Buena Vista Handicap

Buena Vista Handicap

Grade II race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1988
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Buena Vista Handicap is an annual race for Thoroughbred horses held early in the year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf, it is a Grade II event.

Run in mid February, the Buena Vista currently offers a purse of $200,000.

The Buena Vista Handicap was run in two divisions in 1992.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:33.33 - Pontchatrain (2014)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Juddmonte Farms (1994, 1997, 2008, 2009)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Gary L. Stevens (1996, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Robert J. Frankel (1994, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2009)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Paulina's Love	4	Gary L. Stevens	Richard Baltas	KM Racing Enterprise/Head of Plains	1:36.06
2015	Diversy Harbor	4	Gary L. Stevens	Thomas F. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:34.33
2014	Pontchatrain	4	Gary L. Stevens	Thomas F. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:33.33
2013	Mizdirection	5	Mike E. Smith	Mike Puype	Jungle Racing/Grohs/Beljak/KMN Racing	1:33.50
2012	City to City	5	Corey Nakatani	Jerry Hollendorfer	DeBurgh/Dedomenico/Hollendorfer	1:34.19
2011	Cozi Rosie	4	Mike E. Smith	John W. Sadler	Jerry & Ann Moss	1:35.94
2010	Tuscan Evening	5	Rafael Bejarano	Jerry Hollendorfer	William de Burgh	1:33.47
2009	Jibboom	5	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:38.68
2008	Costume	4	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:34.57
2007	Conveyor’s Angel	5	Saul Arias	Christopher Paasch	Charles Cono	1:35.77
2006	Silver Cup	4	Victor Espinoza	Patrick Biancone	Martin S. Schwartz	1:34.92
2005	Uraib	5	Jon Court	Sanford Shulman	Ron Charles et al.	1:33.72
2004	Fun House	5	Gary Stevens	Ron McAnally	Winchell Thoroughbreds	1:36.13
2003	Final Destination	5	Victor Espinoza	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1:35.99
2002	Blue Moon	5	Brice Blanc	Ronald W. Ellis	B. Wayne Hughes	1:35.54
2001	Rare Charmer	6	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Craig Dollase	Nick Cafarchia	1:36.67
2000	Lexa	6	Brice Blanc	Ronald W. Ellis	B. Wayne Hughes	1:36.17
1999	Tuzla	5	Corey Nakatani	Julio C. Canani	David S. Milch	1:35.79
1998	Dance Parade	4	Kent Desormeaux	Neil D. Drysdale	Prince Fahd Salman	1:36.83
1997	Media Nox	4	Corey Nakatani	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:33.48
1996	Matiara	4	Gary Stevens	Richard Mandella	Alec Head	1:35.74
1995	Lyin To The Moon	6	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Mandella	Allred & Hubbard	1:36.77
1994	Skimble	5	Corey Nakatani	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:34.85
1993	Marble Maiden	4	Kent Desormeaux	Gary F. Jones	Darley Racing	1:36.23
1992	Gold Fleece	4	Alex Solis	John W. Sadler	Alvarez & Ham	1:33.48
1992	Appealing Missy	5	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	M/M Jerome Brody	1:34.25
1991	Taffeta And Tulle	5	Chris McCarron	Charlie Whittingham	Sheikh Mohammed	1:34.20
1990	Saros Brig	6	Pat Valenzuela	Dominick Manzi	Green Thumb Farm	1:34.20
1989	Annoconnor	5	Corey Black	Richard Mettee	Fink & Gottlieb	1:36.40
1988	Davie's Lamb	4	Fernando Toro	Julio C. Canani	Deals On Stable	1:39.00

References

• The 2008 Buena Vista Handicap at the NTRA