Santa Anita Oaks

156 Pages·2015·6.33 MB·English

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2015 - 2016 Winter Media Guide
Table of Contents
Stakes Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover Santa Anita Handicap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-83
Meet-At-A-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Santa Anita Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-86
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Santa Margarita Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-88
Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Inactive Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-118
Frank Stronach: A Message from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The Jockeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Hollendorfer Wins Second Training Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Leading Jockeys at Previous Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-121
Bejarano Notches 6th Winter Riding Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Leading Jockeys at 2014-15 Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Robert J . Frankel Stakes Honors Legendary Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 All-Time Leading Jockeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Retooled Sunshine Millions/Cal Cup Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Riding Feats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124-125
George Woolf Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Roster of Santa Anita Jockeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Santa Anita – The Home of Seabiscuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 The Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Santa Anita’s Historical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 Leading Trainers at Previous Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128-129
Santa Anita Milestones and Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 Leading Trainers at 2014-15 Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dates of Santa Anita Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 All-Time Leading Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Off-Track Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Roster of Santa Anita Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
All-Time Santa Anita Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 The Owners & Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
2014-15 Season Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Leading Owners at Previous Santa Anita Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134-135
Top Five Days – Attendance and Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Leading Owners at 2014-15 Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Winter Meeting Attendance and Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Single-Season Leading Money Earning Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Top One-Day Attendance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Horses; Miscellaneous Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137-138
Top One-Day Handle Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Breeders’ Cup Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Track Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Eclipse Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-141
Main Track and Turf Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142-143
Winning Pari-Mutuel Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Triple Crown Series Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pari-Mutuel Payoff Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Satellite Wagering Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Media Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Los Angeles Turf Club, Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146-147
Opening Day Statistics at Santa Anita Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 California Horse Racing Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148-149
Stakes Histories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Visitors Guide and Map of Los Angeles Freeways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Frank E . Kilroe Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 Restaurants and Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
La Brea Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-40 Publicity Department; Contacts/Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Malibu Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-48 Map of Santa Anita Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Santa Anita Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-77 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154-155
Front Cover designed by Victor Sandoval
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Telephone (all area code 626): Mailing Address: Street Address:
Switchboard...... 574-7223 Marketing ........ 574-6384 P. O. Box 60014 285 W. Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91066-6014 Arcadia, California 91007
Publicity ......... 574-6396 Marketing Fax .... [phone]
Publicity Fax ..... [phone] Racing ........... 574-6352
Website: E-mail:
Press Box ........ 574-6419 Racing Fax ....... [phone]
www.santaanita.com [email protected]
Press Box Fax .... [phone] Benoit Photo ..... 574-6463
Racing Days . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000 stalls in 61 barns; approximately 2,000 horses on grounds .
Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saturday, Dec . 26, 2015 through Sunday, April 10, 2016 . Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arcadia is about 14 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles . Santa
Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thursday through Sunday . Except no racing on Thursday, Jan . 21 and Anita Park is bordered by Huntington Drive to the south and east, Baldwin
Thursday, Feb . 18 . Special Monday racing on Jan . 18, Feb . 15 . Avenue to the west, Colorado Street and Colorado Place to the north .
First race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p .m . on weekends and holidays; 1:00 p .m . on weekdays . Except Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Can be accessed off I-210 (Foothill Freeway) on the north, I-10 (San
the following: 11:00 a .m . on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb . 7); 12:00 p .m . on Bernardino Freeway) on the south . From I-210, exit Baldwin or Santa
Opening Day (Saturday, Dec . 26), Sunshine Millions-Cal Cup Day (Saturday, Anita Avenue and head south; From I-10, exit Santa Anita and go north .
Jan . 30), Big 'Cap Day (Saturday, Mar . 12), Santa Anita Derby Day Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Approximately 320 acres in Arcadia, at the junction of Huntington Drive
(Saturday, Apr . 9); 12:30 p .m . on Thursday, Dec . 31 and Friday, Jan . 1 . and Colorado Place (U .S . Highway 66) .
