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 miles on a rainy day. The event is named after Torrey [Pines, San Diego|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
- miles: 1:41.00 - Drama Critic
- lengths - Magical Allure
- 4 - Chris McCarron
- 8 - Bob Baffert
- 2 - Ike & Dawn Thrash
- 2 - Michael E. Pegram
Winners
Legend: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.