Potrero Grande Handicap
| Potrero Grande Handicap | |
|---|---|
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6.5 furlong sprint |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Potrero Grande Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II Potrero Grande is open to horses aged three and up, willing to race six and one half furlongs on the dirt. It carries a purse of $200,000.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:13.71 - Son Of A Pistol (1998)
Most wins:
- 2 - Amazombie (2011, 2012)
- 2 - Kona Gold (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Alex Solis (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Bruce Headley (1986, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Bruce Headley (2000, 2001, 2006)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2014 | Big Macher | 4 | Tyler Baze | Richard Baltas | Mansor/Tachycardia Stables | 1:14.97 |
| 2013 | Jimmy Creed | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Steven Asmussen | Mike McCarty | 1:15.03 |
| 2012 | Amazombie | 6 | Sanford & Spawr | 1:14.16 | ||
| 2011 | Amazombie | 5 | Mike Smith | William Spawr | Sanford & Spawr | 1:14.26 |
| 2010 | Ventana | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Pegram or Watson or Weitman | 1:15.03 |
| 2009 | Soul City Slew | 6 | Michael Baze | Jack Carava | La Canada Stables | 1:14.79 |
| 2008 | Greg's Gold | 7 | Victor Espinoza | David Hofmans | William R. Boswell | 1:14.62 |
| 2007 | Smokey Stover | 4 | Aaron Gryder | Greg Gilchrist | Harry J. Aleo | 1:14.83 |
| 2006 | Surf Cat | 4 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley & Naify | 1:15.00 |
| 2005 | Harvard Avenue | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Doug F. O'Neill | Ron Crockett | 1:16.12 |
| 2004 | McCann's Mojave | 4 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Leonard Dorfman | Willman & Hunt | 1:15.60 |
| 2003 | Bluesthestandard | 6 | Mike E. Smith | Ted H. West | Jeffrey Sengara | 1:14.86 |
| 2002 | Kalookan Queen | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Louis Asistio | 1:15.31 |
| 2001 | Kona Gold | 7 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, et al. | 1:15.03 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley, Molasky, et al. | 1:14.75 |
| 1999 | Big Jag | 6 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Tim Pinfield | Julius H. Zolezzi | 1:15.09 |
| 1998 | Son Of A Pistol | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Bruce Headley | Louis Asistio, et al. | 1:13.71 |
| 1997 | First Intent | 8 | Rene Douglas | Jack Carava | Lima Family Trust | 1:14.75 |
| 1996 | Abaginone | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Sanford Shulman | Clear Valley St. et al. | 1:14.59 |
| 1995 | Lit de Justice | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:14.65 |
| 1994 | Sir Hutch | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:14.48 |
| 1993 | Gray Slewpy | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Dan L. Hendricks | Ed Friendly | 1:14.91 |
| 1992 | Cardmania | 6 | Ed Delahoussaye | Miriam Bollack | Jean Couvercelle | 1:17.16 |
| 1991 | Jacodra | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Hector O. Palma | Paul & Andrena Van Doren | 1:15.00 |
| 1990 | Olympic Prospect | 6 | Pat Valenzuela | John W. Sadler | Alsdorf, Opas & Sinatra | 1:14.20 |
| 1989 | On The Line | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:14.00 |
| 1988 | Gulch | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | 1:15.00 |
| 1987 | Zabaleta | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John Gosden | Michael D. Riordan (L) | 1:15.00 |
| 1986 | Halo Folks | 5 | Chris McCarron | Bruce Headley | Johnston family, et al. | 1:15.60 |
| 1985 | Fifty Six Ina Row | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Irv Guiney | John Valpredo | 1:15.40 |
| 1984 | Honeyland | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Summa Stable/S. Port | 1:15.40 |
| 1983 | Chinook Pass | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laurie Anderson | Hi-Yu Stable | 1:14.60 |