Chillingworth Stakes

The Chillingworth Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt track held annually in October at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

Chillingworth Stakes
Grade III race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated1986 (as Midwick Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing – Dirt
Websitewww.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance6+1⁄2 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies and Mares, three years old and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
PurseUS$100,000 (since 2013)

History

The race was inaugurated in 1986 as the Midwick Handicap[1][2] and was over a distance of 1 mile on the turf and was held as part of the 1986 Breeders' Cup program at Santa Anita Park. The race was named after The Midwick Tract neighborhood was originally part of Midwick Country Club located today in Alhambra in Los Angeles County[3] which is not far from Arcadia where the racetrack is located.

In 1989 the event was renamed to the Louis R. Rowan Handicap in honor of Louis R. Rowan who co-founded the Oak Tree Racing Association, which had held their fall meeting at Santa Anita Park as well as co-founder of the California Thoroughbred Foundation.[4]

By the early 2000s the event became sporadically held. In 2000 the event was run over the Downhill turf course over the shorter distance of about 6+1⁄2 furlongs and with conditions for Californian bred entries.[5] After an absence of two years the event was resumed earlier in the racing year on the dirt track over a distance of six furlongs as the Pine Tree Lane Stakes.[5] In 2009 the event was reverted to the Louis R. Rowan Stakes with the 2010 running moved to Hollywood Park racetrack[2] and held on the All Weather track.[5]

With the end of Oak Tree holding their fall meeting in 2011 at Santa Anita Park, the administration of the track renamed the event to the current name L.A. Woman Stakes. In 2012 the event was renamed after the song L.A. Woman by the American rock band the Doors and written by Jim Morrison. The song later in 2014 was regarded by LA Weekly named it No. 1 on their list of "the 20 best songs about the city of Los Angeles".[6]

In 2014 the event was upgraded to a Grade III event.[7]

In 2020 the event was renamed to the Chillingworth Stakes in honor of Sherwood Chillingworth, the longtime director and executive vice president of the Oak Tree Racing Association.[8]

Records

Speed record:

  • 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt – 1:14.84 – Top Kisser (2014)
  • 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the AWT – 1:14.07 – Theverythoughtof U (2007)
  • 1 mile on the turf – 1:33.19 – Reluctant Guest (1991)

Margins:

  • 4+1⁄2 lengths – Mother Ruth (2010)
Most wins
  • 2 – Aberushka (1986, 1987)
  • 2 - Ce Ce (2021, 2022)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Santa Anita – Chillingworth Stakes
2023 Kirstenbosch 4 Hector Berrios John W. Sadler Keith Abrahams 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.37 $101,000 III [9]
2022 Ce Ce 6 Victor Espinoza Michael McCarthy Bo Hirsch 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:16.36 $100,000 III [10]
2021 Ce Ce 5 Victor Espinoza Michael McCarthy Bo Hirsch 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.86 $100,000 III [11]
2020 Into Chocolate 4 Umberto Rispoli Clifford Sise Jr. Pam & Martin J. Wygod 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.86 $100,000 III [12]
L.A. Woman Stakes
2019 Lady Ninja 5 Drayden Van Dyke Richard Baltas Harry Bederian, Harout Kamberian, Hagop Nakkashian & Richard Baltas 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:16.79 $100,000 III [13]
2018 Skye Diamonds 5 Tiago Josue Pereira William Spawr Allen Racing, Bloom Racing Stables, Tom Acker & Jon Lindo 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:16.56 $100,000 III [14]
2017 Unique Bella 3 Mike E. Smith Jerry Hollendorfer Don Alberto Stable 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:16.66 $100,345 III [15]
2016 Gloryzapper 4 Stewart Elliott Philip D'Amato Hebert Bloodstock, Richard Leggio & Peter Peluso 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.75 $101,035 III [16]
2015 Ben's Duchess 3 Joseph Talamo John W. Sadler Doubledown Stable 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.79 $100,000 III [17]
2014 Top Kisser 5 Elvis Trujillo Jerry Hollendorfer Tommy Town Thoroughbred 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.84 $100,350 III [18]
2013 Teddy's Promise 5 Victor Espinoza Ronald W. Ellis Ted & Judy Nichols 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.28 $100,000 [19]
2012 Rumor 4 Mike E. Smith Richard E. Mandella Ramona Bass, Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:17.47 $98,000 Listed [20]
Louis R. Rowan Stakes
2011 Home Sweet Aspen 3 Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Craig Family Trust 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.00 $67,490 [21]
At Hollywood Park
2010 Mother Ruth 4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Zayat Stables 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:16.27 $58,400 [22]
At Santa Anita
2009 Free Flying Soul 4 Mike E. Smith Bruce Headley Marsha Naify 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.26 $70,810 [23]
Pine Tree Lane Stakes
2008 Tizzy's Tune 5 Alex O. Solis Ronald McAnally Arnold Zetcher 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.45 $72,990 [24]
2007 Theverythoughtof U 4 Joseph Talamo Ronald W. Ellis Jay Em Ess Stable 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.07 $57,300 [25]
2006 Selvatica 5 Aaron Gryder Jeff Mullins Granja Vista Del Rio Stable 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.57 $57,080 [26]
2005 Resplendency 4 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Robert B. Lewis & Beverly J. Lewis 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.90 $67,990 [27]
2004 Race not held
2003[lower-alpha 1] Shameful 4 David R. Flores Bob Baffert Hal J. Earnhardt III 6 furlongs 1:10.31 $78,650 Listed [28]
2002 Race not held
2001 Race not held
Louis R. Rowan California Cup Distaff Handicap
2000[lower-alpha 2] Chichim 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Juan Garcia Marianne Millard abt. 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:13.49 $150,000 [29]
1999 Race not held
Louis R. Rowan Handicap
1998 Green Jewel (GB) 4 Eddie Delahoussaye David E. Hofmans Laura A. Recachina 1 mile 1:39.52 $100,000 III [30]
1997 Race not held
1996 Two Ninety Jones 5 René R. Douglas Melvin F. Stute James W. Hirschmann III 1 mile 1:34.14 $107,100 Listed [31]
1995 Real Connection 4 René R. Douglas Melvin F. Stute Bill M. Thomas 1 mile 1:36.89 $106,600 Listed [32]
1994 Magical Maiden 5 Gary L. Stevens Warren Stute Clement L. Hirsch 1 mile 1:36.17 $83,550 Listed [33]
1993 Miss Turkana 4 Antonio Lopez Castanon Gary F. Jones Fawn Leap Farm 1 mile 1:34.88 $84,400 Listed [34]
1992 Visible Gold 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. J. Paco Gonzalez McCaffery & Toffa 1 mile 1:34.64 $81,600 Listed [35]
1991 Reluctant Guest 5 Chris McCarron Richard E. Mandella Robert S Folson 1 mile 1:33.19 $87,000 Listed [36]
1990 Oeilladine (FR) 4 Gary L. Stevens Jude T. Feld Michael House 1 mile 1:34.20 $113,100 Listed [37]
1989 Baba Cool (IRE) 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Michael C. Whittingham Evergreen Farm 1 mile 1:33.40 $111,500 Listed [38]
Midwick Handicap
1988 Balbonella (FR) 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum 1 mile 1:34.80 $112,600 Listed [39]
1987[lower-alpha 3] Mausie (ARG) 5 Gary L. Stevens Gary Jones de Burgh & Lima 1 mile 1:37.20 $65,400 Listed Division 1[40]
Aberuschka (IRE) 5 Patrick Valenzuela Robert Frankel Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Moss 1 mile 1:38.40 $63,700 Listed Division 2[41]
1986 Aberuschka (IRE) 4 Patrick Valenzuela Robert Frankel Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Moss 1 mile 1:36.60 $118,250 [42]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Dirt   Turf

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

Notes
  1. In 2003 the conditions of the event were for fillies and mares that were four years old and older since it was not run during the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting in the fall.[28]
  2. In 2000 the conditions of the event were for Californian bred fillies and mares that were three years old and older. The event was run on the Downhill turf course and was run under the name Louis R. Rowan California Cup Distaff Handicap.[29]
  3. In 1987 the event was split into two divisions.[40][41]

References
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