Santa Anita Derby
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| Grade I race | |
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| Santa Anita Derby | |
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| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA |
| Inaugurated | 1935 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Santa Anita Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs (55.3 kg) |
| Purse | $750,000 |
The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby. Since its inception, six Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby.
Now run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 Furlongs), for the first three years it was 1 1/16th miles, and at 1 1/4 miles in 1947.
Prep races to the Santa Anita Derby include the San Rafael Stakes, San Miguel Stakes, San Felipe Stakes, Sham Stakes, San Vicente Stakes and the Santa Catalina Stakes, all run at Santa Anita Park.
As a result of World War II, there were no races held from 1942 to 1944.
[edit] Records:
- At age 17, Pat Valenzuela became the youngest jockey to win the Santa Anita Derby when he rode Codex to victory in the 1980 race.
- In 2000, Jenine Sahadi became the first woman trainer to win the Santa Anita Derby.
- In 2005, Jeff Mullins became the first trainer to win three consecutive editions of the Santa Anita Derby.
Speed Record:
Three horses share the record for the fastest winning time of 1:47.00:
- Lucky Debonair (1965)
- Sham (1973)
- Indian Charlie (1998)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Rex C. Ellsworth
- 2 - Calumet Farm, C.V. Whitney
Most wins by a jockey:
- 9 - Gary Stevens
- 8 - Bill Shoemaker
- 7 - Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Most wins by a Trainer:
- 4 - Bob Baffert, D. Wayne Lukas
- 3 - Mesh Tenney
[edit] Winners of the Santa Anita Derby
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Colonel John | Corey Nakatani | Eoin Harty | WinStar Farm | 1:48.16 |
| 2007 | Tiago | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:49.51 |
| 2006 | Brother Derek | Alex Solis | Dan Hendricks | Cecil Peacock | 1:48.00 |
| 2005 | Buzzards Bay | Mark Guidry | Jeff Mullins | Fog City Stable | 1:49.18 |
| 2004 | Castledale | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Jeff Mullins | Frank Lyons & Greg Knee | 1:49.24 |
| 2003 | Buddy Gil | Gary Stevens | Jeff Mullins | Desperado Stables et al | 1:49.36 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Chris McCarron | Paco J. Gonzalez | Farish/Goodman/Toffan/McCaffrey | 1:50.02 |
| 2001 | Point Given | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:47.77 |
| 2000 | The Deputy | Chris McCarron | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor & Gary Barber | 1:49.08 |
| 1999 | General Challenge | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:48.92 |
| 1998 | Indian Charlie | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Hal Earnhardt & Gaines Racing | 1:47.00 |
| 1997 | Free House | Kent Desormeaux | J. Paco Gonzalez | Toffan/McCaffrey | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Cavonnier | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | Walter Family Trust | 1:48.91 |
| 1995 | Larry the Legend | Gary Stevens | Craig A. Lewis | Craig A. Lewis | 1:47.99 |
| 1994 | Brocco | Gary Stevens | Randy Winick | Albert R. Broccoli | 1:48.33 |
| 1993 | Personal Hope | Gary Stevens | Mark Hennig | Lee & Debi Lewis | 1:49.03 |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Tomonori Tsurumaki | 1:49.25 |
| 1991 | Dinard | Chris McCarron | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1:48.00 |
| 1990 | Mister Frisky | Gary Stevens | Laz Barrera | Solymar Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham | Hancock, Gaillard, Whittingham | 1:47.60 |
| 1988 | Winning Colors | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:47.80 |
| 1987 | Temperate Sil | Willie Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Frankfurt Stables & Whittingham | 1:49.00 |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Alex Solis | Melvin F. Stute | Grinstead & Rochelle | 1:48.60 |
| 1985 | Skywalker | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Michael Whittingham | Oak Cliff Stable | 1:48.40 |
| 1984 | Mighty Adversary | Ed Delahoussaye | A. Tommy Doyle | M/M Felty J. Yoder | 1:49.00 |
