Champion of Champions (horse race)
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The Champion of Champions is a stakes race annually held at Los Alamitos Race Course
in Cypress, California
. It is the championship race for Quarter Horses.
The field is determined by the winners of 10 qualifying races held around the United States.http://www.losalamitos.com/laqhr/2008stakesbook.pdf These races are:
Los Alamitos Winter Championship,
Remington Park Championship,
Vessels Maturity,
All American Derby,
Mildred Vessels Memorial,
Refrigerator Handicap,
Los Alamitos Invitational Championship,
Bank of America Challenge Championship,
Los Alamitos Super Derby,
Z Wayne Griffin Trials and the
Go Man Go Stakes winner qualifies as the first alternate.
Most wins by a jockey
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Most wins by a trainer
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Most wins by a horse
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Los Alamitos Race Course
Los Alamitos Race Course is a horse racing track in Cypress, California. The track hosts both thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. The track has the distinction of holding four quarter horse stakes races with purses over $1 million, more than any other track in the United States.-Early...
in Cypress, California
Cypress, California
Cypress is a suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within Southern California. Its population was 47,802 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. It is the championship race for Quarter Horses.
The field is determined by the winners of 10 qualifying races held around the United States.http://www.losalamitos.com/laqhr/2008stakesbook.pdf These races are:
Los Alamitos Winter Championship,
Remington Park Championship,
Vessels Maturity,
All American Derby,
Mildred Vessels Memorial,
Refrigerator Handicap,
Los Alamitos Invitational Championship,
Bank of America Challenge Championship,
Los Alamitos Super Derby,
Z Wayne Griffin Trials and the
Go Man Go Stakes winner qualifies as the first alternate.
Records
Speed record:- :20.94 - Jess You and I (2008)
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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- 4 - Jerry Nicodemus (1976, 1977, 1980, 1981)
- 4 - Bruce Pilkenton (1983, 1988, 1983, 1984)
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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- 9 - Blane Schvaneveldt (1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Most wins by a horse
American Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less; some individuals have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph...
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- 3 - RefrigeratorRefrigerator (horse)Refrigerator was an Appendix Quarter Horse racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay gelding sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge and Three Bars...
(1992, 1993, 1994) - 2 - Dash For CashDash For CashDash For Cash was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and an influential sire in the Quarter Horse breed.*Lived: 1973-04-17 - 1996-05-20*Sex: stallion*Color: Sorrel*Breed: American Quarter Horse...
(1976, 1977) - 2 - SLM Big Daddy (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Tailor Fit (1999, 2001)
Winners of the Champion of Champions
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2009 | Freaky | Francisco Rubio Francisco Rubio Francisco "Paco" Rubio is a French retired professional football midfielder.-External links:*... |
Adan Farias | Armando Aguirre | :21.06 |
2008 | Jess You and I | Alejandro Luna Alejandro Luna José Alejandro Dionisio Luna Ledesma is a Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician.- Biography :Luna was born in Mexico City, where he passed his studies of architecture. He works at theater, opera and for TV and cinema productions... |
Jamie Gomez | Double Bar S Ranch | :20.94 |
2007 | Blues Girl Too | Saul Ramirez | Joe Bassett | Lucky Seven Ranch | :21.13 |
2006 | Wave Carver | Ramon Sanchez | Paul Jones | Vaughn Cook, Dan Lucas, Muller Racing and Vessels Stallion Farm | :21.18 |
2005 | Ocean Runaway | Alex Bautista | Denny Ekins | Muller Racing LLC | :21.20 |
2004 | Cash For Kas | G. R. Carter G. R. Carter G. R. Carter, JR is a professional American Quarter Horse jockey. On June 1, 2008, he became the all-time leading money earning jockey in American Quarter Horse racing history surpassing the previous record of $41,405,207 million in mount earnings... |