Gates open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a .m . on weekends and holidays; 11:00 a .m . on weekdays . Except Seating Capacity . . . . . .Grandstand, 26,000; Infield, 50,000 .
the following: 9:00 a .m . on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb . 7); 10:00 a .m . on
Opening Day (Saturday, Dec . 26), Sunshine Millions-Cal Cup Day (Saturday, Special Events:
Jan . 30), Big 'Cap Day (Saturday, Mar . 12) and Santa Anita Derby Day Sat ., Dec . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Day
(Saturday, Apr . 9); 10:30 a .m . on Thursday, Dec . 31 and Friday, Jan . 1 . Fri ., Jan . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Year's Day
Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General, $5; Club House, $10 .00 . Children, 17 and under, accompanied Mon ., Jan . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King, Jr . Day
by parent or guardian, FREE . Sat ., Jan . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunshine Millions Day
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General, $4; Valet, $10; Limousine, $10 . Sun ., Feb . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Super Bowl Sunday
Wagering Format . . . . .Minimum $2 win, place, and show, $1 exactas and 10¢ superfectas Mon ., Feb . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidents Day
on every eligible race; $2 rolling doubles beginning with race 1; $1 rolling Sat ., Mar . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Anita Handicap
pick threes beginning with race 1; $1 trifectas on every race with at Sat ., Apr . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Anita Derby
least six starters; 50¢ pick 5 on first race; 50¢ pick four on second
race and final four races; $1 Super High Five on last race daily; $2 pick Grade I races:
six (with carryover) on final six races . Sat ., Dec . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malibu Stakes
Advance Wagering . . .Early wagering every racing day, Except Opening Day, (Saturday, Dec . 26) Sat ., Dec . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La Brea Stakes
and Super Bowl Sunday, (Feb . 7) . Free admission from 8:00 a .m . until gate Sat ., Mar . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Anita Handicap
opening . Wagering begins at 8:30 a .m . Parking entrance through Gate 8, Sat ., Mar . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank E . Kilroe Mile
off Baldwin Avenue . Sat ., Mar . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Margarita Stakes
Sat ., Apr . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Santa Anita Oaks
Sat ., Apr . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Anita Derby
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GRANDSTAND PADDOCK CHAMPIONS! GIFTS & APPAREL GIFT SHOP
Reinforced concrete and steel, 1,100 feet long and 105 feet European-style paddock; 20 saddling stalls under cover; Champions! Gifts and Apparel is located at the East end of the
wide . Three floors . Terraced apron, 115 feet wide, flagstone two saddling "boxes" at either end; walking ring; statues of paddock . Sweatshirts, T-shirts, hats, ties, sculptures, toys and
and tile surface with benches and railings . Central corridor jockeys George Woolf, John Longden, Bill Shoemaker, Laffit art . Open race days until 1/2 hour after last live race .
from apron to West Paddock . Two elevator towers in paddock Pincay Jr . and Chris McCarron; memorial bust of announcer
area; West elevator services FrontRunner restaurant and Club Joe Hernandez; bust of trainer Charlie Whittingham and his MAIN TRACK & TRAINING TRACK
House, East elevator services FrontRunner restaurant only . dog, Toby; Seabiscuit lifesize bronze in walking ring; lifesize One mile oval, two chutes, 1 1/4 mile and seven furlong .
Paddock Room at ground level, 250 feet long, 110 feet wide . bronzes of John Henry and Zenyatta; Seabiscuit Court; Distance from last turn to finish line, 990 feet, homestretch
Covered terrace overlooking paddock . Press box on roof, Kingsbury Memorial Fountain; Lucky Baldwin Maltese Cross; width 85 feet, backstretch width, 80 feet . Santa Anita, acting
served by elevator . World War II Memorial Marker; antique outdoor art objects; in accordance with a CHRB mandate, installed a synthetic
odds board; gardens, and benches . Champions! Gifts and surface prior to the fall of 2007 . The CHRB subsequently
CLUB HOUSE & TURF TERRACE Apparel is located at the east end . granted Santa Anita a waiver to this mandate prior to
Reinforced concrete and steel, 300 feet long, 200 feet at the 2010-11 winter/spring meeting and Santa Anita again
widest point . Two floors and mezzanine plus luncheon and CLOCKERS’ CORNER installed a new all natural dirt surface in July, 2011 . Training
seating terraces . Three elevators to upper level of terrace Watch horses in morning workouts free every morning at track is located inside the turf oval and is about six furlongs
tables . Club Court patio and buffet . Clockers’ Corner, adjacent to the top of the stretch . Training in circumference .
