Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Grade I race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
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:
- 2 - Roy H (2017, 2018)
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)
Winners
Notes
- ^ a b "Santa Anita Sprint Championship". equibase.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
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References
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