The Carry Back Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually at Calder Race Course

Calder Race Course

Calder Casino & Race Course is a casino and horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States.-History:In the mid-1960s, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. Calder, the Florida Legislature approved a bill...

 in Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens, Florida

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. Run during the first part of July, the race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race six furlong

Furlong

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s on the dirt. A Grade II

Graded stakes race

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 event, it currently offers a purse of $300,000.

This race is named in honor of the Florida-bred 1961 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, Carry Back

Carry Back

Carry Back by Saggy out of Joppy, was an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse with a less than stellar pedigree but who nonetheless won many important graded stakes races including the 1961 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. His racing colors were blue, silver hoops and sleeves...

 whose wins included the 1961 Flamingo Stakes

Flamingo Stakes

The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in March at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. Run over a distance of nine furlongs, the inaugural race took place in 1926 at the Tampa, Florida racetrack...

 and Florida Derby

Florida Derby

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt...

, as well as that year's Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby

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 and Preakness Stakes

Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...

. Carry back was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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 in 1975.

Inaugurated in 1975 as a race for two-year-old horses, in 1979 it was changed to a race for horses aged three and older. Since 1980 it has been restricted to three-year-olds and from 1981 to 1993 was run as the Carry Back Handicap. Since inception it has been contested at a variety of distances:

• 5 ½ furlongs : 1975-1978
• 6 furlongs : 1980-1982, 1997 to present
• 6 ½ furlongs : 1991
• 7 furlongs : 1979, 1992-1996

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

• 1:09.30 - Lost in the Fog
  Lost in the Fog
  Lost in the Fog was an American thoroughbred race horse. He won his first 10 starts , 11 of his 14 lifetime starts across the country, and career earnings of $978,099 until his life was cut short by lymphoma during his four-year-old season.-Bloodlines:Bred by Susan Seper and foaled in Florida, his...
  
   (2005)

Most wins by a jockey

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:

• 3 - Eibar Coa
  Eibar Coa
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   (1997, 1998, 1999)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 3 - Frank Gomez
  Frank Gomez
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   (1979, 1985, 1988)
• 3 - Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1996, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.
  Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.
  Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American veteran of World War II, businessman, a former owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist....
  
   (1981, 1982)