hours run from 5 to 10 a .m . Free parking through Gate 8 on
FRONTRUNNER AT SANTA ANITA Baldwin Ave . CAMINO REAL TURF COURSE
Club House restaurant in Grandstand, over 400 feet long, About seven-furlong oval (4,683 feet) at inside rail; about 9/10
above box seat area between sixteenth pole and finish line . CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV mile (4,777 feet) with rail at 15 feet . Sod with Bermuda Turf,
Features tiered seating for 525, a 215-foot-long, serpentine- More than 2,000 monitors throughout the park show races a warm-season grass . Hillside course, from top of hill to finish
shaped bar, glass-enclosed exhibition kitchens, pari-mutuel and instant replay, odds, probable payoffs, results, simulcast line, is about 6 1/2 furlongs (4,297 feet) at inside rail; from top
windows, big-screen TVs and a permanent dance floor . racing, sporting events, the previous day's races and current of hill and around infield to finish line (with rail at 15 feet) is
day's earlier races . Turf Club terrace tables, Turf Club box about 1 3/4 miles (9,074 feet) . Rebuilt in 1995 .
SIRONA'S seats and FrontRunner tables have television monitors which
Located overlooking the Paddock Gardens, Sirona's offers can be tuned by viewers . Closed-circuit TV originates from EQUINE HEALTH FACILITIES
cocktails in a lively atmosphere outside of the Clubhouse . Broadcast Center in the Grandstand . Southern California Equine Foundation operates the horse
It features a 70-foot long oval-shaped bar, 52 TV screens hospital in stable area . Provides surgery, X-ray and research
and four giant television screens featuring races, results INFIELD VIDEO BOARD facilities, as well as Dolly Green Nuclear Imaging Facility
and sports . Sirona's is also one of the San Gabriel Valley's Manufactured by Daktronics, this light-emitting diode (LED) for injury diagnosis and prevention . State-of-the-art equine
premiere concert venues, featuring artists from virtually every display board measures 29 feet tall and 53 feet wide . The ambulances stand by when horses are on the track .
genre of music . Open every race day, with concerts following resolution it projects is the best in the world today and it
the races on select days . will enhance everyone’s day at the races . Additionally, Santa THOROUGHBREDS™ CLUB
Anita’s new Big Board will afford fans better views of the run The THOROUGHBREDS frequent patron club is free to all
GROUP EVENTS down the backside, on both turf and dirt . racing fans . As members, fans can enjoy admission discounts,
Discount rates are available for groups of 15 or more, daily contests, exclusive offers and free souvenirs . To sign up,
provided reservations are made in advance . Contact Group SEABISCUIT TOURS stop by the main THOROUGHBREDS center (Grandstand, first
Events dept . at [phone] . Generally available each weekend during live racing, weather floor, East end) or call (626) 574-RACE .
permitting . Tours start near Clockers' Corner at the west end
INFIELD of the Grandstand .
Open to public with full facilities on weekends . La Plaza de
las Fiestas, a sunken, grassy arena for groups and special
events; picnic circles for groups; children's playground; Gift
Shop, and Newsstand .
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immediately following each race and real-time audio and video accounts of
all races . Also available are workout reports, stable notes, promotional and
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A Message from the Chairman
Dear Members of the Media:
On behalf of The Stronach Group, I am pleased to present Santa
Anita Park's 2015-2016 Media Guide.
The past year saw a number of highlights at The Great Race Place.
