Summertime Oaks

Summertime Oaks
Class	Grade III
Location	Santa Anita Park; Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1946 (as Hollywood Oaks at Hollywood Park Racetrack)
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Summertime Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in June at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade III event is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race on dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The race was inaugurated in 1946 as the Hollywood Oaks and was originally run at Hollywood Park Racetrack.^[1]

ClassGrade III

LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States

Inaugurated1946 (as Hollywood Oaks at Hollywood Park Racetrack)

Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing

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Following the closure of Hollywood Park in 2013, the race was transferred to Santa Anita Park. At the same time, the purse was increased from $150,000 to $200,000.^[2]

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:

1 mile : 1946, 1948–1950
7 furlongs : 1947
1+1⁄16 miles : 1951–1953, 2002–present
1+1⁄8 miles : 1954-2001

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Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2025	Cash Call	Juan J. Hernandez	Bob Baffert	CSLR Racing Partners LLC	1:43.62
2024	Sugar Fish	Tyler Baze	Jeff Mullins	Sweetwater Stable & Talla Racing	1:43.41
2023	Window Shopping	Hector Isaac Berrios	Richard E. Mandella	Perry R Bass II & Ramona S Bass	1:45.01
2022	Under The Stars	Juan J. Hernandez	Sean McCarthy	Tabor, Magnier & Smith	1:43.51
2021	Crazy Beautiful	Mike E. Smith	Kenneth McPeek	Phoenix Thoroughbred III	1:43.85
2020	race not held
2019	My Majestic Rose	Flavien Prat	Rodolphe Brisset	Judy B Hicks	1:45.08
2018	Ollie's Candy	Kent Desormeaux	William E. Morey	Paul & Karen Eggert	1:44.17
2017	Faypien	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Baoma Corporation	1:43.17
2016	Songbird	Mike Smith	Jerry Hollendorfer	Fox Hill Farms	1:42.63
2015	Stellar Wind	Victor Espinoza	John W. Sadler	Hronis Racing	1:42.53
2014	Jo Jo Warrior	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables	1:43.09
2013	Doinghardtimeagain	Rafael Bejarano	Jerry Hollendorfer	Tommy Town Thoroughbreds	1:43.27
2012	Potesta	Joe Talamo	Mike Mitchell	Fanticola and Scardino	1:43.22
2011	Zazu	Joel Rosario	John W. Sadler	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:43.36
2010	Switch	Martin Garcia	John W. Sadler	C R K Stable	1:44.54
2009	Carlsbad	Tyler Baze	Jeff Mullins	Dennis Weir	1:42.59
2008	Lethal Heat	Rafael Bejarano	Barry Abrams	B. Abrams/M. Auerbach/R. McCauley	1:43.00
2007	Tough Tiz's Sis	Aaron Gryder	Bob Baffert	Watson & Weitman Performances	1:43.30
2006	Hystericalady	Pat Valenzuela	Jerry Hollendorfer	Dr. George Tadaro et al.	1:43.08
2005	Brooke's Halo	Jon Court	Richard Mandella	Diamond A Racing Corp.	1:42.80
2004	House of Fortune	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Arnold Zetcher	1:41.55
2003	Santa Catarina	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:41.62
2002	Adoration	Garrett Gomez	David Hofmans	Amerman Racing Stables	1:43.73
2001	Affluent	Ed Delahoussaye	Ron McAnally	Janis R. Whitham	1:49.20
2000	Kumari Continent	Kent Desormeaux	J. Paco Gonzalez	Trudy McCaffery/John Toffan	1:49.13
1999	Smooth Player	Ed Delahoussaye	Dan Hendricks	Pam & Martin Wygod/John Spohler	1:48.17
1998	Manistique	Gary Stevens	John Shirreffs	505 Farms	1:48.46
1997	Sharp Cat	Alex Solis	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:49.60
1996	Listening	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Janis R. Whitham	1:48.70
1995	Sleep Easy	Corey Nakatani	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:50.24
1994	Lakeway	Kent Desormeaux	Gary F. Jones	Michael G. Rutherford	1:46.93
1993	Hollywood Wildcat	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:48.48
1992	Pacific Squall	Kent Desormeaux	J. Paco Gonzalez	Trudy McCaffery / John Toffan	1:48.07
1991	Fowda	Ed Delahoussaye	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	1:49.70
1990	Patches	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	William T. Young	1:49.80
1989	Gorgeous	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	Robert N. Clay	1:47.80
1988	Pattern Step	Chris McCarron	Charlie Whittingham	Evergreen Farm	1:48.60
1987	Perchance To Dream	Ray Sibille	Victor E. Oppegard	Victor E. Oppegard	1:48.60
1986	Hidden Light	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	Howard B. Keck	1:47.80
1985	Fran's Valentine	Chris McCarron	Joe Manzi	Green Thumb Farm Stable	1:47.40

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