Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
run annually during the Oak Tree Racing Association
's Autumn Meeting at Santa Anita Park
in Arcadia, California
.
It is raced over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the turf
and is one of the final prep races leading to the Breeders' Cup Turf
. A Grade I
event open to horses three years old and up, it currently offers a purse of $250,000.
Inaugurated as the Oak Tree Stakes in 1969, from 1971 through 1995 it was called the Oak Tree Invitational Stakes, and from 1996 through 1999, the Oak Tree Turf Championship Stakes.
From 1969 through 1994 it was raced at a distance of 1½ miles.
In winning the 2008 edition, Red Giant
set a world record time of 1:57.16 for 1¼ miles on turf. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/breederscup08/news/story?id=3613144
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
± In 1987 the winning time may have been affected because the race was started on the backstretch instead of from its normal hillside position.
† In 1996, Bon Point finished first but was disqualified and set back to fifth place.
‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
run annually during the Oak Tree Racing Association
Oak Tree Racing Association
The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American not-for-profit corporation that exists to conduct live thoroughbred horse racing in Southern California.-History:...
's Autumn Meeting at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
.
It is raced over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
and is one of the final prep races leading to the Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Turf
The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.The forerunner...
. A Grade I
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...
event open to horses three years old and up, it currently offers a purse of $250,000.
Inaugurated as the Oak Tree Stakes in 1969, from 1971 through 1995 it was called the Oak Tree Invitational Stakes, and from 1996 through 1999, the Oak Tree Turf Championship Stakes.
From 1969 through 1994 it was raced at a distance of 1½ miles.
In winning the 2008 edition, Red Giant
Red Giant (horse)
Red Giant is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in September 2008 set a world record for 1¼ miles on Turf....
set a world record time of 1:57.16 for 1¼ miles on turf. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/breederscup08/news/story?id=3613144
Records
Time record: (at current 1¼ miles distance)- 1:57.16 - Red GiantRed Giant (horse)Red Giant is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in September 2008 set a world record for 1¼ miles on Turf....
(2008)
Most wins:
- 3 - John HenryJohn Henry (horse)John Henry was an American Thoroughbred race horse who had 39 wins, with $6,591,860 in earnings. He was twice voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 1981 and 1984, with his 1981 selection is the only one whereby the victor received all votes cast for that award. John Henry was also...
(1980, 1981, 1982)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Dotsam StableDotsam StableDotsam Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by New York City businessman Sam Rubin and his wife Dorothy.Sam Rubin was a successful bicycle importer and a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1978 he and wife Dorothy paid $25,000 sight unseen for a then three-year-old...
(1980, 1981, 1982)
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:...
:
- 8 - Bill Shoemaker (1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982)
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...
:
- 9 - Charles WhittinghamCharles WhittinghamCharles 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...
(1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986)
Winners of the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Acclamation | 5 | Patrick Valenzuela | Don Warren Don Warren Donald James Warren is a former American football tight end, who spent his entire 14 year career playing for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League... |
Old English Rancho | 1:59.45 |
2010‡ | Champ Pegasus | 4 | Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his... |
Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Diamond A Racing/Vargas | 2:01.21 |
2009 | Presious Passion Presious Passion Presious Passion is a multiple Grade I winning Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in the United States, he is a gelded son of multiple Grade I winner Royal Anthem and the unraced mare, Princesa's Passion, who comes from an extended family of stakes winning horses. Presious Passion's career has included... |
6 | 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... |
Mary Hartmann | Patricia Generazio | 1:59.13 |
2008 | Red Giant Red Giant (horse) Red Giant is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in September 2008 set a world record for 1¼ miles on Turf.... |
4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Peachtree Stable | 1:57.16 |
2007 | Artiste Royal | 6 | Joe Talamo | Neil D. Drysdale | David and Jill Heerensperger | 1:59.89 |
2006 | The Tin Man The Tin Man (horse) The Tin Man is an American thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He was sired by the great Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing out of the unplaced Lizzie Rolfe by another great horse, Tom Rolfe, who was an exceptional racehorse but a better broodmare sire.The Tin Man... |
8 | 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.... |
Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Ralph & Aury Todd | 2:00.12 |
2005 | Fourty Niners Son | 4 | 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... |
Neil D. Drysdale | Tom Baxter | 2:01.17 |
2004 | Star Over The Bay Star Over The Bay Star Over The Bay was a Thoroughbred racehorse who rose from the claimer ranks for $80,000. Once he began winning his races, he earned more than $700,000... |