We posted a year-over-year increase in both on-track attendance
and pari-mutuel handle. We also held a highly successful Autumn
Meet and we continued to offer our customers a wide variety of
entertainment options in addition to world-class horse racing.
We are excited to welcome back Joe Morris as Senior Vice-
President of West Coast Operations for The Stronach Group. In
this role, Joe will oversee day-to-day operations at Santa Anita
Park as well as Golden Gate Fields, where he previously served
as General Manager, and San Luis Rey Training Center. Joe will be
invaluable in helping us further enhance the facilities and the racing
experience at Santa Anita Park. The management and employees
of Santa Anita Park remain committed to providing our customers
with the world’s best live horse racing and wagering.
Looking ahead, we are proud to once again host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 2016 – an
unprecedented ninth time that this prestigious event will take place here at Santa Anita Park.
In closing, I wish to thank you for your continued coverage and I look forward to seeing you at the racetrack
for another year of exciting racing!
Sincerely,
Frank Stronach
Founder and Honorary Chairman
The Stronach Group
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For the second consecutive year, Hall of Ridden by Rafael Bejarano,
Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer topped Santa Thegirlinthatsong galloped home 4 1/4 lengths
Anita’s Winter Meet standings, as the Ohio clear in winning the Grade II, $200,000 La
native saddled 34 winners, one more than Canada Stakes on Jan . 17, and paid a hefty
runner-up Peter Miller (Hollendorfer’s win total $15 .00 to win . Again ridden by Elvis Trujillo,
mirrored his 2013-14 performance, which Sam’s Sister followed up on her opening
landed him in a dead heat with John Sadler) . day win in the La Brea Stakes with a length
“The Dorf” as he’s known on the backstretch, and a quarter tally in the Grade II, $200,000
also saddled nine stakes winners, tying him Santa Monica Stakes on Jan . 19, which gave
with Bob Baffert for the lead in that coveted Hollendorfer his sixth stakes win of the stand .
category . In what was later voted the Race of the
Hollendorfer, who also owns shares in the Meet, Shared Belief vanquished reining Horse
majority of the horses in his care, started the of the Year California Chrome by a comfortable
2014-15 meet with a bang, as his Sam’s Sister 1 1/2 lengths in the Grade II, $500,000 San
took the opening day Grade I La Brea and Antonio Invitational on Feb . 7 . Again ridden
stable star Shared Belief came back two races by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Shared Belief
later to win the Grade I Malibu . Both races followed up on his opening day Malibu score
were run at seven furlongs . by covering 1 1/8 miles in 1:48 .45, thus
Relentless in his approach to the stamping himself as America’s top rated older
business, Hollendorfer is at his barn at 3:30 horse .
a .m . daily, as is his chief assistant in Southern Shared Belief would go on to clinch
California, Dan Ward . Based primarily at Horse of the Meet honors with a dominating
Santa Anita and Los Alamitos on a year-round 4 1/4-length win in the Grade I, $1 million
basis, Hollendorfer also splits time attending Santa Anita Handicap, which coupled with
to his powerful stable at Golden Gate Fields, stablemate Wild Dude’s win earlier in the day
which is overseen full time by his wife, Janet . in the Grade II, $250,000 San Carlos Stakes,
Additionally, Hollendorfer is active at sales gave “Dorf” his ninth added money win of the
across North America and “works” them with meet .
the same ferocity that has enabled him to win Baffert, who owns a record 11 Santa
more than 7,000 career races . Anita Winter training titles, finished with 26
Hollendorfer rang in the New Year in overall wins, good for third in the standings .
style, as he sent out Lutine Belle to win the His Dortmund, who would later be over-
$75,000 Blue Norther Stakes on Jan . 1, which shadowed by his Triple Crown winning
also provided fellow Hall of Famer Alex Solis stablemate, American Pharoah, provided
with his 5,000th career victory . Hollendorfer’s Baffert with two of his added money victories,
talented 3-year-old filly Seduire took the Grade taking the Grade II, $400,000 San Felipe
II, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes two days later, Stakes on March 7 and the Grade I, $1 million
giving him his fourth stakes win on day seven Santa Anita Derby on April 4—Baffert’s record
of the Winter Meet . seventh triumph in the prestigious 1 1/8 mile
test for 3-year-olds .
