Santa Anita Sprint Championship

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Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Grade II race
Location Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States, United States
Inaugurated1983 (as Ancient Title Stakes at Hollywood Park)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Santa Anita
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
Purse$200,000 (2020)
Bonuses Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" - Breeders' Cup Sprint

The Santa Anita Sprint Championship is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of six furlongs on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000. [1]

Contents

History

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. [2] The inaugural running of the event was at Hollywood Park as an overnight stakes event for three year olds on 23 December 1983 over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles. [3] The following year the distance of the event was shortened to 1 mile. [4] In 1985 the event was moved to the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park as a sprint for horses three-year-olds and older over six furlongs. [5]

In 1990 the event was classified by the American Graded Stakes Committee as Grade III and was upgraded to Grade II status in 1999. [5] In 2001 the event was upgraded to Grade I. [1]

In 2012 the event was renamed to the Santa Anita Sprint Championship. [1]

Between 1990 and 2006, the Breeders' Cup sponsored the event which reflected in the name of the event. [1] The event is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the race automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

As of 2020 the race was downgraded to Grade II. [6]

Records

Time record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes
2024Straight No Chaser5 John R. Velazquez Dan BlackerMyRacehorse6 furlongs1:08.54$201,000II [7]
2023Dr Schivel5Juan J. HernandezMark GlattRed Baron's Barn, Rancho Temescal, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and William Branch6 furlongs1:08.49$202,000II [8]
2022Howbeit5 Mike E. Smith Mark GlattIt Pays to Dream Racing Stable, Saints or Sinners, Danny Haramoto, Sheldon Kawahara & Gregory Yamamoto6 furlongs1:10.15$200,500II [9]
2021Dr Schivel3 Flavien Prat Mark GlattRed Baron's Barn, Rancho Temescal, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and William Branch6 furlongs1:09.44$200,500II [10]
2020C Z Rocket6 Luis Saez Peter L. Miller Gary Barber, Tom Kagele, Madaket Stables 6 furlongs1:09.14$200,000II [11]
2019 Omaha Beach 3 Mike E. Smith Richard E. Mandella Fox Hill Farm Inc6 furlongs1:08.79$300,351I [12]
2018 Roy H 6 Paco Lopez Peter L. Miller Rockingham Ranch & David Bernsen6 furlongs1:09.09$300,000I [13]
2017 Roy H 5 Kent J. Desormeaux Peter L. Miller Rockingham Ranch & David Bernsen6 furlongs1:08.68$300,345I [14]
2016Lord Nelson4 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Spendthrift Farm 6 furlongs1:08.80$300,000I [15]
2015Wild Dude5 Rafael Bejarano Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer & Green Smith6 furlongs1:09.45$300,000I [16]
2014Rich Tapestry (IRE) 6 Olivier Doleuze C. W. ChangSilas Yang Siu Shun, Wong Tak Wai, Ho Chi Keung & Cheung Yuk Tak6 furlongs1:07.59$300,000I [17]
2013 Points Offthebench 4 Mike E. Smith Tim YakteenDonnie Crevier & Charles V. Martin6 furlongs1:08.00$250,500I [18]
2012Coil4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman6 furlongs1:09.89$250,000I [19]
