Sham Stakes

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.

Sham Stakes
Grade III race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated2001
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.santaanita.com/
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000

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.

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)
  • 4 - Victor Espinoza (2001, 2005, 2006, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once

Winners of the Sham Stakes since 2001

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(Miles)
Time Grade
2020 Authentic 3 Drayden Van Dyke Bob Baffert SF Racing LLC et al. 1 m 1:37.57 III
2019 Gunmetal Gray 3 Mike E. Smith Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer, LLC, Pearl Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds 1 m 1:38.96 III
2018 McKinzie 3 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul 1 m 1:36.58 III
2017 Gormley 3 Victor Espinoza John Shirreffs Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss 1 m 1:35.89 III
2016 Collected 3 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Speedway Stable 1 m 1:38.00 III
2015 Calculator 3 Elvis Trujillo Peter Miller Richard C. Pell 1 m 1:34.88 III
2014 Midnight Hawk 3 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Hill 'n' Dale/Sikura/Pegram et al. 1 m 1:36.48 III
2013 Goldencents 3 Kevin Krigger Doug F. O'Neill W.C. Racing/Kenney/RAP Racing 1 m 1:36.50 III
2012 Out of Bounds 3 Garrett Gomez Eoin Harty Darley Stud 1 m 1:34.56 III
2011 Tapizar 3 Garrett Gomez Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC 1-1/16 1:40.38 III
2010 Alphie's Bet 3 Alex Solis Alexis Barba Peter Johnson Sr 1-1/8 1:48.72 III
2009 The Pamplemousse 3 Alex Solis Julio C. Canani Alex Solis II/Jeffrey Strauss 1-1/8 1:47.86 III
2008 Colonel John 3 Garrett Gomez Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm LLC 1-1/8 1:50.15 III
2007 Ravel 3 Garrett Gomez Michael McCarthy Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith 1-1/8 1:48.91 III
2006 Bob and John 3 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Stonerside Stable 1-1/8 1:49.15 III
2005 Going Wild 3 Victor Espinoza D. Wayne Lukas Bob & Beverly Lewis 1-1/8 1:50.18
2004 Master David 3 Alex Solis Robert J. Frankel Georgica Stable et al. 1-1/8 1:49.20
2003 Man Among Men 3 Alex Solis Gary Mandella Hubbard and Sczesny 1-1/8 1:48.39
2002 USS Tinosa 3 Kent Desormeaux Jerry Hollendorfer Abruzzo & Thiriot 1-1/8 1:49.11
2001 Wild and Wise 3 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Golden Eagle Farm 1-1/8 1:50.51

See also

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