# Torrey Pines Stakes

The Torrey Pines Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of one mile on the dirt held annually in August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

## History

The event was inaugurated on 10 September 1976 and held in split divisions and was run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on a rainy day. The event is named after Torrey Pines, a community of in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California, and south from Del Mar.
The event was run as a restricted overnight stakes from 1976 to 2004. The last restriction in 2004 was for non-winners of a sweepstakes event where the winner had won $50,000 or more at one mile or over.
The distance of the event was decreased to one mile in 1997.
This race was upgraded to a Grade III in 2014.
The 2013 winner Beholder went on to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff and was crowned US Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. The 2015 winner Stellar Wind was also crowned US Champion Three-Year-Old Filly that year.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1 mile: 1:34.86 - Potesta (2012)
* 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:41.00 - Drama Critic (1977)
Margins:
* 8+1⁄2 lengths - Magical Allure (1998)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Chris McCarron (1981, 1987, 1993, 1998)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 8 - Bob Baffert (1998, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Ike & Dawn Thrash (2008, 2009)
* 2 - Michael E. Pegram (2005, 2022)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| 2024 | Hope Road | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | Cicero Farms | 1 mile | 1:36.15 | $150,500 | III | |
| 2023 | Ceiling Crusher | Edwin Maldonado | Doug F. O'Neill | Wonderland Racing Stables, Todd Cady, Tim Kasparoff & Ty Leatherman | 1 mile | 1:37.41 | $151,500 | III | |
| 2022 | Midnight Memories | Ramon Vazquez | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | 1 mile | 1:36.32 | $125,500 | III | |
| 2021 | Private Mission | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corporation | 1 mile | 1:37.89 | $101,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Harvest Moon | Flavien Prat | Simon Callaghan | Alice Bamford & Michael Tabor | 1 mile | 1:36.87 | $100,500 | III | |
| 2019 | Fighting Mad | Joseph Talamo | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West | 1 mile | 1:38.61 | $100,702 | III | |
| 2018 | True Royalty | Drayden Van Dyke | John W. Sadler | Batchelor Family Trust | 1 mile | 1:39.07 | $101,725 | III | |
| 2017 | † Munny Spunt | Drayden Van Dyke | Doug F. O'Neill | ERJ Racing, John Fuller, Richie Robershaw, Doug O'Neill & S. Rothblum | 1 mile | 1:37.20 | $100,690 | III | |
| 2016 | Belvoir Bay (GB) | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Peter L. Miller | Team Valor International & Gary Barber | 1 mile | 1:36.56 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Stellar Wind | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1 mile | 1:36.43 | $100,250 | III | |
| 2014 | Jojo Warrior | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.10 | $100,250 | III | |
| 2013 | Beholder | Gary L. Stevens | Richard E. Mandella | Spendthrift Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.30 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2012 | Potesta | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1 mile | 1:34.86 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2011 | Great Hot (BRZ) | Chantal Sutherland | A. C. Avila | Coudelaria Jessica | 1 mile | 1:35.88 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2010 | Switch | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | C R K Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.25 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2009 | Third Dawn | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Ike & Dawn Thrash | 1 mile | 1:37.60 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2008 | Dawn Before Dawn | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler | Ike & Dawn Thrash | 1 mile | 1:37.10 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2007 | Seaside Affair | Richard Migliore | John W. Sadler | Edmund A. Gann | 1 mile | 1:41.04 | $140,650 | Listed | |
| 2006 | Political Web | Victor Espinoza | Julio C. Canani | Everest Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.98 | $108,500 | Listed | |
| 2005 | Pussycat Doll | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1 mile | 1:36.21 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 2004 | Muir Beach | Omar Figueroa | Dan L. McFarlane | Dennis E. Weir | 1 mile | 1:37.89 | $81,450 | Restricted | |