Leading Trainer, Jerry Hollendorfer
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As he continues to build upon For Santa Anita fans, it was love at
a superstar resume that will most first sight with Rafael Bejarano . Based
certainly lead to induction into the at the time in the East, he shipped in
National Museum of Racing’s Hall of to ride six horses at The Great Race
Fame, Rafael Bejarano again dominated Place on April 8, 2006, winning with
Santa Anita’s Winter Meet jockey all of them and impressing the likes
standings, winning 76 races over the of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby
68-day stand, 18 more than runner-up Frankel, who soon encouraged the
Tyler Baze . likeable Peruvian to shift his tack full-
With a quiet confidence and deft time to Southern California .
touch reminiscent of the immortal Bill “He’s light, he’s eager, he rides
Shoemaker, Bejarano cruised to his good and he wins, that’s the main
third consecutive Winter Meet title thing,” said Frankel, who was not
and, dating back to 2007-08, his sixth prone to dispensing such ready praise
overall . in heaping portions .
Born Jan . 23, 1982, in Arequipa, By virtue of his recent leading
Peru, Bejarano finished the meet with rider title at Santa Anita’s 2015
six stakes wins, five behind Martin Autumn Meet, Bejarano now has an
Garcia’s 11 . Paired for more than a incredible 23 Southern California riding
decade with agent Joe Ferrer, he enters crowns to his credit, and he’s now
the New Year with fledgling agent Tora been the leading rider at a total of 27
Yomaguchi, who was hand-picked meets nationwide .
by the recently retired Ferrer as his As he demonstrated when he first
successor . arrived in the U .S . from Peru in 2002,
“Rafael is a natural,” said Ferrer Bejarano rides all horses and courses
two years ago . “He’s got great hands well, due in part to the fact he does
and he’s good in any type of races . not have a one dimensional style .
Horses run for him and he’s light . He “It is somewhat different in
only weighs 105 pounds, so he doesn’t Southern California,” said Bejarano
have to reduce, and that’s a plus . It’s several years ago . “They ride pretty
going to lengthen his career .” tight here, but I didn’t have to change
Like Shoemaker, who amassed my style much . I ride my race, but at
an unprecedented 17 Santa Anita titles the same time, try to keep everybody
in a row with longtime agent Harry else comfortable and not be reckless .
Silbert, Bejarano is naturally light and You have to be competitive, but safety
is seemingly always in a light-hearted is the first priority .”
frame of mind . Bejarano’s services are With a New Year and fresh
thus in keen demand and he is often opportunities beckoning, there
employed by leading conditioners such certainly doesn’t appear to be any
as Jerry Hollendorfer, John Sadler, Bob career “ceiling” for the soon to be
Baffert, Doug O’Neill, Richard Mandella 34-year-old Peruvian .
and Peter Miller .
The Great Rafael Bejarano
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When Bobby Frankel burst upon the at seemingly the right time, every time . His
Southern California training scene full-time California claims included hard-hitting geldings
in 1972 at the age of 30, no one could have such as Pataha Prince, Baitman, Barometer,
imagined the impact he was about to have upon Lakeside Trail and Zanthe, all of whom ascended
the sport of Thoroughbred racing and quite the class ladder and became stakes winners .
certainly, on Santa Anita Park . With 917 wins, Frankel ranks first on Santa
From the time of his arrival until he Anita’s all-time trainer’s list, directly in front of
succumbed following a valiant battle with such luminaries as the late Charlie Whittingham
lymphoma on Nov . 16, 2009, at the age of 68, and Ron McAnally . Frankel won five Santa Anita
Frankel went from being a dominant force in the training titles, beginning in 1974-75, and again in
claiming game to arguably the greatest developer ’76-’77, ’78-’79, ’80-’81 and l981-’82 .
of grade one talent in the world . Frankel ranks second all-time in Santa Anita
Santa Anita first honored Frankel’s memory stakes victories, with 146, behind Whitttingham’s
on Jan . 2, 2010, by renaming the Grade II San 204 (Whittingham passed away in 1999) .
