Bayakoa Stakes (Los Alamitos) – Wikipedia

Horse race

The Bayakoa Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8+1⁄2 furlongs) on the dirt held annually in early December at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000.

History[edit]

The inaugural running of the race was on 13 December 1981 as the Silver Belles Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles and was won by the imported five-year-old Argentine-bred mare Happy Guess who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker in a time of 1:493⁄5.^[1]

In 1983 the American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event with Grade III status.^[2] In 1986 the race was upgraded once more to Grade II.^[2]

In 1990 the distance of the event was decreased to 1+1⁄16 miles.^[3]

The race was renamed the Bayakoa Handicap in 1994 in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bayakoa.^[2]

On 7 December 1997, Sharp Cat won the Bayakoa Stakes in the first walkover in the history of Hollywood Park Racetrack.^[4]

In 2006 the event was run on a new synthetic Cushion Track which was installed at Hollywood Park.^[2]

With the closure of Hollywood Park Racetrack in 2013 the event was moved Los Alamitos Race Course and was run with stakes allowance conditions as the Bayakoa Stakes.^[2]

The event was not held in 1987, 2015 and in 2018.^[3]

The event was held at Del Mar Racetrack in 2016 with handicap conditions.^[2]

In 2019 the event was downgraded to Grade III status.^[5]

Records[edit]

Speed record: (at current distance of 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)

Most wins:

• 2 – Manistique (1998, 1999)
• 2 – Starrer (2001, 2002)
• 2 – Star Parade (2003, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 – George Krikorian (2001, 2002, 2004)

Winners[edit]

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
At Los Alamitos – Bayakoa Stakes
2021	As Time Goes By	6	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.97	$100,500	III	[6]
2020	Proud Emma	6	Juan J. Hernandez	Peter L. Miller	Gem Incorporated & Tom Kagele	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.40	$100,000	III	[7]
2019	Queen Bee to You	5	Ruben Fuentes	Andrew Lerner	Christopher St. Hilaire & Adam Vali	1+1⁄16 miles	1:44.21	$100,351	III	[8]
2018	Race not held
2017	Majestic Heat	5	Mike E. Smith	Richard E. Mandella	Madeline Auerbach, Bardy Farm & Ron McCauley	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.15	$201,035	II	[9]
At Del Mar – Bayakoa Handicap
2016	Vale Dori (ARG)	4	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa Al Maktoum	1+1⁄16 miles	1:44.79	$201,035	II	[10]
2015	Race not held
At Los Alamitos – Bayakoa Stakes
2014	Tiz Midnight	4	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.62	$200,250	II	[11]
At Hollywood Park
2013	Broken Sword	3	Joel Rosario	Jerry Hollendorfer	Mark Dedomenico, Jerry Hollendorfer, George Todaro	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.98	$151,000	II	[12]
Bayakoa Handicap
2012	Lady of Fifty	3	Martin Garcia	Jerry Hollendorfer	Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro	1+1⁄16 miles	1:44.36	$200,000	II	[13]
2011	Ellafitz	4	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	D & E Racing (Sivage)	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.69	$150,000	II	[14]
2010	Washington Bridge	3	Rafael Bejarano	Jerry Hollendorfer	Mark DeDomenico & Jerry Hollendorfer	1+1⁄16 miles	1:44.25	$150,000	II	[15]
2009	Zardana (BRZ)	5	Victor Espinoza	John Shirreffs	Arnold Zetcher	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.24	$150,000	II	[16]
2008	Briecat	3	Jon Court	Vladimir Cerin	David & Holly Wilson	1+1⁄16 miles	1:40.38	$150,000	II	[17]
2007	Romance Is Diane	3	Michael C. Baze	Mike R. Mitchell	Senji Nishimura	1+1⁄16 miles	1:40.90	$150,000	II	[18]
2006	Foxysox (GB)	3	Victor Espinoza	Carla Gaines	Warren B. Williamson	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.84	$150,000	II	[19]
2005	Star Parade (ARG)	6	Martin A. Pedroza	Darrell Vienna	Gary A. Tanaka	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.96	$150,000	II	[20]
2004	Hollywood Story	3	Victor Espinoza	John Shirreffs	George Krikorian	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.11	$150,000	II	[21]
2003	Star Parade (ARG)	4	Victor Espinoza	Darrell Vienna	J. Doug McClure	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.02	$150,000	II	[22]
2002	Starrer	4	Pat Valenzuela	John Shirreffs	George Krikorian	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.74	$150,000	II	[23]
2001	Starrer	3	Jerry D. Bailey	David E. Hofmans	George Krikorian	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.52	$150,000	II	[24]
2000	Feverish	5	Eddie Delahoussaye	Dan L. Hendricks	Pam & Martin Wygod	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.26	$150,000	II	[25]
1999	Manistique	4	Corey Nakatani	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	1+1⁄16 miles	1:43.16	$150,000	II	[26]
1998	Manistique	3	Gary L. Stevens	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.51	$98,000	II	[27]
1997	Sharp Cat	3	Alex O. Solis	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.68	$100,000	II	Walkover[28]
1996	Listening	3	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Janis R. Whitham	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.66	$108,200	II	[29]
1995	Pirate’s Revenge	4	Chris Antley	Ronald W. Ellis	Pam & Martin Wygod	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.80	$106,900	II	[30]
1994	Thirst for Peace	5	Alex O. Solis	Sanford Shulman	Clear Valley Stables	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.28	$108,500	II	[31]
Silver Belles Handicap
1993	Golden Klair (GB)	4	Chris McCarron	Darrell Vienna	No Problem Stable et al.	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.20	$108,500	II	[32]
1992	Brought to Mind	5	Pat Valenzuela	Ron McAnally	Tadahiro Hotehama	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.62	$110,200	II	[33]
1991	Paseana (ARG)	4	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Jenny & Sidney Craig	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.70	$107,700	II	[34]
1990	Fantastic Look	4	Chris McCarron	Gary F. Jones	John C. Mabee	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.40	$107,200	II	[35]
1989	Approved to Fly	3	Alex O. Solis	Victor L. Garcia	Barry & Judith Becker	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.20	$108,400	II	[36]
1988	Nastique	4	Bill Shoemaker	Stephen A. DiMauro	Chaus Stables	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.00	$121,800	II	[37]
1987	Race not held
1986	Family Style	3	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.00	$137,150	II	[38]
1985	Love Smitten	4	Chris McCarron	Edwin J. Gregson	Gail & Del Chase	1+1⁄8 miles	1:47.80	$120,100	III	[39]
1984	Dontstop Themusic	4	Terry Lipham	Randell W. Winick	Albert R. & Dana N. Broccoli	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.20	$123,750	III	[40]
1983	Sweet Diane	3	Ray Sibille	Robert J. Frankel	Harry W. Stone, Pinwheel Farm & Milt Bronson	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.00	$112,900	III	[41]
1982	Sierva (ARG)	4	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Henry Moreno	R. Charlene Parks	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.40	$113,900		[42]
1981	Happy Guess (ARG)	5	Bill Shoemaker	Ron McAnally	James Mamakos & Dr. Marc Stubrin	1+1⁄8 miles	1:49.60	$107,100		[1]

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