Jimmy Durante Stakes

The Jimmy Durante Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California since 2014. Prior to that, it was known as the Miesque Stakes and was run at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced in late November, the GIII event was open to two-year-old fillies. Contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaguarated in 1991, the race was named in honor of the great filly Miesque, a member of the French Horse Racing Hall of Fame and the United States Racing Hall of Fame. When Hollywood Park closed in 2013, the race was renamed in honor of the actor Jimmy Durante as part of a Del Mar rebranding initiative to evoke "old Hollywood cool".^[2]

The 2005 edition of the Miesque Stakes had to be canceled because of problems with Hollywood Park's turf course.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:34.30 - Antespend (1995)

Most wins by a Jockey:

• 3 - Corey Nakatani (1993, 2001, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Robert J. Frankel (1992, 1997, 2000, 2004)

Most wins by an Owner

• 2 - Louis Scattaglia (1997, 2000)

Winners since 1999

References

• The 2007 Miesque Stakes at the NTRA