Honeybee Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies, three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 (2013) |
The Honeybee Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held annually in March at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is currently run over a distance of one-and-one-sixteenth miles on dirt. The race is a Grade III event with a current purse of $200,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
The race was the first graded stakes victory for 2008 winner Eight Belles. The filly sparked a national controversy after fatally breaking both of her front ankles finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. She had completed the race and was galloping out afterwards when the accident happened. She had to be euthanized on the track.[1] Churchill Downs later changed the name of the La Troienne Stakes to the Eight Belles Stakes in her honor.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:43.00 - Imaginary Lady (1989)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Donald Pettinger (2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - D. Wayne Lukas (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (2005, 2008, 2011)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Terra Promessa | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:47.14 |
| 2015 | Sarah Sis | Julio E. Felix | Ingrid Mason | Joe Ragsdale | 1-1/16 | 1:46.94 |
| 2014 | Euphrosyne | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven Asmussen | Campbell/Stayer/Clark/Skoda | 1-1/16 | 1:45.68 |
| 2013 | Rose to Gold | Calvin Borel | Sal Santoro | Kathleen Amaya & Raffaele Centofanti | 1-1/16 | 1:45.06 |
| 2012 | On Fire Baby | Joe Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Anita Cauley | 1-1/16 | 1:43.64 |
| 2011 | Joyful Victory | Mike E. Smith | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.83 |
| 2010 | No Such Word | Terry Thompson | Cindy Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:43.74 |
| 2009 | Just Jenda | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Cindy Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:45.95 |
| 2008 | Eight Belles | Ramon Dominguez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.91 |
| 2007 | Time's Mistress | John Jacinto | D. Wayne Lukas | Charles L. Kidder | 1-1/16 | 1:45.49 |
| 2006 | Ermine | Calvin Borel | Ronald Werner | Oxbow Racing LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:44.48 |
| 2005 | Round Pond | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.16 |
| 2004 | Yoursmineours | Donald Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | S. Burnstein & J. E. Nelson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.14 |
| 2003 | My Trusty Cat | Donald Pettinger | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 |
| 2002 | Bedanken | Donald Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:46.41 |
| 2001 | Xtreme Bid | David Nuesch | Steve Asmussen | Glen Hendon | 1-1/16 | 1:46.07 |
| 2000 | Fiesty Countess | Timothy Doocy | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 |
| 1999 | Dreams Gallore | Glen Murphy | Steve Asmussen | Keith I. Asmussen | 1-1/16 | 1:43.49 |
| 1998 | Roza Robata | Fabio Arguello, Jr. | Henry B. Johnson, Jr. | F. B. Clement & S. H. Mayes, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.95 |
| 1997 | Valid Bonnet | Timothy Doocy | Steve Asmussen | Ackerly Brothers Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 |
| 1996 | Jetto | Larry Melancon | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | 1-1/16 | 1:46.20 |
| 1995 | Humble Eight | David Guillory | Jim Danaher | Danaher Stables Inc. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 |
| 1994 | Shadow Miss | Willie Martinez | Peter M. Vestal | John R. & Martha J. Mulholland | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 |
| 1993 | Aztec Hill | Aaron Gryder | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 |
| 1992 | Totemic | Donald Miller, Jr. | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 |
| 1991 | Be Cool | David Guillory | D. Wayne Lukas | Sugar Maple Farms & Lukas | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 |
| 1990 | Train Robbery | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 |
| 1989 | Imaginary Lady | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | French & Lukas | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 |
| 1988 | Lost Kitty | Jose A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 |
See also
References
- ↑ Tim Dahlberg (May 6, 2008). "Eight Belles Euthanized". NBC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.