Gold Rush Stakes

Updated on Dec 12, 2024

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Track Synthetic, left-handed Weight Assigned Purse 75,000 USD		Qualification Two-year-olds Distance 1,609 m
Location Golden Gate FieldsBerkeley, California Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.goldengatefields.com

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The Gold Rush Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run at Golden Gate Fields in mid-December. An ungraded stakes set at distance of one mile on Tapeta Footings, the Gold Rush currently offers a purse of $75,000.

The race, named for the California Gold Rush of 1849, is a steppingstone to the $100,000 Golden Gate Derby (gr. III).

2015 gold rush stakes at golden gate fields

Past winners

2016 - Colonel Samsen (1:38.59) (Juan J. Hernandez) (trainer Eoin G. Harty)

2015 - Mana Strike (1:38.36) (Pedro M. Terrero) (trainer Frank Lucarelli)

2014 - Stand and Salute (1:39.26) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)

2013 - Exit Stage Left (1:38.53) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)

2012 - Zeewat (1:38:13) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)

2011 - Russian Greek (1:39.18) (Inoel Beato) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)

2010 - Positive Response (1:37.75)

2009 - Sourdough Sam (1:39.39)

2008 - Merus Miami (1:38.48) (Alex Bisono)

2007 – El Gato Malo (1:37.62) (Patrick Valenzuela)

2006 – Pure As Gold (Jon Court)

2005 –

2004 – Dover Dere (1:36.55) (Ignacio Puglisi)

2003 – Skipaslew (Eric Saint-Martin)

2002 – Spensive

2001 - Danthebluegrassman (1:34.69)

2000 - I’madrifter

1995 - Petionville

1994 - Bai Brun

1992 - Big Pal

1990 - Restless Con (won the 1990 Haskell Invitational Handicap)

1989 – Avenging Force (Roberto Gonzalez)

1988 - Prospectors Gamble (a leading sire of 1999)

References

Gold Rush Stakes Wikipedia

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2015 gold rush stakes at golden gate fields

Past winners

References