The Jimmy Durante Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on the turf track scheduled annually in November at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 19 December 1990 as the Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack as a race for three year old fillies over a distance of miles and was won by Dead Heat in a time of 1:41 flat. The following year the event was restricted to two-year-old fillies and the distance was decreased to one mile.
The event was named in honor of the mare Miesque, who won the Breeders' Cup Mile twice and was the United States Champion Female Turf Horse in 1987 and 1988.
In 1995, the event was classified as Grade III.
The 2005 edition of the Miesque Stakes had to be canceled because the newly planted Hollywood Park's turf course had failed to root properly.
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".
Records Speed record: 1:34.30 - Antespend (1995)
Margins: lengths – Here's to You (1998)
Most wins by a Jockey: 3 - Eddie Delahoussaye (1991, 1996, 1998) 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 - Agri-Harvest (1997, 2000) 2 - Godolphin Racing (2018, 2019)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade RefAt Del Mar – Jimmy Durante Stakes2025Just Aloof Hector I. BerriosChad C. BrownWhisper Hill Farm 1 mile1:36.78$103,000III2024Will Then Vincent Cheminaud Jonathan ThomasAugustin Stable1 mile1:36.46$103,000III2023Zona Verde (IRE)Juan J. HernandezPhilip D'AmatoBenowitz Family Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing Stables & Michael Nentwig 1 mile1:36.02$102,500III2022LiguriaFlavien PratChad C. BrownAlpha Delta Stables 1 mile1:36.16$103,500III2021Tezzaray (GB)Irad Ortiz Jr.Peter MillerSlam Dunk Racing & Roger H. Newman 1 mile1:37.56$103,000III2020Fluffy Socks Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownHead Of Plains Partners 1 mile1:35.35$102,500III2019AlmsPaco Lopez Michael Stidham Godolphin Racing1 mile1:36.01$102,106III2018ElsaJoe Bravo Michael Stidham Godolphin Racing1 mile1:35.68$102,415III2017Daddy Is a LegendJoe BravoGeorge WeaverJim & Susan Hill1 mile1:36.06$102,415III2016Journey HomeDrayden Van DykeH. Graham MotionSam-Son Farm1 mile1:38.24$102,760III2015Family MeetingDrayden Van DykeThomas F. ProctorGlen Hill Farm1 mile1:37.14$101,750III2014Ol' Fashion GalJoseph TalamoMark E. CasseBill & Vicki Poston1 mile1:37.27$151,500IIIAt Hollywood Park – Miesque Stakes2013Full RansomVictor EspinozaJames M. CassidyDeron Pearson1 mile1:37.51$100,250III2012TravesuraTyler BazeJeff MullinsVal-U-Chem1 mile1:37.01$100,000III2011More Than LoveRamon A. DominguezJohn P. Terranova IINewtown Anner Stud Farm1 mile1:36:32$100,000III2010NeversaidiwassweetRafael BejaranoJerry HollendorferRed Oak Stable1 mile1:35.88$100,000III2009The MailetJoel RosarioBruce N. LevineJ. W. Singer, LLC 1 mile1:35.05$100,000III2008HabayaRichard MiglioreShadwell Farm1 mile1:37.07$113,800III2007Sea ChanterMike E. SmithTodd A. PletcherStonerside Stable1 mile1:35.84$113,200III2006Valbenny (IRE)Alex O. SolisPatrick GallagherLGL Racing, Rita DiPietro, Michael Rosenmayer et al.1 mile1:36.58$100,000III2005Race not held2004Louvain (IRE)Robert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann1 mile1:37.19$75,000IIIPaddy's DaisyCorey NakataniTodd A. PletcherStonehaven Farm 1:36.92 $75,0002003Mambo SlewMike E. SmithPatrick L. BianconeFrank Manganaro1 mile1:36.17$100,000III2002§ Atlantic OceanDavid R. FloresBob BaffertThe Thoroughbred Corporation1 mile1:34.63$200,000III2001Forty On Line (GB)Corey NakataniRobert B. Hess Jr.Jack Cohen, Michael Sigband, Rich Ulmer et al.1 mile1:36.38$200,000III2000Fantastic Filly (FR)Garrett K. GomezRobert J. FrankelAgri-Harvest 1 mile1:35.11$200,000III1999Prairie PrincessAlex O. SolisLinda L. RiceClyde D. Rice1 mile1:37.30$200,000III1998Here's to YouEddie DelahoussayeSimon MagnierSally Stacey1 mile1:36.57$200,000III1997Star's Proud PennyGarrett K. GomezRobert J. FrankelAgri-Harvest 1 mile1:37.42$200,000III1996AscutneyEddie DelahoussayeDavid G. DonkDecember Hill Farm1 mile1:35.16$200,000III1995§ AntespendChris AntleyRon McAnallyJack Kent Cooke1 mile1:34.30$200,000III1994Bail Out BeckyKent J. DesormeauxWilliam I. MottKenneth L. Ramsey1 mile1:37.26$200,000Listed 1993Tricky CodeCorey NakataniGary F. JonesKallenberg Thoroughbred 1 mile1:35.15$250,000 Listed 1992Kent J. DesormeauxRobert J. FrankelPatrizio Cozzi1 mile1:35.62$250,000 Listed 1991More Than WillingEddie DelahoussayeRodney RashRobert E. Hibbert1 mile1:35.51$112,500Listed Hopeful AmberDavid R. FloresLewis A. CenicolaMargaret Elardi 1:36.72$112,5001990Dead HeatJulio A. GarciaJohn K. DolanLarry S. Smith miles1:41.00$60,000
Legend:
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
External links 2020 Del Mar Media Guide
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