The Chillingworth Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of furlongs on the dirt track held annually in October at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

History The race was inaugurated in 1986 as the Midwick Handicap and was over a distance of 1 mile on the turf and was held as part of the 1986 Breeders' Cup program at Santa Anita Park. The race was named after The Midwick Tract neighborhood was originally part of Midwick Country Club located today in Alhambra in Los Angeles County which is not far from Arcadia where the racetrack is located.

In 1989 the event was renamed to the Louis R. Rowan Handicap in honor of Louis R. Rowan who co-founded the Oak Tree Racing Association, which had held their fall meeting at Santa Anita Park as well as co-founder of the California Thoroughbred Foundation.

By the early 2000s the event became sporadically held. In 2000 the event was run over the Downhill turf course over the shorter distance of about furlongs and with conditions for Californian bred entries. After an absence of two years the event was resumed earlier in the racing year on the dirt track over a distance of six furlongs as the Pine Tree Lane Stakes. In 2009 the event was reverted to the Louis R. Rowan Stakes with the 2010 running moved to Hollywood Park racetrack and held on the All Weather track.

With the end of Oak Tree holding their fall meeting in 2011 at Santa Anita Park, the administration of the track renamed the event to the current name L.A. Woman Stakes. In 2012 the event was renamed after the song L.A. Woman by the American rock band the Doors and written by Jim Morrison. The song later in 2014 was regarded by LA Weekly named it on their list of "the 20 best songs about the city of Los Angeles".

In 2014 the event was upgraded to a Grade III event.

In 2020 the event was renamed to the Chillingworth Stakes in honor of Sherwood Chillingworth, the longtime director and executive vice president of the Oak Tree Racing Association.

Records

Speed record: furlongs on the dirt – 1:14.84 – Top Kisser (2014) furlongs on the AWT – 1:14.07 – Theverythoughtof U (2007) 1 mile on the turf – 1:33.19 – Reluctant Guest (1991)

Margins: lengths – Mother Ruth (2010)

Most wins 2 – Aberushka (1986, 1987) 2 - Ce Ce (2021, 2022)

Most wins by a jockey 3 – Mike E. Smith (2009, 2013, 2017) 3 – Gary L. Stevens (1987, 1990, 1994)

Most wins by a trainer 4 – Bob Baffert (2003, 2005, 2010, 2025)

