The Khaled Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

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. Sponsored by the TVG Network

TVG Network

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, the race is contested on turf

Grass

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 over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (nine furlongs). The event is restricted to horses age four years and older who were bred in State of California

California

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Part of the California Gold Rush Day program at Hollywood Park Racetrack, the Khaled Stakes is run as the male counterpart to the Fran's Valentine Stakes for mare

Mare

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Distances:

• 1¹/16 miles : 1990-2002
• 1⅛ miles 2003–present

Historical notes

In winning his second Khaled Stakes in 2002, nine-year-old Native Desert joined John Henry

John Henry (horse)

John Henry was an American Thoroughbred race horse who had 39 wins, with $6,591,860 in earnings. He was twice voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 1981 and 1984, with his 1981 selection is the only one whereby the victor received all votes cast for that award. John Henry was also...

 as the oldest horse ever to win a stakes race at Hollywood Park. http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=8422

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)

• 1:44.26 - Lava Man
  Lava Man
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   (2006)

Most wins:

• 2 - Journalism (1994, 1995)
• 2 - Native Desert (1998, 2002)
• 2 - Spinelessjellyfish (2000, 2001)

Winners since 1998

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Unusual Smoke	4	Martin Garcia Martin Garcia (jockey) Martin Garcia is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who rides from a base in Southern California.He emigrated to the United States in 2003 and went to work at a delicatessen in Pleasanton, California...	A.C. Avila	Santa Ines Stable	1:47.28
2008	Mr. Wolverine	6	Michael Baze	Jorge Gutierrez	Begue, Dryfus, & Venneri Racing	1:48.51
2007	Epic Power	6	Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...	Jack Carava	La Canada Stables, LLC	1:47.40
2006	Lava Man Lava Man Lava Man is a dark bay thoroughbred gelding by Slew City Slew out of L'il Ms. Leonard . He who rose from the lowest levels of race horse claiming races to become regarded by many racing fans and members of the racing media as a legend in his own time...	5	Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...	Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. "Doug" O'Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.In 1986 he began working in Thoroughbred horse racing as a stable hand and eventually a training assistant...	STD Racing & Jason Wood	1:44.26
2005	Running Free	4	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	Kristin Mulhall	Southern Nevada Racing Stables	1:48.00
2004	Black Bart	5	Sandi Gann	Troy Bainum	Tom Metzger	1:47.68
2003	Sea to See	5	Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...	Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill Douglas F. "Doug" O'Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.In 1986 he began working in Thoroughbred horse racing as a stable hand and eventually a training assistant...	Soares & Suarez	1:47.60
2002	Native Desert	9	Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins...	Juan Garcia	Miguel Rubio	1:41.80
2001	Spinelessjellyfish	5	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Jenine Sahadi	Stephen Sahadi et al	1:40.77
2000	Spinelessjellyfish	4	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Jenine Sahadi	Stephen Sahadi et al	1:39.40
1999	Del Mar Gray	4	Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...	Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his...	Ed & Natalie Friendly Ed Friendly Edwin "Ed" S. Friendly Jr. was a multiple-Emmy-nominated television producer who was responsible for creating several successful television programs, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie, and Backstairs at the White House.Ed Friendly served with the United States Army...	nf
1998	Native Desert	5	Rene Douglas	Juan Garcia	Miguel Rubio	1:40.80

Earlier winners

• 1997 - Gastown
• 1996 - no race
• 1995 - Journalism
• 1994 - Journalism
• 1993 - Patriotaki
• 1992 - Blaze O'Brien
• 1991 - C Sam Maggio
• 1990 - River Master