Fantasy Stakes
The Fantasy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Fantasy is open to three-year-old fillies competing at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The race is a Grade II event with a current purse of $400,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$400,000 |
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.20 – My Darling One (1984)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Chris McCarron (1984, 1987, 1989, 1992)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – Steve Asmussen (2016, 2017, 2019)
- 3 – Charles Whittingham (1974, 1984, 1988)
- 3 – J. Larry Jones (2003, 2008, 2011)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Fox Hill Farms (2005, 2008, 2011)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Swiss Skydiver | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth McPeek | Peter Callahan | 1:42.00 |
| 2019 | Lady Apple | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Phoenix Thoroughbred III & Katierich Stables | 1:43.88 |
| 2018 | Sassy Sienna | Gary Stevens | Brad H. Cox | Medallion Racing and McClanahan, Jerry | 1:45.63 |
| 2017 | Ever So Clever | Luis Contreras | Steve Asmussen | Clearview Stable LLC | 1:43.40 |
| 2016 | Terra Promessa | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1:45.06 |
| 2015 | Include Betty | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | Thomas F. Proctor | Brereton C. Jones & Timothy Thornton | 1:44.16 |
| 2014 | Sugar Shock | Channing Hill | Doug L. Anderson | On Cloud Nine LLC | 1:43.87 |
| 2013 | Rose to Gold | Calvin Borel | Sal Santoro | Amaya/Centofanti | 1:45.80 |
| 2012 | Mamma Kimbo | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Peachtree Stable | 1:43.64 |
| 2011 | Joyful Victory | Mike Smith | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms | 1:44.74 |
| 2010 | Blind Luck | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mark Dedomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo, J. Hollendorfer | 1:42.56 |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | Hal R. Wiggins | Dolphus C. Morrison & Michael Lauffer | 1:43.35 |
| 2008 | Eight Belles | Ramon Domínguez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms | 1:43.06 |
| 2007 | High Heels | Joe Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Anita Ebert | 1:44.40 |
| 2006 | Ready to Please | Stewart Elliott | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1:45.60 |
| 2005 | Round Pond | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms | 1:43.40 |
| 2004 | House of Fortune | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Arnold Zetcher | 1:42.60 |
| 2003 | Ruby's Reception | Terry Thompson | J. Larry Jones | Oasis Racing Stable | 1:44.60 |
| 2002 | See How She Runs | Don Pettinger | Donnie Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 2001 | Mystic Lady | Eibar Coa | Mark A. Hennig | Lee Lewis | 1:43.20 |
| 2000 | Classy Cara | Ignacio Puglisi | Douglas F. O'Neill | John J. Zamora | 1:43.80 |
| 1999 | Excellent Meeting | Kent Desormeaux | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1998 | Silent Eskimo | Carlos Gonzalez | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:43.80 |
| 1997 | Blushing K.D. | Lonnie Meche | Sam David Jr. | James & Sue Burns | 1:42.60 |
| 1996 | Escena | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:43.80 |
| 1995 | Cat's Cradle | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Ridder Thoroughbred | 1:44.20 |
| 1994 | Two Altazano | Kirk LeBlanc | Mike Stidham | Harold Goodman | 1:43.60 |
| 1993 | Aztec Hill | Mike E. Smith | Tom Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1:44.20 |
| 1992 | Race The Wild Wind | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Marianne & Brandon Chase | 1:43.60 |
| 1991 | Lite Light | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer | Oaktown Stable | 1:41.80 |
| 1990 | Silvered | Don Howard | Dewey Smith | Arthur B. Hancock III & Roy L. Bowen | 1:44.20 |
| 1989 | Fantastic Look | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | M/M John C. Mabee | 1:43.20 |
| 1988 | Jeanne Jones | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | M/M John C. Mabee | 1:42.20 |
| 1987 | Very Subtle † | Chris McCarron | Melvin F. Stute | Ben Rochelle & Estate of Carl Grinstead | 1:42.40 |
| 1986 | Tiffany Lass | Gary Stevens | Laz Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | 1:42.00 |
| 1985 | Rascal Lass | Ray Sibille | Lin Wheeler | Paternostro P V | 1:43.20 |
| 1984 | My Darling One | Chris McCarron | Laz Barrera | Dolly Green | 1:41.20 |
| 1983 | Brindy Brindy | Kenny Jones | Jack Van Berg | Jane M. Martin | 1:44.60 |
| 1982 | Flying Partner | Ray Sibille | Charles E. Whittingham | Buckland Farm | 1:47.00 |
| 1981 | Heavenly Cause | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1:43.80 |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:44.40 |
| 1978 | Equanimity | Henry E. Moreno | Henry M. Moreno | Pine Tree Stable | 1:44.60 |
| 1977 | Our Mims | Don Brumfield | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:45.00 |
| 1976 | T.V. Vixen | Bernie Walt | Pete Salmen Jr. | Crimson King Farm | 1:43.40 |
| 1975 | Hoso | Mickey Solomone | Frank H. Merrill Jr. | Roxie Gian | 1:46.00 |
| 1974 | Miss Musket | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Aaron U. Jones | 1:44.40 |
| 1973 | Knitted Gloves | Julio Espinoza | Ike Mourar | Robert E. Lehmann | 1:42.60 |
* † In 1987, Up The Apalachee won the race but was disqualified.
See also
References
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