| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Ancient Title Stakes | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Oak Tree at Santa Anita |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed (Cushion Track in 2007) |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October as part of the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting 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) and can be a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The Grade I event carries a $300,000 purse.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Ancient Title Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. [1]
The race is 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.
Time record:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Amazombie | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Bill Spawr | Spawr/Tom Sanford | 1:08.24 |
| 2010 | Smiling Tiger | 3 | Russell Baze | Jeff Bonde | Lebherz/Klein | 1:09.37 |
| 2009 | Gayego | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:08.28 |
| 2008 | Cost of Freedom | 5 | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler | Gary & Cecil Barber | 1:07.53 |
| 2007 | Idiot Proof | 3 | David R. Flores | Clifford W. Sise, Jr. | Martin & Pam Wygod | 1:07.57 |
| 2006 | Bordonaro | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | William Spawr | Fred Carrillo & D. A. Cassella | 1:07.93 |
| 2005 | Captain Squire | 6 | Alex Solis | Jeff Mullins | R. D. Bone & J. Diener | 1:08.85 |
| 2004 | Pt's Grey Eagle | 3 | Alex Bisono | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:08.84 |
| 2003 | Avanzado | 6 | Tyler Baze | Doug O'Neill | Cees Stable LLC | 1:08.12 |
| 2002 | Kalookan Queen | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Louis A. Asistio | 1:08.26 |
| 2001 | Swept Overboard | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Craig Dollase | J. Paul Reddam | 1:07.67 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, and Molasky | 1:08.11 |
| 1999 | Lexicon | 4 | Richard Mandella | Kent Desormeaux | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:07.84 |
| 1998 | Gold Land | 7 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Prince Fahd Salman | 1:08.50 |
| 1997 | Elmhurst | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi | 1:08.82 |
| 1996 | Lakota Brave * | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Bruce Headley | 505 Farms/Headley/Mizrahie | 1:08.16 |
| 1995 | Track Gal | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | John W. Sadler | Oldknow & Phipps | 1:08.32 |
| 1994 | Saratoga Gambler | 6 | Martin Pedroza | Bill Spawr | Ken Porter | 1:08.87 |
| 1993 | Cardmania | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | 1:08.04 |
| 1992 | Gray Slewpy | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Dan Hendricks | Ed Friendly | 1:08.48 |
| 1991 | Frost Free | 6 | Chris McCarron | John W. Sadler | Triple Dot Dash St/Vandervoort | 1:08.66 |
| 1990 | Corwyn Bay | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Richard Mandella | Randall D. Hubbard | 1:08.40 |
| 1989 | Sam Who | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Henry Moreno | Brooks & Stevens | 1:08.00 |
| 1988 | Olympic Prospect | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Sadler | Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra | 1:09.00 |
| 1987 | Zany Tactics | 6 | Jack Kaenel | Blake R. Heap | Vera C. Brunette | 1:09.00 |
| 1986 | Groovy | 3 | Jose Santos | Jose A. Martin | Ballis & Kruckel | 1:08.20 |
| 1985 | Temerity Prince | 5 | Wesley Ward | Charles Whittingham | J. R. Querbes III (Lessee) | 1:09.20 |
*In 1996, Criollito finished third but was disqualified and set back to fourth.