Winners of the Carry Back Stakes since 1975

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Grade
2011	Indiano	Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez is a Panamanian horse racing jockey. He began his riding career in his native country in 2004, becoming the leading apprentice jockey in 2005. Saez moved to the United States in February, 2006, and almost instantly became Delaware Park Racetrack's leading jockey that same year...	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Diamond A Racing	6 fur.	1:10.60	II
2010	Coffee Boy	Jermaine V. Bridgmohan	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Gary Barber	6 fur.	1:11.55	II
2009	Not for Silver	Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race....	Michael Trombetta	Ted Julio	6 fur.	1:11.91	II
2008	Golden Spikes	Elvis Trujillo Elvis Trujillo Elvis Raúl Trujillo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint which that year was his big break. He is one of two jockeys in American racing whose mother was an Elvis Presley fan and who named their...	Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	M375 Thoroughbreds et al.	6 fur.	1:11.20	II
2007	Black Seventeen	Clinton Potts	Brian Koriner	Wind River Stables et al.	6 fur.	1:09.84	II
2006	Too Much Bling	Edgar Prado	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...	Stonerside Stonerside Stable Stonerside Stable is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm and horse racing operation in Paris, Kentucky. Until September 2008 it was owned by Robert and Janice McNair, who also own the National Football League team, the Houston Texans... /Blazing Meadows	6 fur.	1:10.48	II
2005	Lost in the Fog Lost in the Fog Lost in the Fog was an American thoroughbred race horse. He won his first 10 starts , 11 of his 14 lifetime starts across the country, and career earnings of $978,099 until his life was cut short by lymphoma during his four-year-old season.-Bloodlines:Bred by Susan Seper and foaled in Florida, his...	Russell Baze Russell Baze Russell Avery Baze is a horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame....	Greg Gilchrist	Harry J. Aleo Harry J. Aleo Harry J. Aleo was an American businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born in Noe Valley, San Francisco, California, he was a lifelong resident of San Francisco. During World War II he served overseas with the United States Army where among his campaigns he fought in the Battle of the...	6 fur.	1:09.30	II
2004	Weigelia	Aurelio Toribio, Jr.	Manuel Azpurua	Joseph J. Balsamo	6 fur.	1:10.50	III
2003	Valid Video	Joe Bravo Joe Bravo (jockey) Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988.According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New...	Dennis Manning	Paul Tinkle	6 fur.	1:10.15	III
2002	Royal Lad	Jerry Bailey	Kirk Ziadie	Ron & Cindy Stengel	6 fur.	1:10.73
2001	Illusioned	Jorge Chavez Jorge Chávez Jorge Chávez Dartnell , also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco – Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats...	William I. Mott	Kinsman Stable	6 fur.	1:11.08
2000	Caller One	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...	James Chapman	Carolyn Chapman	6 fur.	1:10.35
1999	Silver Season	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Mohammed Moubarak	Buckram Oak Farm	6 fur.	1:11.32
1998	Mint	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Mohammed Moubarak	Diamond Studs	6 fur.	1:11.20
1997	Renteria	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Jerry Dutton	J. Dutton / L. Harrington	6 fur.	1:11.20
1996	Fortunate Review	Aurelio Toribio, Jr.	Manuel Azpurua	S G Stable	7 fur.	1:23.20
1995	Sonic Signal	Rene Douglas	James E. Bracken	Kathy Jo Stable	7 fur.	1:24.60
1994	Score A Birdie	Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a horse trainer in Florida. His sister, Rita, married jockey José Santos in 1997.In 1986, Castillo, Jr...	Edward Plesa, Jr.	John C. Sessa	7 fur.	1:24.00
1993	Humbugaboo	Mary Russ	George Gianos	Edie & George Gianos	7 fur.	1:22.60
1992	Always Silver	Michael A. Lee	Emanuel Tortora	James Lewis, Jr.	7 fur.	1:25.00
1991	Ocala Flame	Robert Lester	Emanuel Tortora	Toni Tortora	6.5 fur.	1:19.00
1990	Country Isle	Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a horse trainer in Florida. His sister, Rita, married jockey José Santos in 1997.In 1986, Castillo, Jr...	J. Provost	Valiant Stable	7 fur.	1:24.80
1989	Big Stanley	Douglas Valiente	George Gianos	Lusararian, Inc.	7 fur.	1:23.60
1988	In The Slammer	Mike Gonzalez	Frank Gomez	Mary & Wayne Vaught	7 fur.	1:23.80
1987	You're No Bargain	Omar Londono	James E. Bracken	Roy Bowen/A. B. Hancock III Arthur B. Hancock III Arthur Boyd Hancock III is an American owner of Thoroughbred racehorses, the owner of Stone Farm, a 2,000 acre horse breeding operation in Paris, Kentucky, and a composer of Bluegrass music....	7 fur.	1:25.60
1986	Kid Colin	Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon Gene St. Leon is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.In 1971 he was among the recipients of the newly created Eclipse Award program when he was voted that year's Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. He was inducted in Calder Race Course Hall of Fame in 1995...	Frank A. Alexander Frank A. Alexander Frank A. Alexander is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Alexander took out his trainer's license in 1963 and in 1974 opened a public stable in Maryland. He returned to his present base in New York in 1987...	B. K. Schwartz	7 fur.	1:25.80
1985	Smile	Jacinto Vasquez Jacinto Vásquez Jacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:...	Frank Gomez	Frances A. Genter Frances A. Genter Frances A. Genter was a major figure in American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is best known as the owner of Unbridled, the 1990 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and winner of the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic...	7 fur.	1:23.80
1984	Bowmans Express	Omar Londono	R. Felix	Devonshire Farms	7 fur.	1:25.40
1983	Opening Lead	B. Gonzalez	Manuel Azpurua	Brad D. Gay	7 fur.	1:25.80
1982	Rex's Profile	Ernest Cardone	Richard Root	Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American veteran of World War II, businessman, a former owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist....	6 fur.	1:11.40
1981	Face the Moment	Ernest Cardone	Richard Root	Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American veteran of World War II, businessman, a former owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist....	6 fur.	1:11.00
1980	Diplomatic Note	Jerry Bailey	Ben Perkins, Jr.	Daddario & King	6 fur.	1:12.00
1979	Breezy Fire	Miguel A. Rivera	Frank Gomez	Ivanhoe Stable	7 fur.	1:24.60
1978	Admiral Rix	Tommy Barrow	A. Perez	M. E. Decola	5.5 fur.	1:07.40
1977	Chwesboken	D. Hidalgo	G. Julian	Quality Hill Stable	5.5 fur.	1:05.40
1976	Winner's Hit	Ray Broussard Ray Broussard Raywood J. Broussard was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing."Ray" Broussard was born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to a large number of persons of Acadian ancestry and an area that would produce a number of other Cajun jockeys including Eddie Delahoussaye, Randy...	Merritt Buxton	L. D. Plate	5.5 fur.	1:07.00
1975	Precipitory	J. Salinas	Ronald J. Sarazin	Ralph Sessa	5.5 fur.	1:06.80