Mathis Mile Stakes

Santa Anita Mathis Mile Stakes
Grade II race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated2000 (as Sir Beaufort Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorMathis Brothers (since 2014)
WebsiteSanta Anita Park
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse$200,000 (since 2013)

The Santa Anita Mathis Mile Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in late December Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of US$200,000.

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 26 December 2000 as the Sir Beaufort Stakes, opening day of 2000–01 Santa Anita Park's Winter meeting. The event attracted eight entrants and was won by Edmund A. Gann's Fateful Dream, who was trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel and ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux by one length in a time of 1:35.01 on a turf course that was rated as firm.[1]

The event was named after the 1993 Santa Anita Handicap winner Sir Beaufort.

In 2003 the event was moved off the turf and run on a dirt track.[2]

In 2005 the event was run in split divisions.[3]

The following year, 2006, the American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event as Grade III[2] and in 2011 the event was upgraded again to Grade II.[2]

Due to poor racecourse conditions as a result of wet weather, the race was switched to the synthetic track in 2008 and to the dirt track in 2010.[4]

The event was renamed the Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes in 2014 under a marketing agreement between Santa Anita Park and Mathis Brothers Furniture.[5]

The event was run once more on the dirt in 2021. However, after review the Grade II status was reinstated.[6]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1 mile on turf: 1:33.46 - Bowies Hero (2017)
  • 1 mile on turf: 1:33.70 - Sidney's Candy (2010)

Margins:

  • 7+1⁄4 lengths - Sidney's Candy (2010)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Triple B Farms (2004, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Mathis Mile Stakes
2023 Watsonville Antonio Fresu Mark Glatt Pine Racing Stables & Saints or Sinners 1 mile 1:34.55 $200,500 II [7]
Santa Anita Mathis Mile Stakes
2022 One More Bid Ramon Vazquez Ryan Hanson California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing & Ryan Hanson 1 mile 1:33.67 $201,000 II [8]
2021 Law Professor Jose Ortiz Michael McCarthy Twin Creeks Racing Stable 1 mile 1:37.41 $201,500 II Off turf[9]
Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes
2020 Smooth Like Strait Umberto Rispoli Michael McCarthy Cannon Thoroughbreds 1 mile 1:33.51 $201,000 II [10]
2019 Mo Forza Joel Rosario Peter L. Miller Bardy Farm & OG Boss 1 mile 1:34.26 $202,106 II [11]
2018 River Boyne (IRE) Flavien Prat Jeff Mullins Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal 1 mile 1:34.52 $201,725 II [12]
2017 Bowies Hero Kent J. Desormeaux Philip D'Amato Agave Racing Stable 1 mile 1:33.46 $201,035 II [13]
2016 Conquest Enforcer Flavien Prat Philip D'Amato Loooch Racing, Imaginary Stables & Raquel Ritchie 1 mile 1:33.64 $201,725 II [14]
2015 Om Gary L. Stevens Dan L. Hendricks Sareen Family Trust 1 mile 1:35.57 $201,500 II [15]
2014 Alert Bay Tyler Baze Blaine D. Wright Peter Redekop 1 mile 1:35.06 $201,250 II [16]
Sir Beaufort Stakes
2013 Gervinho Rafael Bejarano Carla Gaines Glen Hill Farm 1 mile 1:33.47 $201,000 II [17]
2012 Silentio Rafael Bejarano Gary Mandella Wertheimer et Frère 1 mile 1:34.27 $150,750 II [18]
2011 Mr. Commons Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs St. George Farm Racing 1 mile 1:33.84 $150,000 II [19]
2010 Sidney's Candy Joel Rosario John W. Sadler Craig Family Trust 1 mile 1:33.70 $150,000 III [20]
2009 The Usual Q. T. Victor Espinoza James M. Cassidy Don Van Racing, Michael Nentwig, George Saadeh & Jeffrey Byer 1 mile 1:34.58 $100,000 III [21]
2008 Gio Ponti Garrett K. Gomez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons 1 mile 1:34.92 $100,000 III [22]
2007 Monterey Jazz David R. Flores Craig Dollase A and R Stables & Class Racing Stable 1 mile 1:34.36 $122,100 III [23]
2006 Kip Deville Richard Migliore Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables, Dan Borislew, Andrew Cohen, et al. 1 mile 1:36.12 $114,300 III [24]
2005 Chinese Dragon Kent J. Desormeaux Robert B. Hess Jr. Michael Carter, Richard T. Hale Jr., Roncelli Family Trust et al. 1 mile 1:35.09 $84,500 Listed Division 1[25]
Tedo (GER) Corey Nakatani Doug F. O'Neill Triple B Farms 1:34.34 $86,500 Division 2[26]
2004 Whilly (IRE) Felipe F. Martinez Doug F. O'Neill Triple B Farms 1 mile 1:36.60 $112,700 Listed [27]
2003 Buckland Manor Corey Nakatani J. Paco Gonzalez Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan 1 mile 1:36.08 $78,000 Listed [28]
2002 Inesperado (FR) Pat Valenzuela Robert J. Frankel 3 Plus U Stable 1 mile 1:35.82 $78,050 Listed [29]
2001 Orientate Chris McCarron D. Wayne Lukas Robert & Beverly Lewis 1 mile 1:36.39 $77,400 Listed [30]
2000 Fateful Dream Kent J. Desormeaux Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1 mile 1:35.01 $76,175 Listed [1]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Dirt   Turf

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (Gr. 2)". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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  5. ^ "Santa Anite Announces Grade II Mathis Brothers Mile to be run on Opening Day, Dec. 26; Prestigious Grass Fixture for 3-year-olds to supplant former Sir Beaufort Stakes" (Press release). Arcadia, CA: Santa Anita Park. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
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