# Desert Stormer Stakes

The Desert Stormer Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age four and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

## History

The inaugural running of the event was on 8 November 1997 as the Desert Stormer Handicap over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California as the first race on the undercard for the Breeders' Cup program. The event was named in honor of Desert Stormer, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Sprint. The following year the event was moved to the spring meeting and held in late April.
In 1999 the distance of the event was decreased to six furlongs.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 2001.
However, the event was downgraded to a non-graded stakes after the 2005 Grade III edition.
In 2014 with the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack the event was moved to Santa Anita Park and continued to be scheduled in June as stakes race with allowances.
The event was reinstated with Grade III status for the 2017 running.
In 2023 the event was scheduled in March and the conditions of entry were changed from three-year-olds and over to four-year-olds and over.
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:07.75 - Shh She's Ours (2016)
Margins:
* 7+1⁄4 lengths – Marley's Freedom (2018)
Most wins:
* No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Mike E. Smith (2005, 2009, 2010, 2017)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 - Richard Mandella (1997, 1998, 2017)
* 3 - Bob Baffert (2006, 2011, 2018)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (1998, 2009)
* 2 - Marsha Naify (2007, 2010)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| At Santa Anita – Desert Stormer Stakes |||||||||||
| 2024 | Chismosa | 4 | Tiago Pereira | Rafael DeLeon | Jaime Roberto Renella | 6 furlongs | 1:09.70 | $100,500 | Listed | |
| 2023 | Dance to the Music | 4 | Juan Hernandez | Mark Glatt | Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal | 6 furlongs | 1:10.45 | $98,000 | III | |
| 2022 | Becca Taylor | 4 | Juan Hernandez | Steven Miyadi | Nicholas B. Alexander | 6 furlongs | 1:09.35 | $98,000 | III | |
| 2021 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2020 | Bellafina | 4 | Flavien Prat | Simon Callaghan | Kaleem Shah, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 6 furlongs | 1:09.85 | $101,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Danuska's My Girl | 5 | Geovanni Franco | Jerry Hollendorfer | Bad Boy Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:10.12 | $92,000 | III | |
| 2018 | Marley's Freedom | 4 | Drayden Van Dyke | Bob Baffert | Cicero Farms | 6 furlongs | 1:09.31 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Bendable | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Richard E. Mandella | Claiborne Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:09.04 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Shh She's Ours | 4 | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy | D P Racing | 6 furlongs | 1:07.75 | $79,300 | Listed | |
| 2015 | Amaranth | 4 | William Antongeorgi III | O. J. Jauregui | Highland Yard | 6 furlongs | 1:09.42 | $82,000 | | |
| 2014 | Sagebrush Queen | 4 | Edwin A. Maldonado | Jorge Gutierrez | Larry Konecne & Sandi Mattei | 6 furlongs | 1:09.75 | $94,100 | | |
| At Hollywood Park – Desert Stormer Handicap |||||||||||
| 2013 | Include Me Out | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Ronald W. Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.32 | $77,070 | | |
| 2012 | Turbulent Descent | 4 | David R. Flores | Mike Puype | Blinkers On Racing Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.25 | $72,570 | | |
| 2011 | Irish Gypsy | 5 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram & John G. Sikura | 6 furlongs | 1:09.67 | $76,050 | | |
| 2010 | Free Flying Soul | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Bruce Headley | Marsha Naify | 6 furlongs | 1:09.10 | $62,500 | | |
| 2009 | Coco Belle | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss | 6 furlongs | 1:08.35 | $72,800 | | |
| 2008 | Ashley's Kitty | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Ted H. West | Oak West Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:09.01 | $81,300 | Listed | |
| 2007 | Selvatica | 6 | David R. Flores | Julio C. Canani | Marsha Naify | 6 furlongs | 1:09.58 | $76,775 | Listed | |
| 2006 | My Miss Storm Cat | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Ed Friendly | 6 furlongs | 1:09.44 | $68,690 | Listed | |
| 2005 | Puxa Saco | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Jenine Sahadi | Richard Rowan | 6 furlongs | 1:09.79 | $106,400 | III | |
| 2004 | Coconut Girl | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Paul G. Aguirre | JPF Investments | 6 furlongs | 1:08.91 | $106,000 | III | |
| 2003 | Madame Pietra | 6 | Pat Valenzuela | Howard L. Zucker | Carl T. Grether | 6 furlongs | 1:09.71 | $106,800 | III | |
| 2002 | Slewsbox | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Chuck Peery | Leonard Dunham & Jerome Gardipee | 6 furlongs | 1:09.57 | $107,100 | III | |
| 2001 | Go Go | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Warren Stute | Alan B. & Paula Thomas | 6 furlongs | 1:08.09 | $106,000 | III | |
| 2000 | Theresa's Tizzy | 6 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Noble Threewitt | Sam Bellestri, Tex Johnson & Julie Leach, et al | 6 furlongs | 1:09.30 | $108,300 | Listed | |
| 1999 | A. P. Assay | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | J. Paco Gonzalez | John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery | 6 furlongs | 1:08.69 | $106,000 | Listed | |
| 1998 | Corona Lake | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Richard E. Mandella | Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:14.71 | $106,700 | Listed | |
| 1997 | Advancing Star | 4 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Richard E. Mandella | Golden Eagle Farm | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:14.21 | $100,000 | Listed | |
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