6 | 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 Mitchell | G Racing / VanBurger et al. | 1:58.70 |
2003 | Storming Home Storming Home Storming Home is a retired, British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was trained in the United Kingdom and the United States during a racing career which ran from 2000 to 2003... |
5 | Gary L. Stevens | Neil D. Drysdale | Sheikh Mohammed Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:... |
2:01.64 |
2002 | The Tin Man The Tin Man (horse) The Tin Man is an American thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He was sired by the great Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing out of the unplaced Lizzie Rolfe by another great horse, Tom Rolfe, who was an exceptional racehorse but a better broodmare sire.The Tin Man... |
4 | Mike E. Smith | Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
Ralph & Aury Todd | 1:58.93 |
2001 | Senure | 5 | 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... |
Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a famous and award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family the successful businessman presides over the massive conglomerate Mawared... |
1:59.47 |
2000 | Mash One | 6 | 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.... |
Robert J. Frankel | Amerman Racing / Palumbo | 2:00.67 |
1999 | Mash One | 5 | 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.... |
Robert J. Frankel | Amerman Racing / Palumbo | 1:59.07 |
1998 | Military | 4 | 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... |
Wallace Dollase Wallace Dollase Wallace A. "Wally" Dollase is an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.Among his numerous Graded stakes race wins, Dollase won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff with Jewel Princess who was voted that year's Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse.Wally Dollase and... |
The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family... |
2:02.04 |
1997 | Rainbow Dancer | 6 | 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... |
Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 2:01.94 |
1996† | Admise | 4 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Walter Greenman | Biszantz & Vandeweghe | 1:58.48 |
1995 | Northern Spur Northern Spur Northern Spur was a Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in France and the United States. Bred at Robert Sangster's Swettenham Stud in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, he was a son of the champion sire Sadler's Wells and out of the mare, Fruition... |
4 | 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.... |
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... |
Charles J. Cella Charles J. Cella Charles J. Cella is president of Southern Real Estate and Financial Company, an executive in the American Thoroughbred horse racing industry, and a racehorse owner.... |
2:02.37 |
1994 | Sandpit Sandpit (horse) Sandpit was an Brazilian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who also met with considerable success racing in the United States. He was bred by Rio de Janeiro banker Sergio Coutinho de Menezes at Haras São José da Serra in Paraná who raced him under the name, Sierra Thoroughbreds. Sandpit was sired by... |
5 | 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.... |
Sierra Thoroughbreds | 2:25.12 |
1993 | Kotashaan Kotashaan Kotashaan was an Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in France and earned Champion honors in the United States. He was bred and raced by brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, owners of the House of Chanel in Paris. Kotashaan was sired by Darshaan, winner of the 1984 French Derby and the Leading... |
5 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
La Presle Farm | 2:25.06 |
1992 | Navarone | 4 | 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... |
Rodney Rash Rodney Rash Rodney R. Rash was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born in Frederick, Maryland, Rash grew up on a dairy farm and was exposed to the sights and sounds of Thoroughbred horse racing when he helped his father deliver hay to horse farms and racetracks... |
Robert E. Hibbert | 2:24.29 |
1991 | Filago | 4 | 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... |
Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann Edmund A. Gann Edmund A. Gann is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.-Early life and career:... |
2:23.62 |
1990 | Rial | 5 | 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... |
A. Pico Perdomo | Enrique Carlos Boelcke | 2:23.80 |
1989 | Hawkster Hawkster Hawkster was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who holds the world record of 2:22 4/5 for one and one half miles on Turf set under jockey Russell Baze on October 14, 1989 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California while winning the Oak Tree Invitational Stakes.Bred in Kentucky by Robert C. Sims,... |
3 | 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.... |
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... |
M/M J. Shelton Meredith | 2:22.80 |
1988 | Nasr El Arab | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | Andre Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Sheikh Mohammed Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:... |
2:25.20 |
1987± | Allez Milord | 4 | 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.... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
Gallagher Farm | 2:36.20 |
1986 | Estrapade Estrapade (horse) Estrapade was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Nelson Bunker Hunt, she raced at age three and four in France for Bruce McNall where her most important win came in the 1984 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte... |
6 | Fernando Toro | 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... |
Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E... |
2:26.00 |
1985 | Yashgan | 4 | 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.... |
John Sullivan | Liebau et al. | 2:27.20 |
1984 | Both Ends Burning Both Ends Burning Both Ends Burning is a single by British band Roxy Music taken from their 1975 album Siren. The version released on single is edits the intro and the ending compared to the album version... |
4 | 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.... |
Neil D. Drysdale | Burdett-Coutts & Nelson | 2:25.40 |
1983 | Zalataia | 4 | Freddy Head Freddy Head Freddy Head is a retired champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and currently a horse trainer. Known also as "Freddie", his grandfather was a jockey as was his father Alec Head who also became a successful trainer and owner of Haras du Quesnay near Deauville... |
Andre Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Edith de Gil | 2:29.20 |
1982 | John Henry John Henry (horse) John Henry was an American Thoroughbred race horse who had 39 wins, with $6,591,860 in earnings. He was twice voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 1981 and 1984, with his 1981 selection is the only one whereby the victor received all votes cast for that award. John Henry was also... |
7 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by New York City businessman Sam Rubin and his wife Dorothy.Sam Rubin was a successful bicycle importer and a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1978 he and wife Dorothy paid $25,000 sight unseen for a then three-year-old... |
2:24.00 |
1981 | John Henry John Henry (horse) John Henry was an American Thoroughbred race horse who had 39 wins, with $6,591,860 in earnings. He was twice voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 1981 and 1984, with his 1981 selection is the only one whereby the victor received all votes cast for that award. John Henry was also... |
6 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by New York City businessman Sam Rubin and his wife Dorothy.Sam Rubin was a successful bicycle importer and a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1978 he and wife Dorothy paid $25,000 sight unseen for a then three-year-old... |
2:23.40 |
1980 | John Henry John Henry (horse) John Henry was an American Thoroughbred race horse who had 39 wins, with $6,591,860 in earnings. He was twice voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 1981 and 1984, with his 1981 selection is the only one whereby the victor received all votes cast for that award. John Henry was also... |
5 | 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:... |
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... |
Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable Dotsam Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by New York City businessman Sam Rubin and his wife Dorothy.Sam Rubin was a successful bicycle importer and a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1978 he and wife Dorothy paid $25,000 sight unseen for a then three-year-old... |
2:23.40 |
1979 | Balzac | 4 | 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.... |
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... |
Elizabeth A. Keck | 2:25.40 |
1978 | Exceller Exceller Exceller is widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States not to win a year-end championship. Despite his exemplary achievements as a racehorse, and his unique accomplishment in being the only horse to ever defeat two Triple Crown winners in the same race , Exceller is now... |
5 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt is an American oil company executive. He is best known as a former billionaire whose fortune collapsed after he and his brother William Herbert Hunt tried but failed to corner the world market in silver. He is also a successful thoroughbred horse breeder.-Personal:Hunt was born... |
2:24.60 |
1977 | Crystal Water | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Roger E. Clapp | Connie M. Ring | 2:26.40 |
1976 | King Pellinore | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Cardiff Stock Farm | 2:31.40 |
1975 | Top Command | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
M/M Q. Martin / Murty Farm | 2:26.00 |
1974 | Tallahto | 4 | 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:... |
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... |
Elizabeth A. Keck | 2:25.80 |
1973 | Portentous | 3 | John Ramirez | E. S. Jackson | Daniel Schwartz | 2:25.60 |
1972 | Cougar II Cougar II Cougar II was a Chilean Thoroughbred racehorse who also competed in theUnited States where he was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He was sired by Tale of Two Cities, a son of Tehran, winner of the 1944 St... |
6 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Mary F. Jones | 2:27.20 |
1971 | Cougar II Cougar II Cougar II was a Chilean Thoroughbred racehorse who also competed in theUnited States where he was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He was sired by Tale of Two Cities, a son of Tehran, winner of the 1944 St... |
5 | Bill Shoemaker | 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... |
Mary F. Jones | 2:24.60 |
1970 | Daryl's Joy | 4 | 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... |
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... |
R. K. C. Goh | 2:26.20 |
1969 | Czar Alexander | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. Angel Penna, Sr. Angel A. Penna, Sr. was an Argentine-born U. S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Penna was an international trainer who worked and raced on three continents... |
Gustav Ring | 2:23.40 |
± In 1987 the winning time may have been affected because the race was started on the backstretch instead of from its normal hillside position.
† In 1996, Bon Point finished first but was disqualified and set back to fifth place.
‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.