Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap
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The Bing Crosby Handicap is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
held annually at Del Mar Racetrack
in Del Mar, California
. The Grade 1
race is open to horses three years of age and up. It is run on Polytrack at a distance of six furlong
and presently offers a purse of $300,000.
The race is named for entertainer Bing Crosby
, a founding partner of Del Mar Racetrack and a racehorse owner and breeder.
Most wins by a jockey
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Most wins by a trainer
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*1946: Dead Heat
United States
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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...
held annually at Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar Racetrack is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the seaside city of Del Mar, California, 20 miles north of San Diego. Operated by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, it is known for the slogan: "Where The Turf Meets The Surf." It was built by a partnership...
in Del Mar, California
Del Mar, California
Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located...
. The Grade 1
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...
race is open to horses three years of age and up. It is run on Polytrack at 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....
and presently offers a purse of $300,000.
The race is named for entertainer Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
, a founding partner of Del Mar Racetrack and a racehorse owner and breeder.
Records
Handicap record (for Polytrack)- Euroears - 1:08.17 (2011)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
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- 5 - Ed DelahoussayeEddie DelahoussayeEdward 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...
(1981, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995) - 5 - Corey NakataniCorey NakataniCorey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...
(1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2007) - 4 - Alex SolisAlex SolisAlex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
(1988, 1998, 2000, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
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- 4 - Bruce HeadleyBruce HeadleyBruce Headley is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959...
(1998, 2000, 2001, 2008) - 3 - Cecil Jolly (1957, 1958, 1972)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Euroears | Rafael Bejarano | 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... |
James and Marilyn Helzer | 1:08.17 |
2010 | Smiling Tiger | 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.... |
Jeff Bonde | Alan Klein/Phil Lebherz | 1:09.21 |
2009 | Zensational Zensational - Zensational Backgrounds :Zensational is a Gray or Roan Colt born on Apr. 26, 2006, bred in Kentucky he was sired by Unbridled's Song out of the Phone Trick mare Joke. Like her son, Joke was also a speedster, winning the Vallejo Stakes... |
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... |
Zayat Stables | 1:08.57 |
2008 | Street Boss | David Flores | Bruce Headley Bruce Headley Bruce Headley is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959... |
Headley/Naify/Yu | 1:08.67 |
2007 | In Summation | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head... |
Waterford Stable | 1:11.06 |
2006 | Pure as Gold | Jon K. Court | Jack Carava | La Canada Stable | 1:08.79 |
2005 | Greg's Gold | David R. Flores David R. Flores David Romero Flores is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.His father was a jockey and an exercise rider in Southern California.... |
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... |
William R. Boswell | 1:08.04 |
2004 | Kela | Tyler Baze Tyler Baze Tyler Baze is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze.... |
Mike R. Mitchell | Jay Manoogian | 1:08.51 |
2003 | Beau's Town | Pat Valenzuela Pat Valenzuela Patrick Angel Valenzuela is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born into a racing family, his father plus three of his uncles, including Ismael Valenzuela, were jockeys. He rode his first career winner on November 10, 1978, at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico... |
Cole Norman | David Hulkewicz | 1:07.96 |
2002 | Disturbingthepeace Disturbingthepeace Disturbingthepeace is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse.Bred by Buddy Johnston, the owner of Old English Rancho in Sanger, California, Disturbingthepeace was purchased by David Milch and his wife Rita as in May 2001... |
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.... |