Gorgonio Handicap, which was won by Frankel a Frankel’s stable steadily transitioned
record eight times, the Robert J . Frankel Stakes . from claiming stock to grade one talent in the
The race is for older fillies and mares at 1 1/8 l980s and by l990, it was Saudi Arabian Prince
miles on turf . Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms that would
Born July 9, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York, eventually enable Frankel’s stable to become a
“Brash Bobby,” as he was known in his younger truly world-class force .
days, began his career as a hotwalker on the Frankel’s training accomplishments are by
backstretches of Belmont Park and Aqueduct any standard, staggering . A conditioner of 10
in the mid-’60s and took out his first trainer’s national champions who earned 11 national
license in New York in 1966 . titles, he also won six Breeders’ Cup events,
Upon his arrival in l972, Frankel quickly 26 $1-million races, a Triple Crown event with
established an all-time single meet win record at Empire Maker (2003 Belmont Stakes) and he
Hollywood Park of 60 victories, which would be also trained 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper .
the first of an astonishing 30 Southern California A winner of back to back Santa Anita
training titles . Handicaps in 2002 and ’03 with Milwaukee
Possessed with an often acerbic demeanor, Brew, Frankel currently ranks second behind
Frankel was also a very benevolent employer D . Wayne Lukas on racing’s all-time list
who truly loved the horses entrusted to him . of purse money earned by a trainer . At his
Notoriously generous, many of his employees had passing, Frankel’s lifetime earnings stood at
20-plus years of service, including his primary $227,947,755 from 3,654 victories .
assistant Humberto Ascanio, who went to work Inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame in l995, he
for Frankel in 1974 and remained with him until earned a record fourth consecutive Eclipse Award
his death . and his fifth overall, in 2003 . That same year, he
Street smart and a tremendous handicapper established all-time records with $19 .1 million in
of races, Frankel built his stable and reputation Robert J. Frankel purse earnings and in grade one wins, with 25 .
with a legendary ability to claim and sell horses July 9, 1941 - November 16, 2009
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For the third year in a row, the 14th annual Sunshine Dating back to its inception in 2003, Sunshine Millions
Millions/California Cup Day will consist of five races for has become one of the biggest days on the winter racing
California-bred or sired horses with purses totaling $975,000 . schedule and it has spawned several ancillary events such
The $250,000 California Cup Classic, for older horses at as the Gourmet Food Truck Festival and California Craft Beer
1 1/8 miles on turf, and the $250,000 Cal Cup Derby, at Festival, both of which are held in the Infield, attracting large
1 1/16 miles on dirt, will serve as the day’s headliners . The numbers of new and established fans .
$200,000 Cal Cup Oaks, at one mile on turf; the $150,000 Last year’s Sunshine Millions/California Cup Day was
Cal Cup Sprint, for older horses at six furlongs, and the highlighted by hard knocking Alert Bay’s neck victory in the
$125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf, at 6 1/2 Cal Cup Classic . Trained by Blaine Wright, Alert Bay would
furlongs down the hillside turf course, will all serve as go on to demonstrate his ample versatility and gameness
supporting features . through the remainder of the year .
“We combined what had formerly been Cal Cup Day Trainer Bob Hess, Jr ., and Kent Desormeaux shared
with the Sunshine Millions program and it’s been very well the limelight with an upset win in the Cal Cup Derby with
received the past two years,” said Santa Anita Vice President Mischief Clem, who prevailed by a neck and paid $25 .60 to
of Racing, Rick Hammerle . “This has proven to be a perfect win .
time of the year for these races and with the Golden State An on-track crowd of 10,461 wagered more than $1 .9
Series incentive program now in place, it provides our local million dollars, which contributed to a total mutuel handle of
breeders and owners with outstanding opportunities and $13,283,286 .
allows them to plan accordingly for the remainder of the
calendar year .
