Desert Stormer Stakes

The Desert Stormer Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age four and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Desert Stormer Stakes

Class	Listed
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA
Inaugurated	1997 (as Desert Stormer Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack)
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & mares, four-years-old and older
Weight	124 lbs with allowances
Purse	$100,000

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 8 November 1997 as the Desert Stormer Handicap over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California as the first race on the undercard for the Breeders' Cup program.^[1] The event was named in honor of Desert Stormer, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Sprint.^[2] The following year the event was moved to the spring meeting and held in late April.^[3]

In 1999 the distance of the event was decreased to six furlongs.^[1]

The event was upgraded to Grade III in 2001.^[3]

However, the event was downgraded to a non-graded stakes after the 2005 Grade III edition.^[3]

In 2014 with the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack the event was moved to Santa Anita Park and continued to be scheduled in June as stakes race with allowances.^[3]

The event was reinstated with Grade III status for the 2017 running.^[4]

In 2023 the event was scheduled in March and the conditions of entry were changed from three-year-olds and over to four-year-olds and over.^[5]

In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.^[6]

Records

Speed record:

• 1:07.75 - Shh She's Ours (2016)

Margins:

• 7+1⁄4 lengths – Marley's Freedom (2018)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Mike E. Smith (2005, 2009, 2010, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Richard Mandella (1997, 1998, 2017)
• 3 - Bob Baffert (2006, 2011, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (1998, 2009)
• 2 - Marsha Naify (2007, 2010)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
At Santa Anita – Desert Stormer Stakes
2024	Chismosa	4	Tiago Pereira	Rafael DeLeon	Jaime Roberto Renella	6 furlongs	1:09.70	$100,500	Listed	[7]
2023	Dance to the Music	4	Juan Hernandez	Mark Glatt	Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal	6 furlongs	1:10.45	$98,000	III	[5]
2022	Becca Taylor	4	Juan Hernandez	Steven Miyadi	Nicholas B. Alexander	6 furlongs	1:09.35	$98,000	III	[8]
2021	Race not held[9]
2020	Bellafina	4	Flavien Prat	Simon Callaghan	Kaleem Shah, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor	6 furlongs	1:09.85	$101,000	III	[10]
2019	Danuska's My Girl	5	Geovanni Franco	Jerry Hollendorfer	Bad Boy Racing	6 furlongs	1:10.12	$92,000	III	[11]
2018	Marley's Freedom	4	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Cicero Farms	6 furlongs	1:09.31	$100,000	III	[12]
2017	Bendable	4	Mike E. Smith	Richard E. Mandella	Claiborne Farm	6 furlongs	1:09.04	$100,000	III	[13]
2016	Shh She's Ours	4	Victor Espinoza	James M. Cassidy	D P Racing	6 furlongs	1:07.75	$79,300	Listed	[14]
2015	Amaranth	4	William Antongeorgi III	O. J. Jauregui	Highland Yard	6 furlongs	1:09.42	$82,000		[15]
2014	Sagebrush Queen	4	Edwin A. Maldonado	Jorge Gutierrez	Larry Konecne & Sandi Mattei	6 furlongs	1:09.75	$94,100		[16]
At Hollywood Park – Desert Stormer Handicap
2013	Include Me Out	5	Joseph Talamo	Ronald W. Ellis	Jay Em Ess Stable	6 furlongs	1:10.32	$77,070		[17]
2012	Turbulent Descent	4	David R. Flores	Mike Puype	Blinkers On Racing Stable	6 furlongs	1:09.25	$72,570		[18]
2011	Irish Gypsy	5	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram & John G. Sikura	6 furlongs	1:09.67	$76,050		[19]
2010	Free Flying Soul	5	Mike E. Smith	Bruce Headley	Marsha Naify	6 furlongs	1:09.10	$62,500		[20]
2009	Coco Belle	5	Mike E. Smith	John W. Sadler	Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss	6 furlongs	1:08.35	$72,800		[21]
2008	Ashley's Kitty	4	Joseph Talamo	Ted H. West	Oak West Farm	6 furlongs	1:09.01	$81,300	Listed	[22]
2007	Selvatica	6	David R. Flores	Julio C. Canani	Marsha Naify	6 furlongs	1:09.58	$76,775	Listed	[23]
2006	My Miss Storm Cat	4	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Ed Friendly	6 furlongs	1:09.44	$68,690	Listed	[24]
2005	Puxa Saco	5	Mike E. Smith	Jenine Sahadi	Richard Rowan	6 furlongs	1:09.79	$106,400	III	[25]
2004	Coconut Girl	5	Victor Espinoza	Paul G. Aguirre	JPF Investments	6 furlongs	1:08.91	$106,000	III	[26]
2003	Madame Pietra	6	Pat Valenzuela	Howard L. Zucker	Carl T. Grether	6 furlongs	1:09.71	$106,800	III	[27]
2002	Slewsbox	5	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Chuck Peery	Leonard Dunham & Jerome Gardipee	6 furlongs	1:09.57	$107,100	III	[28]
2001	Go Go	4	Eddie Delahoussaye	Warren Stute	Alan B. & Paula Thomas	6 furlongs	1:08.09	$106,000	III	[29]
2000	Theresa's Tizzy	6	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Noble Threewitt	Sam Bellestri, Tex Johnson & Julie Leach, et al	6 furlongs	1:09.30	$108,300	Listed	[30]
1999	A. P. Assay	5	Eddie Delahoussaye	J. Paco Gonzalez	John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery	6 furlongs	1:08.69	$106,000	Listed	[31]
1998	Corona Lake	4	Eddie Delahoussaye	Richard E. Mandella	Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss	6+1⁄2 furlongs	1:14.71	$106,700	Listed	[32]
1997	Advancing Star	4	Kent J. Desormeaux	Richard E. Mandella	Golden Eagle Farm	6+1⁄2 furlongs	1:14.21	$100,000	Listed	[33]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Dirt

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

External links

• 2012 Hollywood Park Media Guide