Darrell Vienna | David & Rita Milch David Milch David S. Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including NYPD Blue and Deadwood.-Biography:... |
1:09.21 |
2001 | Kona Gold Kona Gold Kona Gold was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.Kona Gold was foaled at Carlos Perez's Twilite Farm outside LaGrange, Kentucky. He was sold as a yearling for $35,000 at the 1995 Keeneland September yearling sale to trainer Bruce Headley on behalf of a partnership that included Headley,... |
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... |
Bruce Headley Bruce Headley Bruce Headley is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959... |
Headley & Molasky | 1:08.22 |
2000 | Kona Gold Kona Gold Kona Gold was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.Kona Gold was foaled at Carlos Perez's Twilite Farm outside LaGrange, Kentucky. He was sold as a yearling for $35,000 at the 1995 Keeneland September yearling sale to trainer Bruce Headley on behalf of a partnership that included Headley,... |
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... |
Bruce Headley Bruce Headley Bruce Headley is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959... |
Headley & Molasky | 1:08.50 |
1999 | Christmas Boy | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
Opas & Sinatra | 1:08.11 |
1998 | Son of a Pistol | 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... |
Bruce Headley Bruce Headley Bruce Headley is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Involved with horse racing since his teens, Headley worked as an exercise rider from 1949 until taking out his trainers license in 1959... |
Luis Asistio et al. | 1:08.10 |
1997 | First Intent | Rene R. Douglas Rene R. Douglas Rene R. Douglas Panama is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 in the prestigious... |
Jack Carava | Lima Family Trust | 1:08.80 |
1996 | Lit De Justice Lit de Justice Lit de Justice is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Robert Sangster's Swettenham Stud, and purchased by the French racing operation Mise de Moratalla who named him for a famous Parlement of Paris known as the Lit de justice... |
Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:08.19 |
1995 | Gold Land | Ed 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... |
Neil Drysdale Neil Drysdale Neil D. Drysdale is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer.Based in Playa Del Rey, California, he has won two Triple Crown races - the Belmont Stakes with A.P. Indy in 1992 and the Kentucky Derby with Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000... |
Prince Fahd Salman Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Prince Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz was a member of the Saudi Arabia royal family, the son of the Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz.... |
1:08.07 |
1994 | King's Blade | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Gamel & Kinerk | 1:08.64 |
1993 | The Wicked North The Wicked North The Wicked North was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He won three Grade I stakes in 1994, for which he was voted U.S. Champion Older Male Horse... |
Corey Black Corey Black Corey A. Black is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Westminster, California, Black won his first race as a professional apprentice jockey on October 16, 1985, during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet at Santa Anita Park... |
David Bernstein | Philip Hersh | 1:08.52 |
1992 | Thirty Slews | Ed 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... |
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... |
Degroot & Dutch Masters III | 1:08.20 |
1991 | Bruho | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning is a semi-retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He grew up in Texas and began his career in horse racing as a groom for his father, trainer Lev Fanning... |
J. M. Scardino | 1:08.25 |
1990 | Sensational Star | Rafael Meza Rafael Meza Rafael Q. Meza is a retired jockey who competed in Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States.A native of Tijuana, Mexico, Meza began riding in California near the end of the 1970s. and would spend his career riding from a base in that State... |
William Spawr | Calhoun-Risoldi-Sullivan | 1:08.00 |
1989 | On The Line | 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... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1:08.00 |
1988 | Olympic Prospect | 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... |
John W. Sadler John W. Sadler John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra | 1:08.80 |
1987 | Zany Tactics | Jack Kaenel | Blake R. Heap | Vera C. Brunette | 1:09.00 |
