# Santa Ysabel Stakes

The Santa Ysabel Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race once run during January but now run in March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race is open to fillies, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenths miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. The race is a Grade III event with a current purse of $100,000 and is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.
Inaugurated in 1968, the Santa Ysabel Stakes was contested at 7 furlongs in 1970 but has otherwise been run at 1+1⁄16 miles. It was run in two divisions in 1968, 1970, 1972, and 1979.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:41.10 – Midnight Bisou (2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Bill Shoemaker (1974, 1978, 1985, 1988)
* 4 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1970, 1973, 1981, 1991)
* 4 – Chris McCarron (1983, 1984, 1994, 2002)
* 4 – Mike E. Smith (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 9 – Bob Baffert (2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 – Kaleem Shah (2011, 2014, 2020)

## Winners of the Santa Ysabel Stakes since 1968

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance (Miles) | Time | Grade |
| 2023 | Faiza | 3 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.66 | III |
| 2022 | Eda | 3 | Juan Hernandez | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corp | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.31 | III |
| 2021 | Beautiful Gift | 3 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corp | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.83 | III |
| 2020 | Donna Veloce | 3 | Flavien Prat | Simon Callaghan | Kaleem Shah Inc et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.43 | III |
| 2019 | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2018 | Midnight Bisou | 3 | Mike E. Smith | William Spawr | Allen Racing LLC and Bloom Racing Stable LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:41.10 | III |
| 2017 | Unique Bella | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Don Alberto Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.11 | III |
| 2016 | Songbird | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:43.02 | III |
| 2015 | Stellar Wind | 3 | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1-1/16 | 1:43.16 | III |
| 2014 | Awesome Baby | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1-1/16 | 1:42.89 | III |
| 2013 | Fiftyshadesofhay | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Pegram/Watson/Weitman | 1-1/16 | 1:41.58 | III |
| 2012 | Willa B Awesome | 3 | Martin Pedroza | Walther Solis | P.Daniels, P.London, J.Winters & P.Lovingier | 1-1/16 | 1:41.75 | III |
| 2011 | May Day Rose | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1-1/16 | 1:42.81 | III |
| 2010 | Crisp | 3 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Michael Talla | 1-1/16 | 1:43.56 | III |
| 2009 | Century Park | 3 | Tyler Baze | Bob Baffert | Donald R. Dizney | 1-1/16 | 1:43.32 | III |
| 2008 | Final Fling | 3 | Joseph Talamo | Jeff Mullins | Michael House | 1-1/16 | 1:41.96 | III |
| 2007 | Baroness Thatcher | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Patrick Biancone | Zayat Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:44.31 | III |
| 2006 | Itty Bitty Pretty | 3 | Pat Valenzuela | Douglas F. O'Neill | STD Racing Stable & Wood | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | III |
| 2005 | Sweet Catomine | 3 | David Flores | Julio C. Canani | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1-1/16 | 1:43.77 | III |
| 2004 | A. P. Adventure | 3 | Alex Solis | Wallace Dollase | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1-1/16 | 1:44.27 | III |
| 2003 | Atlantic Ocean | 3 | David Flores | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.25 | III |
| 2002 | Bella Bella Bella | 3 | Chris McCarron | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor | 1-1/16 | 1:44.14 | III |
| 2001 | Collect Call | 3 | Alex Solis | Christopher Paasch | Rod Rodriquez | 1-1/16 | 1:44.69 | III |
| 2000 | Surfside | 3 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.53 | III |
| 1999 | Holywood Picture | 3 | Octavio Vergara | James K. Chapman | Chapman & McArthur | 1-1/16 | 1:43.48 | III |
| 1998 | Nonies Dancer Ali † | 3 | Garrett Gomez | William J. Morey Jr. | Boyajuan, Catanzaro, Gellepies | 1-1/16 | 1:44.14 | III |
| 1997 | Sharp Cat | 3 | Corey Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-1/16 | 1:41.34 | |
| 1996 | Antespend | 3 | Chris Antley | Ronald McAnally | Jack Kent Cooke | 1-1/16 | 1:43.87 | |
| 1995 | Ski Dancer | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | Kallenberg Thoroughbred, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.24 | |
| 1994 | Princess Mitterand | 3 | Chris McCarron | Neil D. Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | 1-1/16 | 1:43.25 | |
| 1993 | Likeable Style | 3 | Gary Stevens | Richard E. Mandella | Golden Eagle Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.74 | |
| 1992 | Crownette | 3 | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Jim Paliafito | 1-1/16 | 1:44.33 | |
| 1991 | Nice Assay | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1990 | Bright Candles | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Lukas & Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | |
| 1989 | Gorgeous | 3 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Robert N. Clay | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1988 | Jeanne Jones | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Golden Eagle Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1987 | Perchance to Dream | 3 | Ray Sibille | Victor Oppegard | Sandra Oppegard | 1-1/16 | 1:43.40 | |
| 1986 | Trim Colony | 3 | Gary Stevens | Christopher Speckert | Buckland Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1985 | Savannah Dancer | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Ronald McAnally | Allen E. Paulson | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1984 | Sales Bulletin | 3 | Chris McCarron | Harry A. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1983 | Ski Goggle | 3 | Chris McCarron | A. Thomas Doyle | Zenya Yoshida | 1-1/16 | 1:41.60 | |
| 1982 | Avigaition | 3 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Vivian Pulliam | C. Norman Pulliam | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1981 | Lovely Robbery | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | Jerry Moss | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1980 | Back At Two | 3 | Fernando Toro | Gordon C. Campbell | M/M Douglas Carver | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | |
| 1979 # | Maytide | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1979 # | Top Soil | 3 | Donald Pierce | Ronald McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1978 | Palmistry | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Willard L. Proctor | William Haggin Perry | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1977 | Geothermal | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Randy Sechrest | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1976 | Flunsa | 3 | Sandy Hawley | James Jiminez | R. Oliver & B. Menchen | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1975 | Double You Lou | 3 | Sandy Hawley | M. G. Williams | Silver Creek Ranch | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1974 | Miss Musket | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Aaron U. Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:41.80 | |
| 1973 | Belle Marie | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charles E. Whittingham | Kinship Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | |
| 1972 # | Chargerette | 3 | Robert Nono | Harold C. McBride | S. Crivello & S. Webber | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1972 # | Sumatra | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Laz Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | |
| 1971 | Balcony's Babe | 3 | Eddie Belmonte | F. A. Miquelez | M/M. Ellwood B. Johnston | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | |
| 1970 # | Linda Summers | 3 | Rudy Rosales | Joseph S. Dunn | William R. Hawn | 1-1/16 | 1:23.00 | |
| 1970 # | Cathy Honey | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Robert L. Wheeler | Flag Is Up Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:22.80 | |
| 1969 | Easter Junction | 3 | Eddie Belmonte | Jimmy Wallace | M/M. Ellwood B. Johnston | 1-1/16 | 1:42.80 | |
| 1968 # | Silk Hat II | 3 | Jerry Lambert | Laz Barrera | William M. Hackman | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | |
| 1968 # | Fish Net | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | |
A # designates that the race was run in two divisions in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1979.