Ancient Title Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 (since 2014)[1] |
The Santa Anita Sprint Championship is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses three years old and up, it is run at the sprint distance of 6 furlongs (approximately 1,200 metres). The Grade I event currently carries a $300,000 purse.[1]
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the race automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.[2]
The race was originally named in honor of the California-bred horse Ancient Title, a two-time California Horse of the Year and a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee. The name was changed in 2012.
Records
Time record:
- 1:07.53 - Cost of Freedom (2008)
Most wins:
- No horse has ever won the race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - J. Paul Reddam (2001, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Ed Delahoussaye (1990, 1993, 1996, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - John W. Sadler (1988, 1991, 1995, 2008)
- 3 - Bruce Headley (1996, 2000, 2002)
Winners of the Ancient Title Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lord Nelson | 4 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Spendthrift Farm | 1:08.80 |
| 2015 | Wild Dude | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Smith | 1:09.45 |
| 2014 | Rich Tapestry | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | C W Chang | Silas Yang Siu Shun, Wong Tak Wai, Ho Chi Keung & Cheung Yuk Tak | 1:07.59 |
| 2013 | Points Offthebench | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Tim Yakteen | Crevier/Martin | 1:08 |
| 2012 | Coil | 4 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Pegram/Watson/Weitman | 1:09.89 |
| 2011 | Amazombie | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Bill Spawr | Spawr/Tom Sanford | 1:08.24 |
| 2010 | Smiling Tiger | 3 | Russell Baze | Jeff Bonde | Lebherz/Klein | 1:09.37 |
| 2009 | Gayego | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:08.28 |
| 2008 | Cost of Freedom | 5 | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler | Gary & Cecil Barber | 1:07.53 |
| 2007 | Idiot Proof | 3 | David R. Flores | Clifford W. Sise, Jr. | Martin & Pam Wygod | 1:07.57 |
| 2006 | Bordonaro | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | William Spawr | Fred Carrillo & D. A. Cassella | 1:07.93 |
| 2005 | Captain Squire | 6 | Alex Solis | Jeff Mullins | R. D. Bone & J. Diener | 1:08.85 |
| 2004 | Pt's Grey Eagle | 3 | Alex Bisono | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:08.84 |
| 2003 | Avanzado | 6 | Tyler Baze | Doug O'Neill | Cees Stable LLC | 1:08.12 |
| 2002 | Kalookan Queen | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Louis A. Asistio | 1:08.26 |
| 2001 | Swept Overboard | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:07.67 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, and Molasky | 1:08.11 |
| 1999 | Lexicon | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:07.84 |
| 1998 | Gold Land | 7 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Prince Fahd Salman | 1:08.50 |
| 1997 | Elmhurst | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi | 1:08.82 |
| 1996 | Lakota Brave * | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Bruce Headley | 505 Farms/Headley/Mizrahie | 1:08.16 |
| 1995 | Track Gal | 4 | Gary Stevens | John W. Sadler | Oldknow & Phipps | 1:08.32 |
| 1994 | Saratoga Gambler | 6 | Martin Pedroza | Bill Spawr | Ken Porter | 1:08.87 |
| 1993 | Cardmania | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | 1:08.04 |
| 1992 | Gray Slewpy | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Dan Hendricks | Ed Friendly | 1:08.48 |
| 1991 | Frost Free | 6 | Chris McCarron | John W. Sadler | Triple Dot Dash St/Vandervoort | 1:08.66 |
| 1990 | Corwyn Bay | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard Mandella | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:08.40 |
| 1989 | Sam Who | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Henry Moreno | Brooks & Stevens | 1:08.00 |
| 1988 | Olympic Prospect | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Sadler | Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra | 1:09.00 |
| 1987 | Zany Tactics | 6 | Jack Kaenel | Blake R. Heap | Vera C. Brunette | 1:09.00 |
| 1986 | Groovy | 3 | Jose Santos | Jose A. Martin | Ballis & Kruckel | 1:08.20 |
| 1985 | Temerity Prince | 5 | Wesley Ward | Charles Whittingham | J. R. Querbes III (Lessee) | 1:09.20 |
*In 1996, Criollito finished third but was disqualified and set back to fourth.
Notes
- 1 2 "Santa Anita Sprint Championship". equibase.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx
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