The Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually in early July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...

. Open to two-year-old horses, the Grade III

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 event is contested on synthetic over a distance of six furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

s. Prior to 2007, the race was contested on dirt.

Its first winner was the filly

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

, Unerring, American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 1939. Noted past winners include Tomy Lee

Tomy Lee

Tomy Lee was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1959 Kentucky Derby defeating Sword Dancer, First Landing, Royal Orbit and the filly Silver Spoon....

 (1958), Affirmed

Affirmed

Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...

 (1977), Desert Wine

Desert Wine

Desert Wine was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Nearco, he was sired by U.S. Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, himself the son of another Hall of Fame horse, Sword Dancer...

 (1982), Althea, (1983), and Squirtle Squirt

Squirtle Squirt

Squirtle Squirt is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was out of the mare Lost The Code, by the multiple Grade I winner, Lost Code. He was sired by the 1991 Hollywood Gold Cup winner Marquetry who also sired the 1999 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner, Artax...

 (2000).

The 2005 winner, What A Song, holds the World Record [all breeds] for 2F in 20.60 seconds.

Winners since 1991

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time	Grade
2011	Majestic City	David Flores	Peter Miller	1:10.45	III
2010	J P's Gusto	Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born and raised in Marrero on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, Joe Talamo was influenced by a father who worked in horse racing as an assistant trainer...	David Hofmans David Hofmans David E. Hofmans is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks. While a student at Pasadena City College he became friends with Gary Jones...	1:10.48	III
2009	Necessary Evil	Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his...	Doug O'Neill	1:09.98	III
2008	Azul Leon	Rafael Bejarano	Doug O'Neill	1:10.88	III
2007	Salute the Sarge	Michael Baze	Eric Guillot	1:12.08	III
2006	E Z Warrior	David Flores	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...	1:09.96	III
2005	What a Song	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....	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...	1:09.55	III
2004	Chandtrue	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....	Robert Hess Jr.	1:10.88	III
2003	Perfect Moon	Patrick Valenzuela	Melvin Stute	1:10.39	III
2002	Crowned Dancer	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...	Christopher Paasch	1:10.10	III
2001	Came Home Came Home Came Home is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is now retired to stud. He was sired by Gone West, who was recently pensioned at . Came Home is out of the graded-stakes-winning mare Nice Assay....	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....	Juan Gonzalez Juan González Juan Alberto González Vázquez , nicknamed "Juan Gone", "Juando", and "Igor", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. Juan González developed into one of the most prolific RBI men to anchor a lineup since World War Two...	1:09.20	III
2000	Squirtle Squirt Squirtle Squirt Squirtle Squirt is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was out of the mare Lost The Code, by the multiple Grade I winner, Lost Code. He was sired by the 1991 Hollywood Gold Cup winner Marquetry who also sired the 1999 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner, Artax...	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Joe Garcia Jr.	1:09.98	III
1999	Dixie Union	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...	Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame....	1:09.95	III
1998	Yes It's True	Jerry Bailey Jerry Bailey Jerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	1:09.58	III
1997	K. O. Punch	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	1:09.95	III
1996	Swiss Yodeler	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...	Mike Harrington Mike Harrington Mike Harrington is the co-founder of the computer game development company, Valve Software and a lead programmer of the game Half-Life.Previously a games developer at Dynamix and a developer on the Windows NT operating system at Microsoft, Harrington founded Valve in 1996 with Gabe Newell, another...	1:09.77	II
1995	Hennessy	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	1:09.85	II
1994	Mr Purple	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....	Ronald McAnally	1:10.16	II
1993	Ramblin Guy	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...	Brian Mayberry	1:10.09	II
1992	Altazarr	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...	Brian Mayberry	1:10.01	II
1991	Scherando	Francisco Mena	Richard Mulhall	1:09.70	II

Previous winners

• 1990 - Deposit Ticket
• 1989 - Magical Mile
• 1988 - King Glorius (Grade I winner.)
• 1987 - Mi Preferido
• 1986 - Captain Valid
• 1985 - Hilco Scamper
• 1984 - Saratoga Six (Multiple stakes winner.)
• 1983 - Althea (1983 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.)
• 1982 - Desert Wine
  Desert Wine
  Desert Wine was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Nearco, he was sired by U.S. Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, himself the son of another Hall of Fame horse, Sword Dancer...
  
  
• 1981 - The Captain
• 1980 - Loma Malad (Motivity, a Filly
  Filly
  A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
  
  , placed.)
• 1979 - Parsec
• 1978 - Terlingua (daughter of Secretariat
  Secretariat (horse)
  Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby , and the Belmont Stakes —records that still stand today.Secretariat was sired by Bold...
  
   and dam of Storm Cat
  Storm Cat
  Storm Cat was an American Thoroughbred stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500,000, the highest in the world. As such, he was one of the few horses with a 24-hour armed guard....
  
  .) (Flying Paster
  Flying Paster
  Flying Paster was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred in California by his owner, Bernard J. Ridder of the Knight Ridder newspaper chain...
  
   placed.)
• 1977 - Affirmed
  Affirmed
  Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...
  
  
• 1976 - Fleet Dragoon
• 1975 - Restless Restless