Kona Gold Stakes

The Kona Gold Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II event is open to horses aged three and up, willing to race six and one half furlongs on the dirt. It carries a purse of $200,000.

Kona Gold Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	1983 as Potrero Grande Handicap
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	6.5 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$150,000

Originally this event was called the Potrero Grande Handicap and it was rename in 2014 to the Kona Gold Stakes.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:13.71 – Son Of A Pistol (1998)

Most wins:

• 2 – Amazombie (2011, 2012)
• 2 – Kona Gold (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – Alex Solis (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 – Bruce Headley (1986, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 – Bruce Headley (2000, 2001, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Wild Dude		Rafael Bejarano	Jerry Hollendorfer	Green Smith Jr/Hollendorfer	1:15.10
2015	Masochistic		Tyler Baze	Ronald W. Ellis	Los Pollos Hermanos Racing/Jay	1:14.69
2014	Big Macher	4	Tyler Baze	Richard Baltas	Mansor/Tachycardia Stables	1:14.97
2013	Jimmy Creed	4	Corey Nakatani	Richard E. Mandella	Mike McCarty	1:15.03
2012	Amazombie	6	Mike Smith	William B. Spawr	Sanford & Spawr	1:14.16
2011	Amazombie	5	Mike Smith	William Spawr	Sanford & Spawr	1:14.26
2010	Ventana	4	Garrett Gomez	Bob Baffert	Pegram or Watson or Weitman	1:15.03
2009	Soul City Slew	6	Michael Baze	Jack Carava	La Canada Stables	1:14.79
2008	Greg's Gold	7	Victor Espinoza	David Hofmans	William R. Boswell	1:14.62
2007	Smokey Stover	4	Aaron Gryder	Greg Gilchrist	Harry J. Aleo	1:14.83
2006	Surf Cat	4	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	Headley & Naify	1:15.00
2005	Harvard Avenue	4	Garrett Gomez	Doug F. O'Neill	Ron Crockett	1:16.12
2004	McCann's Mojave	4	Jose Valdivia Jr.	Leonard Dorfman	Willman & Hunt	1:15.60
2003	Bluesthestandard	6	Mike E. Smith	Ted H. West	Jeffrey Sengara	1:14.86
2002	Kalookan Queen	6	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	Louis Asistio	1:15.31
2001	Kona Gold	7	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	Headley, Molasky, et al.	1:15.03
2000	Kona Gold	6	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	Headley, Molasky, et al.	1:14.75
1999	Big Jag	6	Jose Valdivia Jr.	Tim Pinfield	Julius H. Zolezzi	1:15.09
1998	Son Of A Pistol	6	Garrett Gomez	Bruce Headley	Louis Asistio, et al.	1:13.71
1997	First Intent	8	René Douglas	Jack Carava	Lima Family Trust	1:14.75
1996	Abaginone	5	Gary Stevens	Sanford Shulman	Clear Valley St. et al.	1:14.59
1995	Lit de Justice	5	Corey Nakatani	Jenine Sahadi	Evergreen Farm	1:14.65
1994	Sir Hutch	4	Pat Valenzuela	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:14.48
1993	Gray Slewpy	5	Kent Desormeaux	Dan L. Hendricks	Ed Friendly	1:14.91
1992	Cardmania	6	Ed Delahoussaye	Miriam Bollack	Jean Couvercelle	1:17.16
1991	Jacodra	4	Corey Nakatani	Hector O. Palma	Paul & Andrena Van Doren	1:15.00
1990	Olympic Prospect	6	Pat Valenzuela	John W. Sadler	Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra	1:14.20
1989	On The Line	5	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:14.00
1988	Gulch	4	Ed Delahoussaye	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	1:15.00
1987	Zabaleta	4	Laffit Pincay Jr.	John Gosden	Michael D. Riordan (L)	1:15.00
1986	Halo Folks	5	Chris McCarron	Bruce Headley	Johnston family, et al.	1:15.60
1985	Fifty Six Ina Row	4	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Irv Guiney	John Valpredo	1:15.40
1984	Honeyland	5	Bill Shoemaker	Charles Whittingham	Summa Stable/S. Port	1:15.40
1983	Chinook Pass	4	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Laurie Anderson	Hi-Yu Stable	1:14.60

References

• The 2008 Potrero Grande Handicap at the NTRA