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Santa Anita Derby

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Inaugurated
  
1935

Surface
  
Dirt

Website
  
Santa Anita Park

Purse
  
1 million USD

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Location
  
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

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The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby. Since its inception, seven Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby.

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Now run at a distance of  1 1⁄8 miles (9 Furlongs), for the first three years it was  1 1⁄16 miles, and at  1 1⁄4 miles in 1947. Until 2008 the race had been run on dirt surface. The race has been contested on Cushion Track (2008) and Pro-Ride (2009 & 2010) artificial surfaces. In 2011, the race returned to dirt.

Prep races leading to the Santa Anita Derby include the San Rafael Stakes, San Miguel Stakes, Sham Stakes, San Vicente Stakes, San Pedro Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and the San Felipe Stakes, all run at Santa Anita Park.

As a result of World War II, there were no races held from 1942 to 1944.

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Records

  • At age 17, Pat Valenzuela became the youngest jockey to win the Santa Anita Derby when he rode Codex to victory in the 1980 race.
  • In 2000, Jenine Sahadi became the first woman trainer to win the Santa Anita Derby.
  • In 2005, Jeff Mullins became the first trainer to win three consecutive editions of the Santa Anita Derby.

    • Speed Record:
    Three horses share the record for the fastest winning time of 1:47.00:

  • Lucky Debonair (1965)
  • Sham (1973)
  • Indian Charlie (1998)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Rex C. Ellsworth
  • 2 - Calumet Farm, C.V. Whitney

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 9 - Gary Stevens
  • 8 - Bill Shoemaker
  • 7 - Laffit Pincay, Jr.

    • Most wins by a Trainer:

  • 7 - Bob Baffert (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015)

    • Winners of the Santa Anita Derby since 1935

    † Indicates filly

    Special Bonus

    Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:
    1) win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2) win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3) win Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4) win San Felipe Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5) win El Camino Real Derby + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes

    Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Bonus:
    1) run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    2) run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    3) run in Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    4) run in San Felipe Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
    5) run in El Camino Real Derby + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes

  • Note: In 2011 Shackleford won for the $550,000 Xpressbet Bonus.

    • References

    Santa Anita Derby Wikipedia
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