Desert Stormer Handicap

The Desert Stormer Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California (relocated in 2014 from Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California). Raced on dirt at a distance of six furlongs, it is open to fillies and mares age three and older. It was downgraded to a non-graded stakes after the 2005 Grade III edition, but was returned to Grade III status for the 2017 running.[1]

Desert Stormer Handicap

Grade III Stakes race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA (relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States)
Inaugurated	1997
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$75,000 added

The race is named for Desert Stormer, winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:07.75 - Shh She's Ours (2016)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Mike E. Smith (2005, 2009, 2010, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Richard Mandella (1997, 1998, 2017)
• 3 - Bob Baffert (2006, 2011, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2020	Bellafina	4	Flavien Prat	Simon Callaghan	Kaleem Shah Inc et al.	1:09.85
2019	Danuska's My Girl	5	Geovanni Franco	Jerry Hollendorfer	Bad Boy Racing LLC	1:10.12
2018	Marley's Freedom	4	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Cicero Farms, LLC	1:09.31
2017	Bendable	4	Mike E. Smith	Richard Mandella	Claiborne Farm	1:09.04
2016	Shh She's Ours	4	Victor Espinoza	James Cassidy	D P Racing	1:07.75
2015	Amaranth	4	William Antongeorgi III	O. J. Jauregui	Highland Yard	1:09.42
2014	Sagebrush Queen	4	Edwin Maldonado	Jorge Gutierrez	Konecne/Mattei	1:09.75
2013	Include Me Out	5	Joe Talamo	Ron Ellis	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:10.32
2012	Turbulent Descent	4	David Flores	Mike Puype	Blinkers On Racing Stable	1:09.25
2011	Irish Gypsy	5	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram/John G. Sikura	1:09.67
2010	Free Flying Soul	5	Mike E. Smith	Bruce Headley	Marsha Naify	1:09.10
2009	Coco Belle	5	Mike E. Smith	John W. Sadler	Mr & Mrs Jerome S Moss	1:08.35
2008	Ashley's Kitty	4	Joseph Talamo	Ted H. West	Oak West Farm	1:09.01
2007	Selvatica	6	David Flores	Julio C. Canani	Marsha Naify	1:09.58
2006	My Miss Storm	4	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Ed Friendly	1:09.44
2005	Puxa Saco	5	Mike E. Smith	Jenine Sahadi	Richard Rowan	1:09.79
2004	Coconut Girl	5	Victor Espinoza	Paul Aguirre	JFP Investments, Inc.	1:08.91
2003	Madame Pietra	6	Pat Valenzuela	Howard Zucker	Carl H. Grether	1:09.71
2002	Slewsbox	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Chuck Peery	L. Dunham/J.Gardipee	1:09.57
2001	Go Go	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Warren Stute	Thomas & Thomas Racing	1:08.09
2000	Theresa's Tizzy	6	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Noble Threewitt	Noble Threewitt	1:09.30
1999	A P Assay	5	Ed Delahoussaye	J. Paco Gonzalez	J. Toffan/T. McCaffery	1:08.69
1998	Corona Lake	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Richard Mandella	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:14.71
1997	Advancing Star	4	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Mandella	John C. Mabee	1:14.21

References

• 2008 Desert Stormer charts at Hollywood Park

Specific

1. "TOBA Releases Changes To 2017 American Graded Stakes Schedule - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report". www.paulickreport.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.