| Restricted Stakes race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA (relocated from the now closed Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Cushion Track synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 (2015) |
The Tiznow Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to California-bred horses age four and older and contested on dirt at a distance of 1 Mile (8 furlongs). It has been run in late May at Santa Anita Park since 2014. Previously, it was held at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California, where it was run on Cushion Track synthetic dirt at 7+1⁄2 furlongs.
The race is named for Hall of Famer Tiznow, the only horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic twice.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:27.10 - Stella Mark (2008) at 7+1⁄2 furlongs
- 1:35.06 - Storm Fighter (2014) at current distance of 1 Mile
Most wins by a horse:
- 2 - Avanti Bello (2016, 2017)
- 2 - Fashionably Fast (2020, 2021)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Rafael Bejarano (2009, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Ted H. West (2008, 2015)
- 2 - Dean Pederson (2020, 2021)
Winners of the Tiznow Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Chosen Vron | 5 | Hector Berrios | Eric J. Kruljac | Sondereker Racing LLC, Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin & Richard Thornburgh | 1:36.16 |
| 2022 | Brickyard Ride | 5 | Juan Hernandez | Craig Lewis | Alfred Pals | 1:37.77 |
| 2021 | Fashionably Fast | 6 | Tiago Pereira | Dean Pederson | Harris Farms, Inc. Per Antonsen & John John Nicoletti | 1:37.14 |
| 2020 | Fashionably Fast | 5 | Tiago Pereira | Dean Pederson | Harris Farms, Inc. Per Antonsen & John John Nicoletti | 1:36.64 |
| 2019 | Edward's Going Left | 5 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC | 1:35.81 |
| 2018 | Race not held | |||||
| 2017 | Avanti Bello | 5 | Flavien Prat | Doug F. O'Neill | Keh, Richardson, Suarez, Roberts, Wonderland Racing Stables | 1:35.95 |
| 2016 | Avanti Bello | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill | Keh, Richardson, Suarez, Roberts, Wonderland Racing Stables | 1:35.30 |
| 2015 | Motown Men | 6 | Tyler Baze | Ted H. West | Gulliver Racing | 1:35.77 |
| 2014 | Storm Fighter | 4 | Edwin Maldonado | Bruce Headley | Golden Eagle Farm Investment | 1:35.06 |
| 2013 | Kate's Event | 6 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | William H. Ziering | 1:29.31 |
| 2012 | Mobilized | 6 | Rafael Bejarano | Gary Mandella | Double JH Stables | 1:29.47 |
| 2011 | Amazombie | 5 | Joel Rosario | William Spawr | Sanford/Spawr | 1:29.06 |
| 2010 | Fantasy Free | 5 | Omar Berrio | A. C. Avila | Roddy J. Valente | 1:28.76 |
| 2009 | Liberian Freighter | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Neil Drysdale | Dugan, E. King Edward Stable & Winner | 1:27.74 |
| 2008 | Stella Mark | 4 | Brice Blanc | Ted H. West | Jeffrey Sengara | 1:27.10 |
| 2007 | Greg's Gold | 6 | David Flores | David Hoffmans | William R. Boswell | 1:28.90 |
| 2006 | Lucky J.H. | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Carla Gaines | Harris Farms, Inc. | 1:28.25 |
| 2005 | Unfurl the Flag | 5 | Corey Nakatani | David Bernstein | Aishlie, Harris, Rose, et al. | 1:27.49 |
| 2004 | Beau Soleil | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Mullins | Robert D. Bone & Earle I. Mack | 1:27.52 |
| 2003 | Joey Franco | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Darrell Vienna | Jerry Frankel | 1:28.04 |