Most wins by an owner 2 – Jerome & Ann Moss (1986, 1987) 2 - Bo Hirsch (2021, 2022)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade RefAt Santa Anita – Chillingworth Stakes2026Our Moonlight4Tiago Josue PereiraDean PedersonT. Lawrence Jett and Ann Jett furlongs1:16.36$100,000III2025 Silent Law 3 Juan Hernandez Bob Baffert CSLR Racing Partners LLC furlongs 1:15.21$100,000 III2024 One Magic Philly 3 Antonio Fresu Philip D'Amato John Gallegos furlongs 1:16.14$98,000 III2023 Kirstenbosch 4 Hector Berrios John W. Sadler Keith Abrahams furlongs 1:15.37$101,000III2022 Ce Ce 6 Victor Espinoza Michael McCarthy Bo Hirsch furlongs 1:16.36$100,000III2021 Ce Ce 5 Victor Espinoza Michael McCarthy Bo Hirsch furlongs 1:15.86$100,000III2020 Into Chocolate 4 Umberto Rispoli Clifford Sise Jr. Pam & Martin J. Wygod furlongs 1:15.86$100,000IIIL.A. Woman Stakes2019 Lady Ninja 5 Drayden Van Dyke Richard Baltas Harry Bederian, Harout Kamberian, Hagop Nakkashian & Richard Baltas furlongs 1:16.79$100,000III2018 Skye Diamonds 5 William Spawr Allen Racing, Bloom Racing Stables, Tom Acker & Jon Lindo furlongs 1:16.56$100,000III2017 Unique Bella 3 Mike E. Smith Jerry Hollendorfer Don Alberto Stable furlongs 1:16.66$100,345III2016 Gloryzapper 4 Stewart Elliott Philip D'Amato Hebert Bloodstock, Richard Leggio & Peter Peluso furlongs 1:15.75$101,035III2015 Ben's Duchess 3 Joseph Talamo John W. Sadler Doubledown Stable furlongs 1:15.79$100,000III2014 Top Kisser 5 Elvis Trujillo Jerry Hollendorfer Tommy Town Thoroughbred furlongs 1:14.84$100,350III2013 5 Victor Espinoza Ronald W. Ellis Ted & Judy Nichols furlongs 1:15.28$100,000 2012 Rumor 4 Mike E. Smith Ramona Bass, Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider furlongs 1:17.47$98,000 Listed Louis R. Rowan Stakes2011 3 Joel Rosario Craig Family Trust furlongs 1:15.00$67,490 At Hollywood Park2010 4 Martin Garcia Zayat Stables furlongs 1:16.27$58,400 At Santa Anita2009 Free Flying Soul 4 Mike E. Smith Marsha Naify furlongs 1:15.26$70,810 Pine Tree Lane Stakes2008 Tizzy's Tune 5 Alex O. Solis Arnold Zetcher furlongs1:14.45$72,990 2007 Theverythoughtof U 4 Joseph Talamo Jay Em Ess Stable furlongs1:14.07$57,300 2006 Selvatica 5 Aaron Gryder Jeff Mullins Granja Vista Del Rio Stable furlongs1:15.57$57,080 2005 Resplendency 4 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Robert B. Lewis & Beverly J. Lewis furlongs1:14.90$67,990 2004Race not held2003 Shameful 4 David R. Flores Bob Baffert Hal J. Earnhardt III 6 furlongs1:10.31$78,650Listed 2002 Race not held2001 Race not heldLouis R. Rowan California Cup Distaff Handicap2000 Chichim 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Juan Garcia Marianne Millard 1:13.49$150,000 1999Race not heldLouis R. Rowan Handicap1998 Green Jewel (GB) 4 Eddie Delahoussaye David E. Hofmans Laura A. Recachina 1 mile 1:39.52$100,000III1997Race not held1996 Two Ninety Jones 5 René R. Douglas Melvin F. Stute James W. Hirschmann III 1 mile 1:34.14$107,100 Listed 1995 Real Connection 4 René R. Douglas Melvin F. Stute Bill M. Thomas 1 mile 1:36.89$106,600 Listed 1994 Magical Maiden 5 Gary L. Stevens Warren Stute Clement L. Hirsch 1 mile 1:36.17$83,550 Listed 1993 Miss Turkana 4 Gary F. Jones Fawn Leap Farm 1 mile 1:34.88$84,400 Listed 1992 Visible Gold 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. J. Paco Gonzalez McCaffery & Toffa 1 mile 1:34.64$81,600 Listed 1991 Reluctant Guest 5 Chris McCarron Richard E. Mandella Robert S Folson 1 mile 1:33.19$87,000 Listed 1990 Oeilladine (FR) 4 Gary L. Stevens Jude T. Feld Michael House 1 mile 1:34.20$113,100Listed 1989 Baba Cool (IRE) 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Evergreen Farm 1 mile 1:33.40$111,500 Listed Midwick Handicap1988 Balbonella (FR) 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum 1 mile 1:34.80$112,600 Listed 1987 Mausie (ARG) 5 Gary L. Stevens Gary Jones de Burgh & Lima 1 mile 1:37.20$65,400 Listed Aberuschka (IRE) 5 Patrick Valenzuela Robert Frankel Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Moss 1 mile 1:38.40$63,700 Listed 1986 Aberuschka (IRE) 4 Patrick Valenzuela Robert Frankel Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Moss 1 mile 1:36.60$118,250

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See also List of American and Canadian Graded races

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