Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated
1984
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance
6.5 furlongs
Surface
Dirt
Track
left-handed
Qualification
Two-year-olds
Purse
$100,000
The Desi Arnaz Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It was named in honor of the actor, musician, bandleader, comedian and producer, Desi Arnaz. It was originally run as the Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California to honor Moccasin, the only two-year-old filly to be named American Horse of the Year. From 1995 through 1997 the race was run as the Maker's Mark Stakes then reverted to the Moccasin Stakes through 2013.[1] Ownership of the race name was acquired at the end of 2013 when Hollywood Park ceased operations. It was first run at Del Mar in 2014 as the Desi Arnaz Stakes.
Always a race on dirt for two-year-old fillies, the ungraded event is set for the fall of each year. It is currently contested over a distance of six and one-half furlongs and currently offers a purse of $100,000.[2]
^"Bajan wins Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
^"Chasing Yesterday Wins Desi Arnaz Stakes". Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986), known as DesiArnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader...
The DesiArnazStakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It was named in honor of the actor, musician...
fall meet was added, featuring the Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, Hollywood Derby, and Matriarch Stakes. Del Mar hosted the Breeders' Cup for the first time...
Spawr then stepped the filly up in class by entering her in the DesiArnazStakes at Del Mar on November 18. She was bumped at the start, then rallied...
knowledge of horse racing was demonstrated during a 1958 appearance on The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour entitled "Lucy Wins A Racehorse". James was a heavy smoker, drinker...
The inaugural cover featured a photograph of Lucille Ball's newborn son DesiArnaz Jr., with a downscaled inset photo of Ball placed in the top corner under...
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dueling each other while the girl chooses between them. Guest Stars: DesiArnaz ("El Jefe" Zaragosa), James Farentino (Pick Lexingon), Katy Jurado ("Mama"...
(October 19, 2021). "Aaron Sorkin shows a new side of Lucille Ball and DesiArnaz in Being the Ricardos teaser". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the...
around the end of August. They featured entertainers such as Bing Crosby, DesiArnaz, Jimmy Durante, Claudette Colbert, and Sophie Tucker. Although illegal...
Springs with his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. Lucille Ball and DesiArnaz were instrumental in forming the exclusive Thunderbird Heights tract in...
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Minnelli, and starring DesiArnaz and Lucille Ball. Although no filming occurred on the Lincoln Highway, early in the movie, Desi, who finds Lucy's suggestion...
secretly deaf in his left ear, refuses a risky operation on his right. DesiArnaz Jr., Parley Baer, Michael Swan, Dianne Hull and James Coco guest star...
Komenda, Ed (September 5, 2013). "Cosmopolitan channeling Johnny Carson, DesiArnaz for new club slated as a rebirth of the social club". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved...
on game show prizes that lasted for the rest of the 20th century. High-stakes quiz shows made a comeback in the late 1990s, particularly with the American...
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