Sea o'Erin Stakes
| Discontinued Grade 3 stakes race | |
| Location | Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.arlingtonpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
The Sea o'Erin Stakes was American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early September at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it was contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1980 as the Sea o'Erin Handicap, the race was run at various distances:
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1980, 1987
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1981–1985
Due to heavy rains, the 1996 race was switched from the turf course to the main dirt track.
There was no race run in 1986, 1988, 1995, and 1997–2000.
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 1:34.93 – First And Only (1994)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Team Block (2002, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Pat Day (1980, 1981)
- 2 – Aaron Gryder (1994, 1996)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Chris M. Block (2002, 2005)
Winners
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nikki's Sandcastle | 5 | Diego Sanchez | David Kassen | Richard Sherman | 1:43.38 | |
| 2010 | - 2011 | Race not held | |||||
| 2009 | Public Speaker | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Dale Bennett | Peter J. Kalahalios | 1:35.04 | |
| 2008 | Karelian | 6 | James Graham | George R. Arnold II | Richard Masson | 1:36.37 | |
| 2007 | Spotsgone | 4 | Earlie Fires | William Fires | Robert Yagos | 1:38.10 | |
| 2006 | Therecomesatiger | 4 | Mark Guidry | Thomas F. Proctor | Charles R. Patton | 1:37.15 | |
| 2005 | Fort Prado | 4 | Eddie Razo Jr. | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1:36.18 | |
| 2004 | Herculated | 4 | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Mike Stidham | Oak Crest Farm | 1:36.48 | |
| 2003 | Rock Slide | 5 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | W. Farish/ J. Elkins/ W.T. Webber Jr. | 1:35.85 | |
| 2002 | Mystery Giver | 4 | René Douglas | Chris M. Block | Team Block | 1:38.17 | |
| 2001 | Intern | 5 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Louie Roussel III | Louie Roussel III | 1:35.73 | |
| 1997 | - 2001 | Race not held | |||||
| 1996 | Jambalaya Jazz | 4 | Aaron Gryder | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1:36.57 | |
| 1995 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1994 | First And Only | 7 | Aaron Gryder | Walter Bindner Jr. | Mason C. Rudd | 1:34.93 | |
| 1993 | Journalism | 5 | Shane Sellers | Wallace Dollase | Richard Stephen | 1:36.35 | |
| 1992 | Lotus Pool | 5 | Charles Woods Jr. | Burke Kessinger Jr. | Yoshiki Akazawa | 1:35.12 | |
| 1991 | Roscius | 4 | Francisco Torres | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy Vanier & Dr. Louis Aitken | 1:37.64 | |
| 1990 | Charlie Barley | 4 | Robin Platts | Grant Pearce | King Caledon Farms | 1:36.60 | |
| 1989 | Set a Record | 5 | Patrick Johnson | Steven Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1:37.20 | |
| 1988 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1987 | New Colony | 4 | Heriberto Valdivieso | Charlie Stutts | Sonny Lou Stable | 1:48.80 | |
| 1986 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1985 | Sari's Baba | 5 | Brent Bullard | N. Calvin Moore | N. Calvin Moore | 1:43.00 | |
| 1984 | Jack Slade | 4 | Gerland Gallitano | David Kassen | Andrew Adams | 1:42.40 | |
| 1983 | Dom Cimarosa | 4 | Juvenal Diaz | J. Bert Sonnier | Charles E. Schmidt Jr. | 1:44.20 | |
| 1982 | Parcel | 4 | Michael R. Morgan | Carl Nafzger | Tartan Stable | 1:43.40 | |
| 1981 | Summer Advocate | 4 | Pat Day | Mike Ball | Don Ball | 1:47.60 | |
| 1980 | Rossi Gold | 4 | Pat Day | Ray Lawrence Jr. | Leslie Combs II & Frank McMahon | 1:52.20 | |