Garber | 11/16 | 1:42.60 | III |
| 1990 | Nuits St. Georges | 3 | Jamie Bruin | Douglas Peterson | Photini Jaffe | 11/16 | 1:46.00 | III |
| 1989 | Manastash Ridge | 3 | Antonio Castanon | D. Wayne Lukas | Tayhill Stables | 11/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1988 | Sea Trek | 3 | Patrick A. Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage | Diana Stable | 11/16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1987 | Demons Begone | 3 | Pat Day | Philip M. Hauswald | Loblolly Stable | 11/16 | 1:41.40 | |
| 1986 | Rare Brick | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Tony Foyt | Pin Oak Stable & A. J. Foyt | 11/16 | 1:43.20 | |
| 1985 | Clever Allemont | 3 | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 11/16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1984 | Vanlandingham | 3 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Loblolly Stable | 11/16 | 1:41.00 | |
| 1983 | Sunny's Halo | 3 | Larry Snyder | David C. Cross, Jr. | David J. Foster | 11/16 | 1:42.20 | |
| 1982 | Bold Style | 3 | Larry Snyder | Jack Van Berg | L. Mayer | 11/16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1981 | Bold Ego | 3 | John Lively | Dennis Werre | Double B Ranch & J. Kidd | 11/16 | 1:41.40 | |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | 3 | Darrell Haire | Joseph B. Cantey | Loblolly Stable | 11/16 | 1:42.80 | |
| 1979 | Lucy's Axe | 3 | Eddie Maple | Joseph B. Cantey | Mrs. L. Close | 11/16 | 1:45.80 | |
| 1978 | Chop Chop Tomahawk | 3 | Larry Snyder | E. Jackson | Daybreak Farm | 11/16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1977 | United Holme | 3 | Jorge Tejeira | Robert E. Holthus | Lofton & Robert E. Holthus | 11/16 | 1:42.20 | |
| 1976 | Riverside Sam | 3 | Garth Patterson | E. Jackson | Daybreak Farm | 11/16 | 1:41.60 | |
| 1975 | Promised City | 3 | David E. Whited | Larry Spraker | Big I Farm | 11/16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1974 | Perfect Aim | 3 | Geary E. Louviere | Harold Tinker | W. Cal Partee | 11/16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1973 | Game Lad | 3 | A. Herrera | David R. Vance | Dan Lasater | 11/16 | 1:41.20 | |
| 1972 | Our Trade Winds | 3 | Lonnie Ray | Robert E. Holthus | R. Mitchell | 11/16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1971 | Compte Deux | 3 | Don Brumfield | Ike K. Mourar | Robert E. Lehmann | 11/16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1970 | Admiral's Shield | 3 | Stanley A. Spencer | Harvey L. Vanier | W. C. Robinson | 11/16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1969 | Traffic Mark | 3 | Phil I. Grimm | Ronnie G. Warren | M/M Robert F. Roberts | 11/16 | 1:42.80 | |
| 1968 | Etony | 3 | J. Pagano | H. Holcomb | G. B. Newbill | 11/16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1967 | Betemight | 3 | Henry Moreno | Doug M. Davis, Jr. | G. M. Holtsinger & M. Davis | 11/16 | 1:40.80 | |
| 1966 | Timely Move | 3 | M. Freed | Charlie Vinci | Cantor & Hill | 11/16 | 1:42.20 | |
| 1965 | Swift Ruler | 3 | Larry Spraker | Gin L. Collins | E. Allen | 11/16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1964 | Spike Nail | 3 | Ronnie J. Campbell | Robert E. Holthus | C. O. Viar | 11/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1963 | Devil It Is | 3 | Robert Gallimore | G. Alberico | Bar-Al-Mar Stable | 11/16 | 1:45.00 | |
| 1962 | Treasury Note | 3 | Wayne Chambers | Henry Forrest | J. C. Pollard | 11/16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1961 | Bass Clef | 3 | Ronald Baldwin | Anthony W. Rupelt | Vera E. Smith | 11/16 | 1:42.40 | |