The Las Flores Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In 2015, due to the 2013 closing of Hollywood Park Racetrack and extensive rescheduling, the race was run in early March. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, the Grade III event is contested on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt over a distance of six and one half furlongs.
Until 2008 the race was run at a distance of six furlongs.
Inaugurated in 1951 as the Las Flores Handicap the event was run for three-year-olds and up from 1951 through 1959, for four-year-olds and up from January 1960, 1972, 1975, 1981 through 1987, and again in 1989, and for all ages December 1972, 1973 and 1979. It was run in January and December 1960, 1972, 1977 and 1987, in December 1960 through 1970, and December 1977, 1978 and 1987.
The Las Flores Handicap was run in two divisions in 1963. There was no race in 1953, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1980 or 1988.
In 2022 the race was run twice. Once in March and again in December.
Records Speed record: 1:14.12 – Tiz Elemental (2008) (at previous distance of 6.5 furlongs) 1:08.02 – Ema Bovary (2004) (at present distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins: 2 – Chop House (1963, 1964)
Most wins by a jockey: 5 – Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966) 5 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1970, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1999)
Most wins by a trainer: 6 – Bob Baffert (2006, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2025)
Most wins by an owner: 2 – Fred W. Hooper (1961, 1991) 2 – M/M Bert W. Martin (1963, 1964) 2 – Bernard J. Ridder (1972, 1977) 2 – Siegel family (1990, 1992)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026Margarita Girl4Ricardo GonzalezMark GlattRancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners and Saints or Sinners1:09.192025Richi (CHI)5Kazushi KimuraBob BaffertHill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (J. G. Sikura) and Stud Vendaval, Inc.1:09.052024Chismosa4Kyle FreyRafael DeLeonJaime Roberto Renella1:10.222022 ††Lady T 3Victor EspinozaJohn ShirreffsJerome S. Moss and Tina Moss1:09:652022Edgeway5Juan J. HernandezJohn W. SadlerHronis Racing LLC1:10:222021Gamine4John R. VelazquezBob BaffertMichael Lund Peterson1:09:522019Danuska's My Girl5Geovanni FrancoJerry HollendorferBad Boy Racing LLC1:10.232018Selcourt4Tyler BazeJohn W. SadlerKeith Abrahams, Medallion Racing, and Sandra Lazaruk1:09.602017Pretty N Cool4Martin GarciaBob BaffertMichael Pegram1:10.452016Fantastic Style4Rafael BejaranoBob BaffertKaleem Shah1:08.792015Harlington's Rose4Joseph TalamoSteve KnappHalasz/Johnson/Newhart et al.1:09.642014Judy the Beauty5John VelazquezWesley A. WardWesley A. Ward1:08.222013Rumor5Mike E. SmithRichard MandellaBass/Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider1:15.442012Izzy Rules5Edwin MaldonadoJeffrey L. BondeGeorge & Mary Clare Schmitt1:14.592011Gilded Gem5Joel RosarioBob BaffertGaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds & Serengeti Stable1:15.222010Mona de Momma4Joel RosarioJohn W. SadlerMichael Talla1:14.502009Sweet August Moon4Aaron GryderBrian KorinerLegacy Ranch/Shirley MacPherson1:15.212008Tiz Elemental4Victor EspinozaCarla GainesWarren B. Williamson1:14.122007Hello Lucky5Michael BazeEric GuillotSouthern Equine Stable1:09.342006Behaving Badly5Victor EspinozaBob BaffertHal & Patti Earnhardt1:09.092005Miss Terrible6Alex SolisBradley Ross Carol & Charles Hammersmith1:09.472004Ema Bovary5Roberto Gonzalez Larry RossR. T. Beal & L. Ramsey1:08.022003Spring Meadow4Corey NakataniRobert B. Hess Jr.Fog City Stable1:10.202002Above Perfection4Corey NakataniDarrell ViennaDavid & Rita Milch1:08.652001Go Go4Ed Delahoussaye