Ancient Title Stakes
2011Amazombie5 Mike E. Smith William Spawr William Spawr & Thomas C. Sanford6 furlongs1:08.24$250,000I [20]
At Hollywood Park –Ancient Title Stakes
2010 Smiling Tiger 3 Russell Baze Jeff BondeAlan Phillip Klein & Philip Lebherz6 furlongs1:09.37$245,000I [21]
At Santa Anita Park –Ancient Title Stakes
2009 Gayego 4 Garrett K. Gomez Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 6 furlongs1:08.28$300,000I [22]
2008Cost of Freedom5 Tyler Baze John W. Sadler Gary & Cecil Barber 6 furlongs1:07.53$250,000I [23]
2007Idiot Proof3 David R. Flores Clifford W. Sise Jr. Pam & Martin Wygod 6 furlongs1:07.57$300,000I [24]
2006 Bordonaro 5 Pat Valenzuela William SpawrFred Carrillo & Daniel A. Cassella6 furlongs1:07.93$220,000I [25]
2005Captain Squire6 Alex O. Solis Jeff Mullins Robert D. Bone & Jeffrey S. Diener6 furlongs1:08.85$236,000I [26]
Ancient Title Handicap
2004Pt's Grey Eagle3Alex BisonoCraig Dollase J. Paul Reddam 6 furlongs1:08.84$213,000I [27]
2003Avanzado (ARG) 6 Tyler Baze Doug F. O'Neill Cees Stable (Cecilia Straub-Rubens & Michael Cooper)6 furlongs1:08.12$156,625I [28]
2002Kalookan Queen6 Alex O. Solis Bruce Headley Louis A. Asistio6 furlongs1:08.26$207,875I [29]
2001 Swept Overboard 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Craig Dollase J. Paul Reddam 6 furlongs1:07.67$207,100I [30]
2000 Kona Gold 6 Alex O. Solis Bruce Headley Bruce Headley & Irwin and Andrew Molasky6 furlongs1:08.11$196,498II [31]
1999Lexicon4 Kent J. Desormeaux Richard E. Mandella Jerry & Ann Moss 6 furlongs1:07.84$207,500II [32]
1998Gold Land7 Kent J. Desormeaux Neil D. Drysdale Prince Fahd Salman 6 furlongs1:08.50$156,700III [33]
1997Elmhurst7 Corey Nakatani Jenine Sahadi Evergreen Farm & Jenine Sahadi6 furlongs1:08.82$155,000III [34]
1996Lakota Brave7 Eddie Delahoussaye Bruce Headley 505 Farms, Bruce Headley, Mizrahie, et al6 furlongs1:08.16$149,200III [35]
1995Track Gal4 Gary L. Stevens John W. Sadler William H. Oldknow & Robert W. Phipps6 furlongs1:08.32$99,150III [36]
1994Saratoga Gambler6 Martin A. Pedroza William SpawrKen Porter6 furlongs1:08.87$107,500III [37]
1993Cardmania7 Eddie Delahoussaye Derek MeredithJean Couvercelle6 furlongs1:08.04$106,975III [38]
1992Gray Slewpy4 Kent J. Desormeaux Dan L. Hendricks Ed Friendly 6 furlongs1:08.48$106,360III [39]
1991Frost Free6 Chris McCarron John W. Sadler Triple Dot Dash Stable & Jim Vandervoort6 furlongs1:08.66$97,775III [40]
1990Corwyn Bay (IRE) 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Richard E. Mandella Randall D. Hubbard6 furlongs1:08.40$97,000III [41]
1989Sam Who4 Laffit Pincay Jr. Henry M. Moreno Sam Stevens & Nita Brooks6 furlongs1:08.00$75,000 [42]
1988Olympic Prospect4 Laffit Pincay Jr. John W. Sadler Gregg Alsdorf, Lawrence Opas & Frank Sinatra6 furlongs1:09.00$95,500 [43]
1987Zany Tactics6 Jack L. Kaenel Blake R. HeapVera C. Brunette6 furlongs1:09.00$63,700 [44]
1986 Groovy 3 Jose A. Santos Jose A. Martin Theodore V. Kruckel & John A. Ballis6 furlongs1:08.20$85,650 [45]
1985Temerity Prince5 Wesley A. Ward Charles E. Whittingham J. R. Querbes III (Lessee)6 furlongs1:09.20$64,150 [46]
At Hollywood Park –Ancient Title Stakes
1984§ Party Leader3 Chris McCarron Gary F. Jones Elmendorf Farm 1 mile1:35.60$45,3753YO only [4]
1983Video Kid3 Rafael Meza Pedro Marti Burt Bacharach 1+1⁄16 miles1:40.80$45,2503YO only [3]

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Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

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