Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
santaanita |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 123 lbs. |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Lázaro Barrera Memorial Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race once held annually during the third week of May at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Due to the closing of Hollywood Park it is now held at Santa Anita Park.
The race is open to horses, age three willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt.
It is named the Lázaro Barrera Memorial Stakes in the memory of Hall of Fame trainer Lázaro "Laz" Barrera.
Previously a Grade II event, it was downgraded to Grade III in 2007.
Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs: 1995, 1998
- 6.5 furlongs: 1996
- 7 furlongs: 1999-present
There was no race run in 1997.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:20.42 - Early Flyer (2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Kent Desormeaux (1996, 1998)
- 2 - Chance Rollins (2002, 2006)
- 2 - Alex Solis (2004, 2005)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | I Will Score | Martin Garcia | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hans Poetsch | 1:21.30 |
| 2015 | Kentuckian | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farms | 1:20.97 |
| 2014 | Top Fortitude | Kayla Stra | R. Kory Owens | Triple AAA Ranch | 1:22.98 |
| 2013 | |||||
| 2012 | Drill | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Pegram/Watson/Weitman | 1:22.88 |
| 2011 | Bench Points | Rafael Bejarano | Tim Yakteen | Crevier/Mariani/Martin/Zuraitis | 1:22.50 |
| 2010 | Smiling Tiger | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Bonde | Philip Lebherz/Alan Klein | 1:21.34 |
| 2009 | Charlie's Moment | Alex Solis | Walther Solis | Gramer/Pycz/Nicolarsen/Solis | 1:21.89 |
| 2008 | Two Step Salsa | Martin Pedroza | Julio C. Canani | Everest Stables | 1:20.66 |
| 2007 | Time to Get Even | David Flores | Walther Solis | Murrietta Stable et al. | 1:21.91 |
| 2006 | Northern Soldier | Chance Rollins | Brian Koriner | Julie Berta et al. | 1:22.46 |
| 2005 | Storm Wolf | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Mercedes Stable/Marsha Naify | 1:22.26 |
| 2004 | Twice As Bad | Alex Solis | Vladimir Cerin | Mercedes Stable | 1:21.57 |
| 2003 | Blazonry | Mike E. Smith | Kathy Walsh | Sanford Robertson | 1:22.19 |
| 2002 | Captain Squire | Chance Rollins | Jeff Mullins | Robert Bone/Jeffrey Diener | 1:21.95 |
| 2001 | Early Flyer | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | VHW Stables Inc. | 1:20.42 |
| 2000 | Caller One | Corey Nakatani | James K. Chapman | James R. Chapman | 1:21.10 |
| 1999 | Love That Red | Garrett Gomez | Leonard Duncan | Terry D. Wells | 1:20.81 |
| 1998 | Mazel Trick | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Charles Kenis et al. | 1:08.51 |
| 1997 | NO RACE | ||||
| 1996 | Future Quest | Kent Desormeaux | Ron McAnally | VHW Stables Inc. | 1:15.17 |
| 1995 | Flying Standby | Chris Antley | Heath Stokes | Joseph D. Kowal | 1:09.09 |
References
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