Vernon O. Underwood Stakes
Winners since 1989

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2017
Silent Bird
5
Kent Desormeax
Mark Glatt
Norman Stables, LLC
1:09.39
2016
Solid Wager,ST Joe Bay (Dead Heat)
5,4
Kent Desormeax, Victor Esponoza
Peter Miller
Barber, Gary and Cecil and Stanford Stable,Al Tamira Racing Stable and David A. Bernsen
1:15.03
2016
San Onofre
6
Alex Solis
Karen Headley
Matson Racing
1:14.82
2014
Distinctiv Passion
4
Mike E Smith
Jeff Bonde
Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd.
1:14.55
2013
Majestic Stride
4
Edwin Maldonado
Jeff Bonde
Brown/Klein/Lebherz
1:08.87
2012
Smiling Tiger
5
Rafael Bejarano
Jeff Bonde
Alan Klein/Philip Lebherz
1:11.24
2011
Pacific Ocean
4
Joel Rosario
Mike Mitchell
JMJ Racing Stable
1:08.48
2010
Cost of Freedom
7
Joe Talamo
John W. Sadler
Gary & Cecil Barber
1:08.46
2009
Kinsale King
4
Martin Garcia
Carl O'Callaghan
Patrick Sheehy
1:09.67
2008
Johnny Eves
4
Garrett Gomez
Jay M. Robbins
Sharon Hilliard
1:07.90
2007
Bushwacker
5
Joseph Talamo
William L. Currin
Currin & Alvin Eisman
1:08.47
2006
Sailors Sunset
3
Jon Court
Marcelo Polanco
Everest stables
1:07.79
2005
Bordonaro
4
Pat Valenzuela
William B. Spawr
F. Carrillo & D. Casse
1:08.11
2004
Taste of Paradise
5
Jose Valdivia, Jr.
Gary Mandella
David Bloom
1:08.04
2003
Watchem Smokey
3
Julie Krone
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
1:08.93
2002
Debonair Joe
3
Julie Krone
Juan Pablo Silva
Lynne H. Ristad
1:09:17
2001
Men's Exclusive
8
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Wesley A. Ward
H. Eugene Reed
1:09.04
2000
Men's Exclusive
7
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Wesley A. Ward
H. Eugene Reed
1:09.02
1999
Five Star Day
3
Alex Solis
C. Beau Greely
Columbine Stable
1:09.91
1998
Love That Jazz
4
Kent Desormeaux
Neil Drysdale
Irving & Marge Cowan
1:08.79
1997
Tower Full
5
Corey Nakatani
Craig Dollase
Moon S. Han
1:08.17
1996
Paying Dues
4
Pat Day
Clifford Sise, Jr.
Ballantyne, Owen & Welty
1:08.24
1995
Powis Castle
4
Gary Stevens
Rodney Rash
Vistas Stables
1:08.40
1994
Wekiva Springs
3
Kent Desormeaux
Robert Hess, Jr.
Dizney & English
1:08.37
1993
Meafara
4
Gary Stevens
Gary F. Jones
Frank Muench
1:10.01
1992
Gundaghia
5
Gary Stevens
Bob Baffert
Goodman & Kieckhefer
1:09.33
1991
Individualist
4
Kent Desormeaux
David Hofmans
Golden Eagle Farm
1:08.86
1990
Frost Free
5
Chris McCarron
John W. Sadler
Triple Dot Dash Stable & Vandervoort
1:08.20
1989
Olympic Prospect
5
Alex Solis
John W. Sadler
Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra
1:08.80

Question: What year did H. Eugene Reed's eight-year-old gelding Men's Exclusive became the first back-to-back winner of the race?
Answer: In 2001, H. Eugene Reed's eight-year-old gelding Men's Exclusive became the first back-to-back winner of the race and its oldest winner.