Hillsborough Stakes

Hillsborough Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Tampa Bay Downs Oldsmar, Florida
Inaugurated	1999
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.tampabaydowns.com
Race information
Distance	1 ^1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, 4-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Hillsborough Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-March at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Florida.

A Grade III event since 2004, it is now a Grade II event. The race is open to fillies and mares, four years of age and older. Raced on turf, since 2004 it has been contested at a distance of  1 ¹⁄₈ miles, (9 furlongs) prior to which it was run at  1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles.

The winner of the 2012 Hillsborough Stakes, Zagora, won the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and was voted an Eclipse Award in her category.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:41.14 - Strait From Texas (2003) (at previous distance of  1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles)
• 1:46.26 - Tepin (2016) (at current distance of  1 ¹⁄₈ miles)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - John Velazquez (2006, 2007, 2015)
• 2 - Pat Day (1999, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Todd A. Pletcher (2006, 2007, 2010, 2013)

Winners of the Hillsborough Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Tepin	5	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	Robert E. Masterson	1:46.26
2015	Stephanie's Kitten	6	John R. Velazquez	Chad C. Brown	Sarah & Kenneth Ramsey	1:49.05
2014	Cloud Scapes	5	Erick D. Rodriguez	H. Graham Motion	Pin Oak Stud	1:51.56
2013	Old Tune (BRZ)	5	Joel Rosario	Todd Pletcher	Stud TNT	1:48.92
2012	Zagora	5	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	Martin S. Schwartz	1:46.97
2011	Denomination	5	Frederic Lenclud	Christophe Clement	Ghislaine Head	1:48.69
2010	Phola	4	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Pletcher	Saufley/Pletcher/Pattersons	1:52.51
2009	Backseat Rhythm	4	Eibar Coa	Patrick Reynolds	Paul Pompa, Jr.	1:51.43
2008	Dreaming of Anna	4	Cornelio Velasquez	Wayne Catalano	Frank C. Calabrese	1:52.18
2007	Cassydora	5	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Green Hills Farm	1:48.90
2006	Ready's Gal	4	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	James T. Scatuorchio	1:50.50
2005	Rizzi Girl	7	Oliver Castillo	William Downing	J. & M. Whitney	1:52.59
2004	Coney Kitty	6	Jose Santos	James J. Toner	Betz/Humphrey/Seelbinder	1:48.83
2003	Strait From Texas	4	Jesus Castanon	James Michael	J & J Investments	1:41.14
2002	Platinum Tiara	4	Manoel Cruz	Joe Waunsch	M375 Thoroughbreds	1:41.34
2001	Song For Annie	5	Larry Melancon	Henry Cochran	Live Oak Plantation	1:41.23
2000	St. Clair Ridge	4	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Hendrick, et al.	1:41.17
1999	Pleasant Temper	5	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Mark Stanley	1:42.62

References

• The Hillsborough Stakes at Pedigree Query