Cal Cup Derby winner Mischief Clem
2016 Sunshine Millions ~ Cal Cup Races
Race Distance Purse
Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint (Fillies & Mares, 4-year-olds & up, bred in CA) .....................Abt. 6 1/2 furlongs, turf....................$150,000
Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint (4-year-olds & up, bred in CA) ......................................6 furlongs...............................$150,000
California Cup Oaks (Fillies, 3 years old, bred in CA) ....................................................1 mile, turf ..............................$200,000
California Cup Derby (3-year-olds, bred in CA) ........................................................1 1/16 miles.............................$250,000
City National Bank California Cup Turf Classic (4-year-olds & up, bred in CA) ...............................1 1/8 miles, turf ..........................$250,000
Sunshine Millions Attendance & Handle
Year On-Track Attendance Off-Track Attendance Total Attendance On-Track Handle Off-Track Handle Interstate Handle Total Handle
2015 . . . . . . . . 10,461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,684 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,946,773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,933,460 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,403,053 . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,283,286
2014 . . . . . . . . 11,052 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,174,463 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,908,018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,069,259 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,151,741
2013 . . . . . . . . 14,355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,557 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,958,066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,759,227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,481,486 . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,198,780
2012 . . . . . . . . 30,514 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,496,087 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,956,389 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,392,977 . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,845,453
2011 . . . . . . . . 27,072 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,816 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,786,923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,714,972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,488,330 . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,990,226
2010 . . . . . . . . 21,806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,848,980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,967,492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,020,239 . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,836,711
2009 . . . . . . . . 22,155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,429 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,987,425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,434,781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,925,766 . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,347,973
2008 . . . . . . . . 28,414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,539 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,819,881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,552,919 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,590,821 . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,963,622
2007 . . . . . . . . 36,355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,081 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,472,124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,723,009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,155,770 . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,350,903
2006 . . . . . . . . 32,116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,498 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,614 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,569,653 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,386,104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,322,022 . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,277,780
2005 . . . . . . . . 17,533 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,859 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,928,356 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,273,402 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,733,241 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,935,000
2004 . . . . . . . . 18,888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,574 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,403,914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,858,075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,219,486 . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,481,475
2003 . . . . . . . . 17,537 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,539 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,470,475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,727,691 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,513,799 . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,711,965
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Since 1950, Santa Anita Park has presented the annual Past Woolf Award Winners best possible ride . Woolf enjoyed the confidence of the man
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award to honor the memory in the grandstand as no other jockey ever had . His coolness
1950-Gordon Glisson 1983-Marco Castaneda
of one of the greatest Thoroughbred race riders of all time . during a race was legend, hence, the nickname “The
1951-Bill Shoemaker 1984-Steve Cauthen
It is prized as one of the most prestigious awards in sports . Iceman .”
The Woolf Award honors riders whose careers and personal 1952-John Longden 1985-Pat Day Woolf was blunt of speech and honest to a fault in his
character earn esteem for the individual and the sport of 1953-Eddie Arcaro 1986-Jorge Velasquez comments on the racing scene . After riding Whirlaway to
Thoroughbred horse racing . The trophy is a replica of the 1954-Ralph Neves 1987-Don MacBeth victory in the 1942 Massachusetts Handicap, the win which
full-size statue of George Woolf which was created through 1955-Ray York 1988-Don Brumfield gave the Calumet Farm star the money-earning lead over
donations by the racing public after his death . 1956-John Adams 1989-Larry Snyder Seabiscuit, he dismounted and was asked by reporters, “Is
The statue of George Woolf and a life-size sculpture Whirlaway the greatest horse you ever rode?” Woolf didn’t
1957-Ted Atkinson 1990-John Lively
of Seabiscuit, the great Thoroughbred who was ridden to bat an eyelash as he picked his saddle off Whirlaway and
1958-Merlin Volzke 1991-Earlie Fires
victory by Woolf in the Pimlico Special and Hollywood Gold answered, “Seabiscuit is the greatest horse I ever rode!”
