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Hillsborough Stakes

Field	Value
surface	Turf
class	Grade II
horse race	Hillsborough Stakes
location	Tampa Bay Downs
Oldsmar, Florida
inaugurated	1999
race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
website	www.tampabaydowns.com
distance	miles
track	Left-handed
qualification	Fillies & Mares, four years old and older
weight	123 lbs with allowances
purse	$225,000 (since 2018)

Oldsmar, Florida The Hillsborough Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of miles on turf, held annually in March at Tampa Bay Downs racetrack in Oldsmar, Florida. The purse is currently $225,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 21 March 1999 at a distance of miles with conditions for fillies and mares three-year-old and older and was won by the 7-10 odds-on favorite Pleasant Temper who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day in a time of 1:42.62.

In 2004 the distance of the event was increased to miles (9 furlongs). That same year the event was upgraded to Grade III.

The event was upgraded to Grade II status in 2016.

The winner of the 2012 Hillsborough, Zagora, won the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and was voted an Eclipse Award in her category. Tepin, a two-time Eclipse Award winner, set a new course record when winning the race in 2016.

Records

Speed record:

miles – 1:46.26 Tepin (2016)
miles – 1:41.14 Strait From Texas (2003)

Margins:

lengths – Dreaming of Anna (2008)

Most wins:

No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

2 – Godolphin Racing (2017, 2021)
2 – Madakat Stables (2019, 2023)
2 – Michael Dubb (2018, 2023)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 – John Velazquez (2006, 2007, 2015)

Most wins by a trainer:

6 – Chad C. Brown (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
2024	Sparkle Blue	5	Jorge Ruiz	H. Graham Motion	Augustin Stable & Catherine Parke	miles	1:52.62	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/09/2024&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2024 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=9 March 2024	accessdate=12 March 2024}}
2023	Shantisara	5	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Madakat Stables, Michael Dubb and Robert LaPenta	miles	1:47.14	$225,000	II	title=2023 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=TAM&raceDate=03/11/2023&cy=USA&rn=9	website=Equibase	access-date=12 March 2023}}
2022	Bleecker Street	4	Hector Diaz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Peter M. Brant	miles	1:48.21	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/12/2022&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2022 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 7)	work=Equibase	date=12 March 2022	accessdate=12 March 2022}}
2021	Micheline	4	Luis Saez	Michael Stidham	Godolphin Racing	miles	1:47.19	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/06/2021&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2021 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=6 March 2021	accessdate=8 March 2021}}
2020	Starship Jubilee	7	Javier Castellano	Kevin Attard	Blue Heaven Farm	miles	1:47.83	$225,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/07/2020&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2020 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=7 March 2020	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2019	Rymska (FR)	5	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Madaket Stables, Tom Coleman, Team Hanley & Elayne Stables	miles	1:49.18	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/09/2019&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2019 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=9 March 2019	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2018	Fourstar Crook	6	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & Gary Aisquith	miles	1:48.43	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/10/2018&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2018 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=10 March 2018	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2017	Dickinson	5	Paco Lopez	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Godolphin Racing	miles	1.46.75	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/11/2017&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2017 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=11 March 2017	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2016	Tepin	5	Julien R. Leparoux	Mark E. Casse	Robert E. Masterson	miles	1:46.26	$200,000	II	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/12/2016&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2016 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=12 March 2016	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2015	Stephanie's Kitten	6	John R. Velazquez	Chad C. Brown	Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey	miles	1:49.05	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/07/2015&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2015 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=7 March 2015	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2014	Cloud Scapes	5	Erick D. Rodriguez	H. Graham Motion	Pin Oak Stud	abt. miles	1:51.56	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/08/2014&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2014 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=8 March 2014	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2013	Old Tune (BRZ)	5	Joel Rosario	Todd A. Pletcher	Stud TNT	abt. miles	1:48.92	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/09/2013&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2013 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=9 March 2013	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2012		Zagora (FR)	5	Javier Castellano	Chad C. Brown	Martin S. Schwartz	abt. miles	1:46.97	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/10/2012&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2012 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=10 March 2012	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2011	Denomination	5	Frederic Lenclud	Christophe Clement	Ghislaine Head	abt. miles	1:48.69	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/12/2011&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2011 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=12 March 2011	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2010	Phola	4	Ramon A. Dominguez	Todd A. Pletcher	George Saufley, J.J. Pletcher, Graydon & William Patterson	abt. miles	1:52.51	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/13/2010&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2010 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)	work=Equibase	date=13 March 2010	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2009	Backseat Rhythm	4	Eibar Coa	Patrick L. Reynolds	Paul P. Pompa Jr.	abt. miles	1:51.43	$175,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/14/2009&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2009 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=14 March 2009	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2008	Dreaming of Anna	4	Cornelio Velasquez	Wayne M. Catalano	Frank Carl Calabrese	abt. miles	1:52.18	$175,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/15/2008&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2008 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=15 March 2008	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2007	Cassydora (GB)	5	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Green Hills Farm	abt. miles	1:48.90	$150,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/17/2007&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2007 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)	work=Equibase	date=17 March 2007	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2006	Ready's Gal	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	James T. Scatuorchio	abt. miles	1:50.50	$137,500	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/18/2006&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2006 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=18 March 2006	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2005	Rizzi Girl	7	Oliver Castillo	William Downing	Joshua & Marnie Whitney	abt. miles	1:52.59	$125,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/19/2005&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2005 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=19 March 2005	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2004	Coney Kitty (IRE)	6	Jose A. Santos	James J. Toner	William J. Betz, Steve Humphrey & Arthur Seelbinder	abt. miles	1:48.83	$100,000	III	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/14/2004&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2004 Hillsborough Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=14 March 2004	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2003	Strait From Texas	4	Jesus Lopez Castanon	James A. Michael	J & J Investments	miles	1:41.14	$100,000	Listed	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/16/2003&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2003 Hillsborough Stakes Listed - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=16 March 2003	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2002	Platinum Tiara	4	Manoel R. Cruz	Joseph J. Waunsch	M375 Thoroughbreds	miles	1:41.34	$100,000	Listed	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/17/2002&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2002 Hillsborough Stakes Listed - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=17 March 2002	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2001	Song for Annie	5	Larry Melancon	Henry S. Cochran	Live Oak Plantation	miles	1:41.23	$100,000	Listed	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/18/2001&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2001 Hillsborough Stakes Listed - (race 10)	work=Equibase	date=18 March 2001	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
2000	St Clair Ridge (IRE)	4	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Thomas F. Van Meter II, Douglas Hendrickson & Mike Lowenbaum	miles	1:41.17	$75,000	Listed	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/19/2000&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=2000 Hillsborough Stakes Listed - (race 9)	work=Equibase	date=19 March 2000	accessdate=1 March 2021}}
1999	Pleasant Temper	5	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Mark H. Stanley	miles	1:42.62	$58,000	Listed	url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=TAM&CTRY=USA&DT=03/21/1999&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB	title=1999 Hillsborough Stakes Listed - (race 8)	work=Equibase	date=21 March 1999	accessdate=1 March 2021}}

External sites

Tampa Bay Downs Media Guide 2021

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