1986 | American Legion | Ed 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... |
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... |
Melvin E. Hatley | 1:08.20 |
1985 | My Favorite Moment | Ed 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... |
Warren Stute | William L. Conner | 1:09.80 |
1984 | Night Mover | Luis Ortega | Robert J. Frankel | Jerry & Ann Moss Jerry Moss Jerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert.... |
1:08.60 |
1983 | Chinook Pass Chinook Pass (horse) Chinook Pass was an American Champion thoroughbred racehorse. He was named for the stunning mile-high mountain pass that takes motorists to the very foot of 14,411 feet Mount Rainier as they travel between Eastern and Western Washington State, USA.Bred and raced by retired Seattle policeman Ed... |
Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:... |
Laurie N. Anderson | Hi-Yu Stable | 1:08.60 |
1982 | Pencil Point | 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.... |
Neil French | De Benedetti & Duffel | 1:09.00 |
1981 | Syncopate | Ed 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... |
Ron McAnally Ron McAnally Ronald L. McAnally is an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. Called "one of the most honored and respected of North American trainers" by Thoroughbred Times Co., Inc, as a child, he and his four siblings were placed in an orphanage following the death of their mother... |
Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, and has been involved with horse racing since the early 19th century... |
1:08.60 |
1980 | Reb's Golden Ale | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning is a semi-retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He grew up in Texas and began his career in horse racing as a groom for his father, trainer Lev Fanning... |
3 Plus U Stable | 1:08.80 |
1979 | Syncopate | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Ron McAnally Ron McAnally Ronald L. McAnally is an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. Called "one of the most honored and respected of North American trainers" by Thoroughbred Times Co., Inc, as a child, he and his four siblings were placed in an orphanage following the death of their mother... |
Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, and has been involved with horse racing since the early 19th century... |
1:08.40 |
1978 | Bad'n Big | Bill Shoemaker | Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Dr/M. B. Wynne, Jr. | 1:07.80 |
1977 | Cherry River | Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:... |
Douglas R. Oliver | Douglas R. Oliver | 1:08.40 |
1976 | Cherry River | Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:... |
Douglas R. Oliver | Douglas R. Oliver | 1:09.40 |
1975 | Messenger of Song | Jerry Lambert Jerry Lambert (jockey) Jerry Lambert is a retired American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing best known as the jockey of Hall of Fame inductee, Native Diver.Jerry Lambert accomplished what Breeders' Cup Inc... |
Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder Bernard J. Ridder Bernard Joseph "Ben" Ridder was an American newspaper publisher who served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ridder Publications, Inc. and an executive in the California Thoroughbred horse racing industry as well as a racehorse owner and breeder. Ridder was born in New York City, one of... |
1:08.80 |
1974 | Rise High | Jorge Tejeira Jorge Tejeira Jorge Enrique Tejeira is a retired Panamanian jockey in United States Thoroughbred horse racing. He rode at venues across the United States and won a number of riding titles, including seasonal/annual championships at Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Pennsylvania and in California at Del Mar... |
Larry Rose | Sidney Factor | 1:09.00 |
1973 | Pataha Prince | Bill Shoemaker | Robert J. Frankel | M. R. Frankel | 1:08.00 |
1972 | Dominant Star | Fernando Alvarez | Cecil Jolly | V. H. Winchell, Jr. | 1:08.80 |
1971 | Haveago | Johnny Sellers Johnny Sellers Johnny Sellers was an American jockey. Born in Los Angeles, but raised in Oklahoma, he began his professional career in 1955 and between 1959 and 1968 rode in six Kentucky Derbys. He won the prestigious race aboard Carry Back in 1961 then riding the colt to victory in the Preakness Stakes... |
Tommy Doyle A. Thomas Doyle A. Thomas "Tommy" Doyle was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer known for his success with young horses. He was reported as both "Tommy Doyle" and "A. T. Doyle."... |
George Franklin Getty II | 1:08.20 |
1970 | Bargain Day | Rudy Rosales | Charles Whittingham Charles Whittingham Charles Whittingham was an English printer.-Biography:He was born at Caludon or Calledon, Warwickshire, the son of a farmer, and was apprenticed to a Coventry printer and bookseller... |