| 2003 | Victory Encounter | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Tom Mankiewicz | 1 mile | 1:36.45 | $87,450 | Restricted | |
| 2002 | Got Koko | Alex O. Solis | Bruce Headley | Aase Headley & Paul Leung | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $82,050 | Restricted | |
| 2001 | Tamara Princess (BRZ) | Mike E. Smith | Eduardo Inda | Aaron U. & Marie D. Jones | 1 mile | 1:36.18 | $81,400 | Restricted | |
| 2000 | Saudi Poetry | David R. Flores | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corporation | 1 mile | 1:36.56 | $82,775 | Restricted | |
| 1999 | Perfect Six | David R. Flores | William J. Morey Jr. | Carole & Don Chaiken and Mr. & Mrs. Barton D. Heller | 1 mile | 1:37.20 | $81,300 | Restricted | |
| 1998 | Magical Allure | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.60 | $89,950 | Restricted | |
| 1997 | Relaxing Rhythm | Gary L. Stevens | David E. Hofmans | Frank H. Stronach | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $78,950 | Restricted | |
| 1996 | 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 |
| 1995 | Main Slew | Eddie Delahoussaye | Jerry M. Fanning | Jerry M. Fanning & Craig Singer | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $75,850 | Restricted | |
| 1994 | 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 |
| 1993 | Adorydar | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Mr & Mrs Jerome Brody | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $56,350 | Restricted | |
| 1992 | Interactive | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Lewis A. Cenicola | Southern Nevada Racing Stables Inc | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.60 | $56,125 | Restricted | |
| 1991 | Number's Game | Corey Nakatani | Brian A. Mayberry | La Poz Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $80,175 | Restricted | |
| 1990 | Oh Sweet Thing | Pat Valenzuela | Steve Ippolito | Frank & Carol Laiacono | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $82,275 | Restricted | |
| 1989 | Affirmed Classic | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Ron McAnally | David Beard | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $79,650 | Restricted | |
| 1988 | Affordable Price | Fernando Toro | Jerry M. Fanning | Dan Dar Farm & Northwest Farms | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.80 | $65,800 | Restricted | |
| 1987 | Julie the Flapper | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $55,250 | Restricted | |
| 1986 | Margaret Booth | Fernando Toro | John Gosden | Ray & Francis Stark | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $54,050 | Restricted | |
| 1985 | Goldspell | Rafael Q. Meza | Henry Moreno | James L. Wilder & Walt Burris | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $54,500 | Restricted | |
| 1984 | Allusion | Eddie Delahoussaye | Willard L. Proctor | Claiborne Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.60 | $54,350 | Restricted | |
| 1983 | Mazatleca (MEX) | Kenneth D. Black | Hal King | Doe, Hal King, Richard & Gaylin Landeis | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $56,050 | Restricted | |
| 1982 | Agitated Lady | Sandy Hawley | Gordon C. Campbell | Sonny Silverstein | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $43,100 | Restricted | |
| 1981 | Northern Fable | Chris McCarron | Charles E. Whittingham | Michael G. Rutherford | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $42,900 | Restricted | |
| 1980 | Summer Siren | Terry Lipham | Louis R. Carno | Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cavanagh | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $44,600 | Restricted | |
| 1979 | Double Deceit | Sandy Hawley | Laz Barrera | Leslie Combs II | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.00 | $38,700 | Restricted | |
| 1978 | Donna Inez | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.40 | $27,750 | Restricted | |
| 1977 | Drama Critic | Marco Castaneda | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.00 | $21,850 | Restricted | |
| 1976 | Quintas Fannie | Marco Castaneda | Thomas M. Burns | Richard D. Bokum III | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.00 | $16,225 | Restricted | Division 1 |
| 1976 | Madam Gaylady | Marco Castaneda | Joseph Manzi | Sumi Ford | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.00 | $16,225 | Restricted | Division 2 |
Legend:
 All Weather Track  Dirt
Notes:
† In the 2017 running of the event Zapperkat won the race but was disqualified for drifting out in the straight and interfering with Munny Spunt.