Warren StuteThomas & Thomas Racing1:08.832000Show Me The Stage4Kent DesormeauxEric GuillotCain, Guillot & LeBlanc1:08.541999Enjoy the Moment4Laffit Pincay Jr.Bill SpawrFarfellow Farms Ltd.1:08.551998Funallover4Alex SolisGene K. WhiteFord, Garrettson, et al.1:09.101997Our Summer Bid5Jose SilvaSam ScolamieriScolamieri & Woolery1:09.151996Igotrhythm4Corey NakataniRobert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann (L)1:08.881995Desert Stormer5Kent DesormeauxFabio NorJoanne H. Nor1:08.491994 Mamselle Bebette4Corey NakataniJack Van BergBig Train Farm1:08.321993Bountiful Native5Pat ValenzuelaDan L. HendricksPam & Martin Wygod1:09.421992 Forest Fealty5Martin PedrozaBrian A. MayberrySiegel family1:08.871991Classic Value5Gary StevensWilliam CesareFred W. Hooper1:10.201990Stormy But Valid4Ed DelahoussayeBrian A. MayberrySiegel family1:08.201989Very Subtle5Laffit Pincay Jr.Melvin F. StuteBen Rochelle1:08.601987Flying Julia4Frank OlivaresDonn LubyJames Marino1:10.201987Pine Tree Lane5Ángel Cordero Jr.D. Wayne LukasL. Don Mathis1:09.801986Baroness Direct5Ed DelahoussayeJohn GosdenShirley H. Taylor1:08.401985Foggy Nation5Laffit Pincay Jr.Jack Van BergDayoni, Erickson, et al.1:09.601984Bara Lass5Pat ValenzuelaD. Wayne LukasSam E. Stevens1:09.401983Matching5Laffit Pincay Jr.Steve MorguelanGlencrest Farm/Morguelan1:09.001982Back At Two5Chris McCarronGordon C. CampbellMrs. Douglas Carver1:12.401981Shine High5 Terry LiphamDarrell ViennaStar View Farm1:08.601979Terlingua3Darrel McHargueD. Wayne LukasB. Beal & L. French Jr.1:08.401978Sweet Little Lady3Darrel McHargueJohn W. FultonGeorge Steinbrenner1:09.001977Winter Solstice5Darrel McHargueGordon C. CampbellBernard J. Ridder1:11.801977My Juliet5Anthony BlackEugene EusterGeorge Weasel Jr.1:10.201976Just a Kick4Enrique MunozRoger ClappConnie M. Ring1:09.201975Lucky Spell4Jorge TejeiraHenry M. MorenoBurris & Wilder1:09.601973Sandy Blue3Donald Pierce Tommy DoyleCircle C Ranch & Witt1:08.601972Chou Croute4John L. RotzBob G. DunhamFolsom Farm/Jones Jr.1:09.201972Crowning Glory4Jerry LambertGordon C. CampbellBernard J. Ridder1:09.001970Everything Lovely5Laffit Pincay Jr.Sid MartinColin Campbell1:09.201968Time To Leave3Danny VelasquezJohn G. CantyNeil S. McCarthy1:10.201967Sharp Curve3Wayne HarrisLester HoltFred Astaire1:09.601966Natashka4Bill ShoemakerWilliam PetersonGeorge F. Getty II1:09.401965Poona Queen5Ismael ValenzuelaGordon C. CampbellM/M John J. Elmore1:10.001964Chop House †4 Ismael ValenzuelaTed SaladinM/M Bert W. Martin1:10.001964Affectionately †4Bill ShoemakerHirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs1:10.001963Chop House3 Braulio BaezaTed SaladinM/M Bert W. Martin1:09.601963Shimmering Star3 Rudy CampasGeorge BrentGeorge Brent1:09.801962Oil Royalty4Bill ShoemakerCharles WhittinghamJohn R. Gaines1:10.001961Bright Holly3Braulio BaezaJulius E. Tinsley Jr.Fred W. Hooper1:09.801960Linita3Manuel YcazaClyde TurkCorradini & Dorney1:10.201960Margaretta5Ismael ValenzuelaWilliam J. HirschKing Ranch1:09.601959Bug Brush4Angel ValenzuelaRobert L. WheelerC. V. Whitney1:09.401958Ballet Khal4Bill ShoemakerMesh TenneyRex C. Ellsworth1:10.001957Miss Todd4Eddie ArcaroRobert L. WheelerJ. R. Jelks1:09.801956On The Move5Don LewisCarl A. RolesPoltex Stable1:10.201955Miz Clementine4Ralph NevesHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:10.001954Vicki Blue4Bill ShoemakerC. Ralph WestArchie Sneed1:09.401952Spanish Cream4Eric GuerinAllen DrumhellerH. W. Collins1:10.601951Next Move4Eric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred G. Vanderbilt II1:09.80 * † In 1964 there was a Dead heat for first. * †† There were two races in 2022, with the second one occurring on New Year's Eve. Hence, no race in 2023.
References The 2008 Las Flores Handicap at the NTRA