Forked Lightning Ranch | 1:27.60 |
1969 | Kissin' George Kissin' George Kissin' George was an American thoroughbred racehorse, considered one of America's premier sprint horses of the late 1960s. Kissin' George was out of a Head Play mare called Nothead. He was sired by Slamruler, a grandson of the great Nearco through his son, Nasrullah.Kissin' George was active for... |
William T. Mahorney | Buster Millerick Buster Millerick Michael E. "Buster" Millerick was an American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer.Universally known by the nickname, "Buster," Millerick was born in Petaluma, California and learned his trade at his cousins ranch in Sonoma Valley Michael E. "Buster" Millerick (November 30, 1905 - September 30, 1986)... |
DeCourcy Graham | 1:07.80 |
1968 | Pretense | Donald R. Pierce Donald R. Pierce Donald R. Pierce is a retired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.Based in California, Pierce earned his first win in 1954 and went on to become a leading jockey in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Charles Whittingham Charles Whittingham Charles Whittingham was an English printer.-Biography:He was born at Caludon or Calledon, Warwickshire, the son of a farmer, and was apprenticed to a Coventry printer and bookseller... |
Llangollen Farm Liz Whitney Tippett Mary Elizabeth Whitney Person Tippett was a wealthy American socialite and philanthropist who was a champion horsewoman and for more than fifty years, a prominent owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Dobson and her husband... |
1:07.80 |
1967 | Kissin' George Kissin' George Kissin' George was an American thoroughbred racehorse, considered one of America's premier sprint horses of the late 1960s. Kissin' George was out of a Head Play mare called Nothead. He was sired by Slamruler, a grandson of the great Nearco through his son, Nasrullah.Kissin' George was active for... |
William T. Mahorney | Buster Millerick Buster Millerick Michael E. "Buster" Millerick was an American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer.Universally known by the nickname, "Buster," Millerick was born in Petaluma, California and learned his trade at his cousins ranch in Sonoma Valley Michael E. "Buster" Millerick (November 30, 1905 - September 30, 1986)... |
DeCourcy Graham | 1:08.60 |
1966 | Chiclero | Donald R. Pierce Donald R. Pierce Donald R. Pierce is a retired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.Based in California, Pierce earned his first win in 1954 and went on to become a leading jockey in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Bob R. Roberts | Bingman & Gheen | 1:08.80 |
1965 | Viking Spirit | Kenneth Church Kenneth Church Kenneth Church is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.In his early teens, Church began riding ponies and in 1946 got a job as an exercise rider at Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, Ontario. The following year, he was offered a chance to apprentice for future U.S... |
James I. Nazworthy James I. Nazworthy James I. "Jim" Nazworthy was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Jim Nazworthy began training horses at age twenty-one. Based in California, among his successful runners, he conditioned horses for owners such as Fannie Hertz, Travis Kerr, as well for his wife's Sledge Stable... |
Thomas E. Brittingham III | 1:08.60 |
1964 | Soldier Girl | Johnny Longden Johnny Longden John Eric Longden was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wanted to build a better life for his family so in 1909 emigrated to Canada, settling in Taber, Alberta. By 1912 Longden Sr. had saved enough money to send for his wife and young son... |
Charles A. Comiskey | M/M J. Tusquellas | 1:09.40 |
1963 | Sledge | Miguel Yanez | Willis A. Reavis | Dee Dee Stable | 1:08.60 |
1962 | Sea Orbit | Raymond York Raymond York Raymond York is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode in a record seven consecutive decades.During his long career, Ray York rode primarily in California where he won the 1964 Hollywood Gold Cup and twice won the West Coast's most important race for three-year-old horses,... |
John M. Leavitt | Wonder Y Ranch | 1:08.80 |
1962 | Crazy Kid | Angel Valenzuela | John G. Canty John G. Canty John G. Canty was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.A native of Ireland, his father and grandfather were racehorse trainers. He emigrated to the United States in 1953 and settled in California. After working in the horse racing industry, in 1959 he became a professional trainer... |
Vista Hermosa Stable | 1:07.80 |
1961 | Ann's Knight | Robert Mundorf | Farrell W. Jones | M/M S. N. Simmons | 1:08.60 |
