Ancient Title Stakes
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| Grade I race | |
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| Ancient Title Stakes | |
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| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA |
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Oak Tree at Santa Anita |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed (Cushion Track in 2007) |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October as part of the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses three years old and up, it is run at the sprint distance of 6 furlongs (approximately 1,200 metres) and can be a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The Grade I event carries a $300,000 purse.
The race is named in honor of the California-bred horse Ancient Title, a two-time California Horse of the Year.
[edit] Records
Time record:
- 1:07.57 - Idiot Proof (2007)
Most wins:
- No horse has ever won the race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - J. Paul Reddam (2001, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Ed Delahoussaye (1990, 1993, 1996, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - John W. Sadler (1988, 1991, 1995)
- 3 - Bruce Headley (1996, 2000, 2002)
[edit] Winners of the Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Idiot Proof | 3 | David R. Flores | Clifford W. Sise, Jr. | Martin & Pam Wygod | 1:07.57 |
| 2006 | Bordonaro | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | William Spawr | Fred Carrillo & D. A. Cassella | 1:07.93 |
| 2005 | Captain Squire | 6 | Alex Solis | Jeff Mullins | R. D. Bone & J. Diener | 1:08.85 |
| 2004 | Pt's Grey Eagle | 3 | Alex Bisono | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:08.84 |
| 2003 | Avanzado | 6 | Tyler Baze | Doug O'Neill | Cees Stable LLC | 1:08.12 |
| 2002 | Kalookan Queen | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Louis A. Asistio | 1:08.26 |
| 2001 | Swept Overboard | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:07.67 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, and Molasky | 1:08.11 |
| 1999 | Lexicon | 4 | Richard Mandella | Kent Desormeaux | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:07.84 |
| 1998 | Gold Land | 7 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Prince Fahd Salman | 1:08.50 |
| 1997 | Elmhurst | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi | 1:08.82 |
| 1996 | Lakota Brave * | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Bruce Headley | 505 Farms/Headley/Mizrahie | 1:08.16 |
| 1995 | Track Gal | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | John W. Sadler | Oldknow & Phipps | 1:08.32 |
| 1994 | Saratoga Gambler | 6 | Martin Pedroza | Bill Spawr | Ken Porter | 1:08.87 |
| 1993 | Cardmania | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | 1:08.04 |
| 1992 | Gray Slewpy | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Dan Hendricks | Ed Friendly | 1:08.48 |
| 1991 | Frost Free | 6 | Chris McCarron | John W. Sadler | Triple Dot Dash St/Vandervoort | 1:08.66 |
| 1990 | Corwyn Bay | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard Mandella | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:08.40 |
| 1989 | Sam Who | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Henry Moreno | Brooks & Stevens | 1:08.00 |
| 1988 | Olympic Prospect | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Sadler | Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra | 1:09.00 |
| 1987 | Zany Tactics | 6 | Jack Kaenel | Blake R. Heap | Vera C. Brunette | 1:09.00 |
| 1986 | Groovy | 3 | Jose Santos | Jose Martin | Ballis & Kruckel | 1:08.20 |
| 1985 | Temerity Prince | 5 | Wesley Ward | Charles Whittingham | J. R. Querbes III (Lessee) | 1:09.20 |
*In 1996, Criollito finished third but was disqualified and set back to fourth.
