Precisionist Stakes

The Precisionist Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III event open to horses, age three and up, it was contested over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on Cushion Track synthetic dirt. The race was named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Precisionist who won this race in 1985 in which he set a Hollywood Park track record for the then one mile distance.

The race was run as the Mervyn Leroy Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack from inception in 1980 through 2013 when that racetrack closed. The original race was named for the American film director, Mervyn LeRoy who was a racing enthusiast and one of the track's founders. The Mervyn LeRoy Handicap carried a purse of $150,000 and was a prep to the Hollywood Gold Cup.

Elevated to a Grade I event in 1988, it was downgraded to Grade II status in 1991 then to Grade III in 2014.

Records Speed record: mile - 1:40.20 - Ruhlmann (1989) 1 mile - 1:32.80 - Precisionist (1985)

Most wins: 2 - Surf Cat (2006, 2008)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1986, 1987, 1989, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer: 4 - Robert J. Frankel (1982, 1983, 1991, 1993)

Most wins by an owner: 2 - Jerry Moss (1983, 1989) 2 - Rosendo G. Parra (2003, 2004) 2 - Aase Headley & Marsha Naify (2006, 2008)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. Time Grade Win$2017Collected4Martin Garcia Bob BaffertSpeedway Stables1-1/161:41.52 III$100,0002016 Race not held2015Catch a Flight 5Flavien Prat Richard E. MandellaHaras Santa Maria de Araras1-1/161:42.22 III$100,0002014Fury Kapcori 4Rafael Bejarano Jerry HollendorferAwtrey, Hollendorfer & Todaro1-1/161:42.11III$100,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap 2013Liaison6Victor Espinoza John W. SadlerC R K Stable1-1/161:42.79 II$150,0002012Morning Line5Joseph Talamo John ShirreffsFarish/Dixiana/Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable1-1/161:42.42 II$150,0002011Crown of Thorns6Tyler Baze Richard MandellaSpendthrift Farm 1-1/161:42.73 II$150,0002010Rail Trip5Rafael Bejarano Ron EllisJay Em Ess Stable (Siegel family)1-1/161:42.37II$150,0002009Ball Four8Joe Talamo Patrick BianconeFlying Zee Stable (Carl Lizza)1-1/161:41.58II$150,0002008Surf Cat6Alex SolisBruce HeadleyAase Headley & Marsha Naify1-1/161:41.13II$150,0002007Molengao6Victor EspinozaPaulo LoboStud TNT1-1/161:42.86II$150,0002006Surf Cat4Alex SolisBruce HeadleyAase Headley & Marsha Naify1-1/161:40.65II$150,0002005Ace Blue5David FloresPaulo LoboEternamente Rio Stud1-1/161:41.45II$150,0002004Even The Score6David FloresVladimir CerinRosendo G. Parra1-1/161:40.81II$150,0002003Total Impact5Mike E. SmithLaura de SerouxRosendo G. Parra1-1/161:40.88II$150,0002002Sky Jack6Laffit Pincay, Jr.Douglas F. O'NeillRene & Margie Lambert1-1/161:41.36II$150,0002001Futural5Chris McCarronCraig DollaseJess Miller & Jack Weitz1-1/161:42.02II$150,0002000Out Of Mind5Eddie DelahoussayeRichard E. MandellaSierra Thoroughbreds1-1/161:41.82II$150,0001999Budroyale6Garrett GomezTed H. WestJeffrey Sengara1-1/161:42.12II$150,0001998Wild Wonder4Eddie Delahoussaye Greg GilchristVHW Stables1-1/161:40.92II$100,0001997Hesabull4Goncalino AlmeidaMike ChambersRon Judy1-1/161:41.30II$100,0001996Siphon5David FloresRichard E. MandellaLinneo Eduardo de Paula Machado1-1/161:40.44II$100,0001995Tossofthecoin5Corey NakataniRon McAnallySidney Craig1-1/161:40.70II$100,0001994Del Mar Dennis4Sal Gonzalez, Jr.J. Paco GonzalezTrudy McCaffery & John Toffan1-1/161:40.48II$155,0001993Marquetry6Kent DesormeauxRobert J. FrankelMorley Engelson & R. J. Frankel1-1/81:49.10II$155,0001992Another Review4Kent DesormeauxChris SpeckertThomas Mellon Evans1-1/161:41.38II$150,0001991Louis Cyphre5José A. SantosRobert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann1-1/161:40.80I$185,0001990Super May4Robbie DavisRichard E. MandellaJack Kent Cooke1-1/161:40.80I$200,0001989Ruhlmann4Laffit Pincay, Jr.Charles E. WhittinghamJerry Moss1-1/161:40.20I$200,0001988Judge Angelucci5Eddie DelahoussayeCharles E. WhittinghamOlin B. Gentry1-1/161:40.80I$200,0001987Zabaleta4Laffit Pincay, Jr.John GosdenMichael Riordan1 mile1:34.80II$200,0001986Skywalker4Laffit Pincay, Jr.Michael C. WhittinghamOak Cliff Stable (Thomas P. Tatham & partners)1 mile1:34.80II$200,0001985Precisionist4Chris McCarronL. Ross FenstermakerFred W. Hooper1 mile1:32.80II$200,0001984Sari's Dreamer5Rafael MezaMelvin F. StuteCarl Grinstead & Ben Rochelle1 mile1:34.20II$160,0001983Fighting Fit4Bill ShoemakerRobert J. FrankelJerry Moss1 mile1:35.80II$100,0001982Mehmet4Sandy HawleyRobert J. FrankelA. J. Chlad et al.1 mile1:34.60II$100,0001981Eleven Stitches4Sandy HawleyDonn LubyMorey & Claudia Mirkin1 mile1:36.40$160,0001980Spectacular Bid4Bill ShoemakerBud Delp Hawksworth Farm (Harry & Teresa Meyerhoff)1 mile1:40.40$200,000

See also Precisionist Stakes / Mervyn Leroy Handicap top three finishers and starters

References

Precisionist Stakes at Pedigree Query The 2009 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap at Thoroughbred Times The Mervyn LeRoy Handicap at Hollywood Park