1959-Bill Boland 1992-Jerry Bailey
Cup, have places of honor in and in close proximity to the Death rode in the saddle with George Woolf during the
1960-Bill Harmatz 1993-Kent Desormeaux
Santa Anita walking ring . There, the likenesses are admired running of the fourth race at Santa Anita on Jan . 3, 1946 .
daily by thousands of racing fans . 1961-Peter Moreno 1994-Phil Grove He fell off W . W . Naylor’s Please Me rounding the clubhouse
Jockey George Woolf was born in Cardston, Alberta, 1962-Steve Brooks 1995-Edward Maple turn, struck the ground head first and did not regain
Canada, on May 31, 1910 . He began riding at small tracks 1963-Ismael Valenzuela 1996-Gary Stevens consciousness before he died the next morning at St . Luke’s
in Canada and Montana . His first big victory was in the 1933 1964-Manuel Ycaza 1997-Alex Solis Hospital in Pasadena . Brain concussion was given as the
Agua Caliente Handicap on Gallant Sir, but the year before 1965-Walter Blum 1998-Craig Perret cause of death .
that he scored with Hygro in the Capital Handicap at Laurel .
1966-Alex Maese 1999-Jose Santos
Known as "The Iceman," Woolf will go down in modern
1967-Donald Pierce 2000-Mike Smith
turf history as one of the greatest stakes riders of all time .
1968-Braulio Baeza 2001-Dean Kutz
He won the Belmont Futurity three straight years, with
1969-John Sellers 2002-Russell Baze
Occupation (1942), Occupy (1943), and Pavot (1944) . He also
had a similar record in the American Derby at Washington 1970-Laffit Pincay Jr . 2003-Edgar Prado
Park, winning with Alsab (1942), Askmenow (1943) and 1971-Jerry Lambert 2004-Robby Albarado
By Jimminy (1944) . He won the Hollywood Gold Cup with 1972-Angel Cordero Jr . 2005-Ray Sibille
Seabiscuit (1938), Kayak II (1939) and Challedon (1940) . . 1973-John L . Rotz 2006-Mark Guidry
. the Havre de Grace Handicap with Seabiscuit (1938) and 1974-Alvaro Pineda 2007-Jon Court
Challedon (1939 and 1940) .
1975-Fernando Toro 2008-Richard Migliore
He also won many other famous races, including the
1976-Sandy Hawley 2009-John Velazquez
first running of the Santa Anita Handicap with Azucar, Santa
1977-Frank Olivares 2010-Calvin Borel
Anita Derby, Preakness, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Arlington
1978-Darrel McHargue 2011-Garrett Gomez
Handicap, Lawrence Realization, Hopeful, Hollywood Derby,
Hawthorne Gold Cup, Chesapeake, Dixie, Arlington Classic, 1979-Ron Turcotte 2012-Ramon Dominguez
Coaching Club American Oaks, Bay Meadows Handicap and 1980-Chris McCarron 2013-Mario Pino
Brooklyn . 1981-Eddie Delahoussaye 2014-Corey Lanerie
Woolf also was aboard the winner in two of the most 1982-Patrick Valenzuela 2015-Mike Luzzi
memorable match races in history . He outmaneuvered
Charlie Kurtsinger on War Admiral to win the Pimlico
Special aboard Seabiscuit in 1938 . Earlier that same year, for a fashionable stable . Over 19 years, Woolf was 721
Woolf piloted “The Biscuit” to a nose decision over Ligaroti, times first, 589 times second and 468 times third out of
stalwart South American star, in a special race at Del Mar . 3,784 mounts for an outstanding win percentage of .19 . His
Woolf was a friend to all horsemen . He endeared mounts earned $2,856,125 .
himself to the little guy in racing and would give a friend’s Among racing fans, Woolf’s presence on a horse was
cheap plater just as good a ride as he would a stakes horse practically a guarantee that the animal would be given the
2015 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award winner Mike Luzzi
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