Bayakoa Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA moved from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Synthetic racetrack surfaces for horse racing |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Bayakoa Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. In 2014 it was moved from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California Once held annually in the first week of December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California it is now run in February at Santa Anita.
The race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on Cushion Track synthetic dirt. A Grade II event, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1981 as the Silver Belles Handicap, it was raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) through 1989 and at 8.5 furlongs since 1990. The race was renamed the Bayakoa Handicap in 1994 in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bayakoa.
On December 7, 1997, Sharp Cat won the Bayakoa Stakes in the first walkover in the history of Hollywood Park Racetrack.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
- 1:40.38 - Briecat (2008)
Most wins:
- 2 - Manistique (1998, 1999)
- 2 - Starrer (2001, 2002)
- 2 - Star Parade (2003, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Chris McCarron (1985, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996)
- 5 - Victor Espinoza (2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - John Shirreffs (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - George Krikorian (2001, 2002, 2004)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2016 | Call Pat | 6 | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | Brad H. Cox | Miller Racing | 1:45.81 |
| 2015 | Mufajaah | 4 | Emmanuel Esquivel | Daniel C. Peitz | Shadwell Stable | 1:45.04 |
| 2014 | Tiz Midnight | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:41.62 |
| 2013 | Broken Sword | 3 | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Dedomenico/Hollendorfer/Todaro | 1:42.98 |
| 2012 | Lady of Fifty | 3 | Martin Garcia | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Todaro | 1:44.36 |
| 2011 | Ellafitz | 4 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | D & E Racing | 1:42.69 |
| 2010 | Washington Bridge | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | DeDomenico/Hollendorfer | 1:44.25 |
| 2009 | Zardana | 5 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | Arnold Zetcher, LLC | 1:42.24 |
| 2008 | Briecat | 3 | Jon Court | Vladimir Cerin | David & Holly Wilson | 1:40.38 |
| 2007 | Romance Is Diane | 3 | Michael Baze | Mike R. Mitchell | Watson and Weitman Perf. | 1:40.90 |
| 2006 | Foxysox | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Carla Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 1:41.84 |
| 2005 | Star Parade | 6 | Martin Pedroza | Darrell Vienna | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:41.96 |
| 2004 | Hollywood Story | 3 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | George Krikorian | 1:41.11 |
| 2003 | Star Parade | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Darrell Vienna | J. Doug McClure | 1:41.02 |
| 2002 | Starrer | 4 | Patrick Valenzuela | John Shirreffs | George Krikorian | 1:41.74 |
| 2001 | Starrer | 3 | Jerry Bailey | David Hofmans | George Krikorian | 1:42.52 |
| 2000 | Feverish | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Dan L. Hendricks | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:42.26 |
| 1999 | Manistique | 4 | Corey Nakatani | John Shirreffs | 505 Farms | 1:43.16 |
| 1998 | Manistique | 3 | Gary Stevens | John Shirreffs | 505 Farms | 1:42.51 |
| 1997 | Sharp Cat | 3 | Alex Solis | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:42.68 |
| 1996 | Listening | 3 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Janis R. Whitham | 1:42.66 |
| 1995 | Pirate's Revenge | 4 | Chris Antley | Ronald W. Ellis | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:41.80 |
| 1994 | Thirst For Peace | 5 | Alex Solis | Sanford Shulman | Clear Valley Stables | 1:42.28 |
| 1993 | Golden Klair | 4 | Chris McCarron | Darrell Vienna | No Problem Stable et al. | 1:41.20 |
| 1992 | Brought To Mind | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Ron McAnally | Tadahiro Hotehama | 1:42.62 |
| 1991 | Paseana | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Jenny & Sidney Craig | 1:42.70 |
| 1990 | Fantastic Look | 4 | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | M/M. John Mabee | 1:42.40 |
| 1989 | Approved To Fly | 3 | Alex Solis | Victor L. Garcia | Barry & Judith Becker | 1:48.20 |
| 1988 | Nastique | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Stephen A. DiMauro | Chaus Stables, Inc. | 1:48.00 |
| 1987 | no race | |||||
| 1986 | Family Style | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:50.00 |
| 1985 | Love Smitten | 4 | Chris McCarron | Edwin J. Gregson | Gail & Del Chase | 1:47.80 |
| 1984 | Dontstop Themusic | 4 | Terry Lipham | Randy Winick | M/M Albert Broccoli | 1:50.20 |
| 1983 | Sweet Diane | 3 | Ray Sibille | Robert J. Frankel | H. W. Stone et al. | 1:48.00 |
| 1982 | Sierva | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Henry Moreno | R. Charlene Parks | 1:48.40 |
| 1981 | Happy Guess | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Ron McAnally | Mamakos & Stubrin | 1:49.60 |