Paul Jones | E.D. Calvert | :21.28 |
2003 | The Down Side | Ramon Sanchez | Paul Jones | Johnny T.L. Jones, R.D. Hubbard and Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
:21.19 |
2002 | Whosleavingwho | Joe Badilla | Paul Jones | Jim Geiler and Kim Kessinger | :21.27 |
2001 | Tailor Fit | Alvin Brossette | Janet VanBebber | Betty Jane Burlin | :21.47 |
2000 | A Ransom | Carlos Bautista | Connie Hall | John and Kathie Bobenrieth | :21.46 |
1999 | Tailor Fit | Steve Fuller | Steve VanBebber | Betty Jane Burlin | :21.46 |
1998 | SLM Big Daddy | Jacky Martin | Don Mourning | Steve and Lindsey Mitchell | :21.53 |
1997 | SLM Big Daddy | Jacky Martin | Don Mourning | Steve and Lindsey Mitchell | :21.20 |
1996 | Dashing Folly | Tami Purcell | Donna McArthur | Jaramar Ltd. | :21.70 |
1995 | My Debut | Roman Figueroa | Blane Schvaneveldt | C.R. Potts | :21.74 |
1994 | Refrigerator Refrigerator (horse) Refrigerator was an Appendix Quarter Horse racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay gelding sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge and Three Bars... |
Bruce Pilkenton | Blane Schvaneveldt | Jim and Marilyn Helzer | :21.67 |
1993 | Refrigerator Refrigerator (horse) Refrigerator was an Appendix Quarter Horse racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay gelding sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge and Three Bars... |
Bruce Pilkenton | Blane Schvaneveldt | Jim and Marilyn Helzer | :21.59 |
1992 | Refrigerator Refrigerator (horse) Refrigerator was an Appendix Quarter Horse racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay gelding sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge and Three Bars... |
Kip Didericksen | Blane Schvaneveldt | Jim and Marilyn Helzer | :21.37 |
1991 | Special Leader | Kenneth Hart | Mike Robbins | Joe Kirk Fulton | :21.39 |
1990 | Dash for Speed | Kip Didericksen | Blane Schvaneveldt | Bob Blakeman and Tom Bradbury | :21.32 |
1989 | See Me Do It | Larry Layton | Bobby Turner | Jean Dillard | :21.47 |
1988 | Shawnes Favorite | Bruce Pilkenton | 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... |
Salinas Ranch | 21.63 |
1987 | First Down Dash | James Lackey | Blane Schvaneveldt | Vessels Stallion Farm | :21.41 |
1986 | Gold Coast Express | Danny Cardoza | 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... |
Bill and Louella Mitchell | :21.56 |
1985 | Cash Rate | James Lackey | Blane Schvaneveldt | B.F. Phillips Jr. and Minnie Rhea Wood | :21.31 |
1984 | Dashs Dream | Danny Cardoza | Mike Robbins | Joe Kirk Fulton | 21.84 |
1983 | Justanold Love | Bruce Pilkenton | Charles Cascio | J.E. Jumonville Jr. | :21.68 |
1982 | Sgt. Pepper Feature | John Creager | Mike Robbins | Tom Neff | :21.59 |
1981 | Denim and Diamonds | Jerry Nicodemus | Don Farris | R.D. Hubbard | :21.74 |
1980 | Lady Juno | Jerry Nicodemus | Blane Schvaneveldt | Ivan Ashment | :21.59 |
1979 | Mr. Doty Bars | Robert Adair | John Cooper | George and Shirley Loeb | :21.78 |
1978 | Miss Thermolark | Kenneth Hart | Blane Schvaneveldt | Ronny Schliep | :21.66 |
1977 | Dash For Cash Dash For Cash Dash For Cash was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and an influential sire in the Quarter Horse breed.*Lived: 1973-04-17 - 1996-05-20*Sex: stallion*Color: Sorrel*Breed: American Quarter Horse... |
Jerry Nicodemus | Charles Cascio | B.F. Phillips Jr. and The King Ranch of Texas | :21.63 |
1976 | Dash For Cash Dash For Cash Dash For Cash was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and an influential sire in the Quarter Horse breed.*Lived: 1973-04-17 - 1996-05-20*Sex: stallion*Color: Sorrel*Breed: American Quarter Horse... |
Jerry Nicodemus | Charles Cascio | B.F. Phillips Jr. and The King Ranch of Texas | :21.17 |
1975 | Easy Date | Donald Knight | James McArthur | Walter Merrick | :21.71 |
1974 | Don Guerro | Robert Adair | Don Francisco | Robert Mitchum | :21.73 |
1973 | Charger Bar Charger Bar An outstanding Quarter Horse racehorse, Charger Bar was the 1971 World Champion Quarter Running Horse and an American Quarter Horse Association Superior Race Horse.-Life:... |
James Dreyer | Wayne Charlton | Ed Allred and Kenneth Wright | :22.15 |
1972 | Mr. Jet Moore | Terry Lipham | Earl Holmes | Bob Moore | :21.86 |