Yerba Buena Stakes
The Yerba Buena Stakes is a discontinued race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares age three and older.[1] It was run on turf at Golden Gate Fields race track in Albany, California from 1973 through 2000 and again from 2005 through 2009.[2] Between 2001 through 2004 the race was hosted by Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1973–2009 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 3/8 miles (11 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
It was raced as the Yerba Buena Handicap from inception in 1973 through 2006.[3]
Records
Speed record: (at 1 3/8 miles)
- 2:14.40 – Magdelaine (1988)
Most wins:
- 2 – Star Ball (1977, 1978)
- 2 – Mairzy Doates (1980, 1981)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Russell Baze (1992, 1995, 2002, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Ben Cecil (1996, 1998, 2006, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Gary A. Tanaka (1993, 1995, 2002, 2006)
Winners
Equibase Yerba Buena Stakes history:[4]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Purse$ |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Restless Soul | 5 | Chad Schvaneveldt | Ben Cecil | Ben Cecil, James McCalmont, et al. | 13⁄8 M | 2:20.49 | $75,000 | L |
| 2008 | Wild Promises | 4 | David G. Lopez | Gregory G. Gilchrist | Harry J. Aleo | 13⁄8 M | 2:17.28 | $75,000 | L |
| 2007 | Mabadi | 4 | Joel Rosario | Sanford H. Shulman | Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable | 13⁄8 M | 2:17.87 | $75,000 | L |
| 2006 | Hallowed Dream | 4 | Dennis Carr | Ben Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.76 | $125,000 | G3 |
| 2005 | Pickle | 4 | Russell Baze | Sanford H. Shulman | Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:41.72 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 2004 | A B Noodle | 5 | Joe M. Castro | Charles J. Jenda | Amity & Bench | 11⁄8 M (±) | 1:46.66 | $125,000 | G3 |
| 2003 | Chiming | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | Castleton Lyons | 11⁄8 M (±) | 1:45.41 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2002 | Peu a Peu | 4 | Russell Baze | Robert J. Frankel | Gary A. Tanaka | 13⁄8 M | 2:16.39 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2001 | Janet | 4 | David Flores | Darrell Vienna | Red Baron's Farm | 13⁄8 M | 2:17.09 | $200,000 | G3 |
| 2000 | Gleefully | 4 | Rafael Meza | J. Eric Kruljac | Carl I. Brown | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.99 | $200,000 | G3 |
| 1999 | Blending Element | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Carla A. Gaines | Warren B. Williamson | 13⁄8 M | 2:17.26 | $200,000 | G3 |
| 1998 | Miss Universa | 5 | Pedro Mercado | Ben Cecil | Norman Cheng | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.72 | $125,000 | G3 |
| 1997 | De Puntillas | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Robert B. Hess, Jr. | A. Jansen, J. Scibelli, M. Sigband | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.71 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 1996 | Fanjica | 4 | Dennis Carr | Ben Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka | 13⁄8 M | 2:17.42 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 1995 | Work the Crowd | 4 | Russell Baze | Gregory G. Gilchrist | Harris Farms, Inc. & Norma Foster Maddy | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.27 | $125,000 | G3 |
| 1994 | Ask Anita | 4 | Vann Belvoir | Rodney Rash | Robert Spiegel | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.55 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 1993 | Party Cited | 4 | Ronald J. Warren, Jr. | Rodney Rash | Gary A. Tanaka | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.11 | $100,000 | G3 |
| 1992 | Flaming Torch | 5 | Russell Baze | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 13⁄8 M | 2:16.26 | $150,000 | L |
| 1991 | Free At Last | 4 | Ron Hansen | Neil D. Drysdale | Gerald W. Leigh | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.10 | $150,000 | L |
| 1990 | Petite Ile | 4 | Corey Black | Edwin J. Gregson | Jean-Francois Malle | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.60 | $150,000 | L |
| 1989 | Brown Bess | 7 | Jack Kaenel | Charles J. Jenda | Calbourne Farm | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.60 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1988 | Magdelaine | 5 | Timothy Doocy | Terry R. Knight | Carmen Coosa | 13⁄8 M | 2:14.40 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1987 | Ivor's Image | 4 | Chris McCarron | John Gosden | Simon Fraser | 11⁄2 M | 2:29.60 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1986 | Scythe | 5 | Thomas Chapman | George D. Hartstone | Robert S. Folsom | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.20 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1985 | Salt Spring | 6 | Thomas Chapman | Henry M. Moreno | Gayno Stables | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.20 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1984 | Fact Finder | 5 | Marco Castaneda | Vincent Clyne | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.20 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 1983 | Dilmoun | 4 | Joseph J. Steiner | Thomas Ray Bell II | Bell Bloodstock Co. | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.60 | $75,000 | G2 |
| 1982 | Sangue | 4 | Thomas Chapman | Henry M. Moreno | R. Charlene Parks | 13⁄8 M | 2:16.40 | $75,000 | G2 |
| 1981 | Mairzy Doates | 5 | Francisco Mena | John W. Fulton | Arno D. Schefler | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.80 | $75,000 | G3 |
| 1980 | Mairzy Doates | 4 | Francisco Mena | Michael Whittingham | Arno D. Schefler | 13⁄8 M | 2:15.00 | $60,000 | G3 |
| 1943 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1978 | Star Ball | 6 | Darrel McHargue | Jaime Villagomez | John & Donald Valpredo | 13⁄8 M | 2:13.60 | $60,000 | G3 |
| 1977 | Star Ball | 5 | J. Buenaventura Vargas | Jaime Villagomez | John & Donald Valpredo | 13⁄8 M | 2:14.80 | $45,000 | L |
| 1976 | Our First Delight | 4 | Enrique Munoz | Jerry M. Fanning | Meryl Ann Tanz | 13⁄8 M | 2:16.40 | $30,000 | L |
| 1975 | Joli Vert | 4 | Frank Olivares | Thomas A. Pratt | Howard C. Wright & THomas A. Pratt | 13⁄8 M | 2:16.80 | $30,000 | L |
| 1974 | Merry Madeleine | 4 | Francisco Mena | Kathy Nikkei | John G. Canty & Alexis Lapeyre | 11⁄4 M | 2:31.40 | $30,000 | NGS |
| 1973 | Live Forever | 4 | Juan Gonzalez | not yet found | Gen. Winston W. Kratz | 13⁄8 M | 2:19.60 | $20,000 | NGS |
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References
- Thoroughbred Times (2004). The Original Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, 2005 Edition. BowTie Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-931993-57-9. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- California Trainers, 2009 Yerba Buena Stakes Retrieved September 20, 2018
- Pacific Stars And Stripes , Tokyo, Japan June 4, 1973 page 21 article on the 1973 Yerba Buena Handicap Retrieved September 20, 2018
- Equibase Retrieved September 20, 2018
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