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WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE BOB HOPE STAKS (GIII)?

WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE BOB HOPE STAKS (GIII)?
11/15/2019

 The Bob Hope Stakes, formerly known as the Hollywood Prevue Stakes, is an American Thoroughbred horse race held each year in November. The Grade III event is open to two-year-old horses at a distance of seven furlongs. It is currently contested at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California on a natural dirt surface. Prior to 2014, the race was run at Hollywood Park under the name Hollywood Preview Stakes. It was not run in 1987. One of the more prominent winners was Declan's Moon was later named 2004 2-year-horse-of-the-year. Another was Shared Belief who was named 2-year-old-of-the-year in 2013.