Sham Stakes
American horse race
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::summary American horse race ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Grade III |
| horse race | Sham Stakes |
| location | Santa Anita Park |
| Arcadia, California, United States | |
| inaugurated | 2001 |
| race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| website | www.santaanita.com/ |
| distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| surface | Dirt |
| track | Left-handed |
| qualification | Three-year-olds |
| weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
| purse | $100,000 (since 2012) |
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| class = Grade III | horse race = Sham Stakes | image = | caption = | location = Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States | inaugurated = 2001 | race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing | website = www.santaanita.com/ | distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs) | surface = Dirt | track = Left-handed | qualification = Three-year-olds | weight = 124 lbs with allowances | purse = $100,000 (since 2012) | bonuses =
The Sham Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old over the distance of one mile on the dirt scheduled annually in January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 9 February 2001 over a distance of miles and was won by the US Hall of Fame trained Bob Baffert's Wild and Wise who was entered as an entry with Special Times. He was ridden by the entry with Special Times. He was ridden by the US Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza winning by half a length in a time of 1:50.51.
The event is named in honor 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.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 2006.
In 2011 distance for the event was decreased to miles and once again the following year was decreased to 1 mile. Since 2011 the event has been held early in January.
An official prep race for the Kentucky Derby with qualification points.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile – 1:34.56 - Out of Bounds (2012)
- mile – 1:47.86 - The Pamplemousse (2009)
Margins:
- lengths – Authentic (2020)
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)
- 4 - Mike E. Smith (2014, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 9 - Bob Baffert (2001, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Golconda Stable (2020, 2022, 2023)
- 3 - Madaket Stables (2020, 2022, 2023)
- 3 - SF Racing (2020, 2022, 2023)
- 3 - Starlight Racing (2020, 2022, 2023)
Winners
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Race Not Held | ||||||||
| 2023 | Reincarnate | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables, SF Racing, Siena Farm, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Robert E. Masterson & Jay A. Schoenfarber | 1 mile | 1:35.87 | $100,000 | III | title=2023 Sham Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8) |
| 2022 | Newgrange | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables, SF Racing, Siena Farm, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Robert E. Masterson & Jay A. Schoenfarber | 1 mile | 1:38.32 | $100,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/01/2022&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2021 | Life Is Good | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club & WinStar Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.63 | $100,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/02/2021&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2020 | Authentic | Drayden Van Dyke | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, F. Hertrich III, J.D. Fielding & Golconda Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.57 | $100,500 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=5&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/04/2020&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2019 | Gunmetal Gray | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jerry Hollendorfer, Pearl Racing & West Point Thoroughbreds | 1 mile | 1:38.96 | $100,702 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/05/2019&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2018 | McKinzie | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | 1 mile | 1:36.58 | $100,345 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=5&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/06/2018&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2017 | Gormley | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss | 1 mile | 1:35.89 | $100,690 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/07/2017&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2016 | Collected | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Speedway Stable | 1 mile | 1:38.00 | $100,750 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/09/2016&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2015 | Calculator | Elvis Trujillo | Peter L. Miller | Richard C. Pell | 1 mile | 1:34.88 | $100,750 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/10/2015&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2014 | Midnight Hawk | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Hill 'n' Dale Farms, Mike Kitchen, Michael E. Pegram, Mike Tice & Joel Quenneville | 1 mile | 1:36.48 | $98,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=5&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/11/2014&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2013 | Goldencents | Kevin Krigger | Doug F. O'Neill | W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney & RAP Racing | 1 mile | 1:36.50 | $100,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=3&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/05/2013&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2012 | Out of Bounds | Garrett K. Gomez | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stud | 1 mile | 1:34.56 | $100,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=3&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/07/2012&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2011 | Tapizar | Garrett K. Gomez | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | miles | 1:40.38 | $100,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=3&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=01/15/2011&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2010 | Alphie's Bet | Alex O. Solis | Alexis Barba | Teresa McWilliams & Peter O. Johnson Sr. | miles | 1:48.72 | $150,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=03/06/2010&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2009 | The Pamplemousse | Alex O. Solis | Julio C. Canani | Jeffrey Strauss, Bienstock and Winner Stables, Alex Solis II, Tom Lenner & Skyline Stables | miles | 1:47.86 | $200,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/28/2009&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2008 | Colonel John | Garrett K. Gomez | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | miles | 1:50.15 | $200,000 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=03/01/2008&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2007 | Ravel | Garrett K. Gomez | Michael W. McCarthy | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith | miles | 1:48.91 | $101,500 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/03/2007&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2006 | Bob and John | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | miles | 1:49.15 | $102,500 | III | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=3&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/04/2006&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2005 | Going Wild | Victor Espinoza | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | miles | 1:50.18 | $102,300 | Listed | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/05/2005&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2004 | Master David | Alex O. Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Georgica Stable, Stephen Mack & Andrew Rosen | miles | 1:49.20 | $81,400 | Listed | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/08/2004&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2003 | Man Among Men | Alex O. Solis | Gary Mandella | Randell D. Hubbard & Constance Sczesny | miles | 1:48.39 | $81,000 | Listed | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/07/2003&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2002 | U S S Tinosa | Kent J. Desormeaux | Jerry Hollendorfer | Peter Abruzzo & Barry Thiriot | miles | 1:49.11 | $78,650 | Listed | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/08/2002&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |
| 2001 | § Wild and Wise | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | miles | 1:50.51 | $96,750 | url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=SA&CTRY=USA&DT=02/09/2001&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB | |
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Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry
References
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