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Inaugurated
  
2001

Surface
  
Dirt

Distance
  
1,609 m

Website
  
www.santaanita.com/

Track
  
Left-handed

Purse
  
100,000 USD

Location
  
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Sham stakes gr iii saturday 7 january 2017


The Sham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Sham Stakes is open to three-year-olds and is run at a distance of one mile on the dirt. An official prep race for the Kentucky Derby, the Grade III event is run in early January and currently offers a purse of $100,000.

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Inaugurated in 2001, the Sham Stakes is named for the racehorse Sham, winner of the 1973 Santa Anita Derby and remembered for his battles with Secretariat in that year's U.S. Triple Crown Races.

In 2012, the distance was 1 mile.

Race replay 2016 sham stakes featuring gormley american anthem


Records

Speed record:

  • 1:47.86 - The Pamplemousse (2009) (1 1/8m)
  • 1:40.38 - Tapizar (2011) (At the distance of 1 1/16m)
  • 1:34.56 - Out of Bounds (2012) (at the distance of 1 mile)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - Alex Solis (2003, 2004, 2009, 2010)
  • 4 - Garrett Gomez (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 4 - Bob Baffert (2001, 2006, 2014, 2016)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once

    • References

    Sham Stakes Wikipedia
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