| 1983 | Marfa | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | French, Beal, Lukas | 1:49.40 |
| 1982 | Muttering | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Tartan Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 1981 | Splendid Spruce | Darrel McHargue | Chay R. Knight | Surf and Turf Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1980 | Codex | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Tartan Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 1979 | Flying Paster | Donald Pierce | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:48.00 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1977 | Habitony | Willie Shoemaker | A. Tommy Doyle | Anthony W. Pejsa | 1:48.20 |
| 1976 | An Act | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Katz, Brun & Roberts, et al | 1:48.00 |
| 1975 | Avatar | Jorge Tejeira | A. Tommy Doyle | Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr. | 1:47.60 |
| 1974 | Destroyer | Ismael Valenzuela | M. C. Sims | Kenneth Opstein | 1:48.80 |
| 1973 | Sham | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:47.00 |
| 1972 | Solar Salute | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Lou Glauburg | M/M J. J. Elmore | 1:47.60 |
| 1971 | Jim French | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John P. Campo | F. J. Caldwell | 1:48.20 |
| 1970 | Terlago | Willie Shoemaker | Jerry M. Fanning | S. J. Agnew | 1:48.40 |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack | Johnny Longden | Frank McMahon | 1:49.20 |
| 1968 | Alley Fighter | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | James W. Maloney | Cragwood Stables | 1:49.00 |
| 1967 | Ruken | Fernando Alvarez | Clyde Turk | Louis Rowan | 1:49.80 |
| 1966 | Boldnesian | Walter Blum | James W. Maloney | William H. Perry | 1:48.40 |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | Willie Shoemaker | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | 1:47.00 |
| 1964 | Hill Rise | Donald Pierce | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | 1:47.40 |
| 1963 | Candy Spots | Willie Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:50.20 |
| 1962 | Royal Attack | Edward Burns | William J. Hirsch | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:49.60 |
| 1961 | Four-and-Twenty | Johnny Longden | Vance Longden | Alberta Ranches, Ltd. | 1:48.00 |
| 1960 | Tompion | Willie Shoemaker | Robert L. Wheeler | C.V. Whitney | 1:47.80 |
| 1959 | Silver Spoon | Ray York | Robert L. Wheeler | C.V. Whitney | 1:49.00 |
| 1958 | Silky Sullivan | Willie Shoemaker | Reggie Cornell | Tom Ross & Phil Klipstein | 1:49.40 |
| 1957 | Sir William | Henry Moreno | Cecil Jolly | Louella & Herbert Armstrong | 1:54.20 |
| 1956 | Terrang | Willie Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:51.00 |
| 1955 | Swaps | Johnny Longden | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:50.00 |
| 1954 | Determine | Ray York | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:48.80 |
| 1953 | Chanlea | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | Ted Atkinson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:50.00 |
| 1951 | Rough'n Tumble | Eddie Arcaro | Melvin Calvert | Frances Genter | 1:50.40 |
| 1950 | Your Host | Johnny Longden | H. L. Daniels | William Goetz | 1:48.80 |
| 1949 | Old Rockport | Gordon Glisson | Phil Reilly | Clifford Mooers | 1:50.20 |
| 1948 | Salmagundi | Johnny Longden | W. Booth | William G. Helis | 1:51.20 |
| 1947 | On Trust | Johnny Longden | William Molter | E. O. Stice & Sons | 2:03.20 |
| 1946 | Knockdown | Robert Permane | James W. Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:50.60 |
| 1945 | Bymeabond | George Woolf | William B. Stucki | J. K. Houssels | 1:50.00 |
| 1941 | Porter's Cap | Leon Haas | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:54.40 |
| 1940 | Sweepida | Ralph Neves | L. R. Staples | H. C. Hill | 1:51.60 |
| 1939 | Ciencia | Carroll Bierman | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:50.60 |
| 1938 | Stagehand | Jack Westrope | Earl Sande | Maxwell Howard | 1:50.40 |
| 1937 | Fairy Hill | Mel Peters | Richard E. Handlen | William duPont, Jr. | 1:45.80 |
| 1936 | He Did | Wayne D. Wright | J. T. Taylor | Mrs. S. B. Mason | 1:49.40 |
| 1935 | Gillie | Silvio Coucci | W. Brennan | Greentree Stable | 1:44.60 |