1960 | High Performance | Rudy Campas | Edward E. Presnell | M/M Maurice H. Robineau | 1:09.00 |
1959 | Ole Fols | Ismael Valenzuela Ismael Valenzuela Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela was a Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was one of 22 children born to parents who had immigrated to the United states. Shortly after Ismael Valenzuela's birth, the family returned to their native Mexico... |
William B. Finnegan William B. Finnegan William B. "Bill" Finnegan was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.A native of New York City, Finnegan spent more than fifty years as a trainer primarily on the West Coast of the United States. During his career he conditioned horses for major stable owners such as Vera S. Bragg, movie... |
Neil S. McCarthy Neil S. McCarthy Neil Steere McCarthy was an American corporate and film industry lawyer, and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder. A third-generation Los Angeles native, he graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in law... |
1:08.80 |
1958 | How Now | Willie Harmatz | Cecil Jolly | George C. Newell | 1:09.40 |
1957 | How Now | Raymond York Raymond York Raymond York is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode in a record seven consecutive decades.During his long career, Ray York rode primarily in California where he won the 1964 Hollywood Gold Cup and twice won the West Coast's most important race for three-year-old horses,... |
Cecil Jolly | George C. Newell | 1:09.20 |
1956 | Colonel Mack | Ralph Neves Ralph Neves Ralph P. Neves was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Neves won 3,772 races, including 173 stakes, and was elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in 1960... |
Sam Brunson | A C T Stock Farm | 1:08.80 |
1955 | One Ton Tony | Pete Moreno | Cecel Wihelm | W-L Ranch Co. W-L Ranch Co. W-L Ranch Co. was an American Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding partnership between Hollywood film studio executive, Harry M. Warner and film director, Mervyn Le Roy. Warner's daughter, Doris, was married to Mervyn Leroy.... |
1:09.20 |
1954 | Alibhai Lynn | Joe Phillippi | Richard D. Moon | G. I. Martin | 1:09.60 |
1953 | Ode | Raymond York Raymond York Raymond York is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode in a record seven consecutive decades.During his long career, Ray York rode primarily in California where he won the 1964 Hollywood Gold Cup and twice won the West Coast's most important race for three-year-old horses,... |
Richard D. Moon | G. I. Martin | 1:10.20 |
1952 | Gustaf | Willie Marsh | William W. Morris | Mrs C. C. Cate | 1:10.00 |
1951 | Blue Reading | Bill Pearson | Red McDaniel | M/M Clement L. Hirsch Clement L. Hirsch Clement Lang Hirsch was an American businessman and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded Oak Tree Racing Association.... |
1:10.40 |
1950 | Imprerium | Bill Shoemaker | William B. Finnegan William B. Finnegan William B. "Bill" Finnegan was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.A native of New York City, Finnegan spent more than fifty years as a trainer primarily on the West Coast of the United States. During his career he conditioned horses for major stable owners such as Vera S. Bragg, movie... |
Delman & Finnegan | 1:09.80 |
1949 | Cover Up | Merlin Volzke Merlin Volzke Merlin Paul Volzke is a retired American jockey who raced primarily on the West Coast of the United States. He began his professional career in the 1940s and in 1948 won the riding title at Longacres Racetrack in Renton, Washington.... |
Bob R. Roberts | Z T Addington | 1:10.00 |
1948 | Prevaricator | Jose Bravo José Bravo José Domínguez Bravo was a Spanish footballer born in Ceuta, 18 November 1916. He played as a left winger, the first team he played for was SD Ceuta. He then played for Levante, SD Ceuta again, and Real Murcia. In 1940 he joined FC Barcelona in which he played until the 1947-48 season, a total of... |
William Molter William Molter William "Willie" Molter was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred racing.A native of Fredericksburg, Texas, Willie Molter began his career in horse racing as a jockey at racetracks across the Texas border in Mexico... |
E. O. Stice & Sons | 1:10.20 |
1947 | Be Fearless | Lester Balaski | R. Lyall | Cuadra Coahuila | 1:10.80 |
1946 | War Allies * | Ralph Neves Ralph Neves Ralph P. Neves was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Neves won 3,772 races, including 173 stakes, and was elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in 1960... |
Hack Ross | L. J. Montgomery | 1:11.40 |
1946 | Indian Watch * | M. Peterson | Harry Dunster | Rancho Ojo Agua | 1:11.40 |
*1946: Dead Heat