| Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.dmtc.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The Eddie Read Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of July at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to horses age three and older, it is raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on turf. A Grade I event since 1988, it can be an important prep to the Breeders' Cup Mile.
The Eddie Read Handicap was first run in 1974.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
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Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Acclamation | 5 | Joel Rosario | Don Warren | Old English Rancho/Hilvers | 1:46.99 |
| 2010 | The Usual Q. T. | 4 | Victor Espinoza | James Cassidy | Don Van Racing et al | 1:47.28 |
| 2009 | Global Hunter | 6 | Corey Nakatani | A. C. Avila | L-Bo Racing/Pyle/Monte | 1:46.24 |
| 2008 | Monzante | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Michael Mitchell | Scott Anastasi et al. | 1:46.53 |
| 2007 | After Market | 4 | Alex Solis | John Shirreffs | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1:47.36 |
| 2006 | Aragorn | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Ballygallon Stud | 1:44.79 |
| 2005 | Sweet Return | 5 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Red Oak Stable | 1:46.53 |
| 2004 | Special Ring | 7 | Victor Espinoza | Julio C. Canani | Prestonwood Farm | 1:45.90 |
| 2003 | Special Ring | 6 | David Flores | Julio C. Canani | Prestonwood Farm | 1:45.87 |
| 2002 | Sarafan | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:46.77 |
| 2001 | Redattore | 6 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Luis Taunay | 1:47.16 |
| 2000 | Ladies Din | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Julio C. Canani | Lanni & Schiappa | 1:48.64 |
| 1999 | Joe Who | 6 | Chris Antley | Bob Baffert | James Helzer | 1:48.60 |
| 1998 | Subordination | 4 | David Flores | Gary Sciacca | Klaravich Stables | 1:47.40 |
| 1997 | Expelled | 5 | Julio A. Garcia | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:48.40 |
| 1996 | Fastness | 6 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:47.00 |
| 1995 | Fastness | 5 | Gary Stevens | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:48.20 |
| 1994 | Approach The Bench | 6 | Corey Nakatani | Richard L. Cross | John E. Mulhern | 1:48.80 |
| 1993 | Kotashaan | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | La Presle Farm | 1:48.40 |
| 1992 | Marquetry | 5 | David Flores | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms et al. | 1:47.20 |
| 1991 | Tight Spot | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | VHW Stable et al. | 1:47.20 |
| 1990 | Fly Till Dawn | 4 | Rafael Meza | Darrell Vienna | Josephine Gleis | 1:48.20 |
| 1989 | Saratoga Passage | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Saratoga I Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1988 | Deputy Governor | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Universal Stable | 1:48.80 |
| 1987 | Sharrood | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John Gosden | Sheikh Maktoum | 1:48.00 |
| 1986 | Al Mamoon | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | B. Firestone & E. Gann | 1:46.60 |
| 1985 | Tsunami Slew | 4 | Gary Stevens | Eddie Gregson | Royal Lines (Lessee) | 1:46.80 |
| 1984 | Ten Below | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Viola Sommer | 1:48.20 |
| 1983 | Prince Spellbound | 4 | Chris Lamance | Larry W. Holt | William L. Pease | 1:48.80 |
| 1982 | Wickerr | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:48.40 |
| 1981 | Wickerr | 6 | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:49.80 |
| 1980 | Go West Young Man | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Mary Lou Tuck | Wild Plum Farm | 1:47.60 |
| 1979 | Good Lord | 8 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | M. L. Hines | 1:49.20 |
| 1978 | Effervescing | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | M. Hatley & A. Yank | 1:48.60 |
| 1977 | No Turning | 4 | Fernando Toro | Robert J. Frankel | Martin Ritt | 1:48.80 |
| 1976 | Branford Court | 6 | Rudy Campas | Gene Cleveland | Cardiff Stock Farm | 1:48.40 |
| 1975 | Blue Times | 4 | Jerry Lambert | Charlie Whittingham | Aaron U. Jones | 1:49.20 |
| 1974 | My Old Friend | 5 | A. L. Diaz | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm | 1:49.20 |