Sham Stakes
| Sham Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.santaanita.com/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Sham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Sham Stakes is open to three-year-olds and is run at a distance of one mile on the dirt. An official prep race for the Kentucky Derby, the Grade III event is run in early January and currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 2001, the Sham Stakes is named 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.
In 2012, the distance was 1 mile.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:47.86 - The Pamplemousse (2009) (1 1/8m)
- 1:40.38 - Tapizar (2011) (At the distance of 1 1/16m)
- 1:34.56 - Out of Bounds (2012) (at the distance of 1 mile)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Alex Solis (2003, 2004, 2009, 2010)
- 4 - Garrett Gomez (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Bob Baffert (2001, 2006, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once
Winners of the Sham Stakes since 2001
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Calculator | 3 | Elvis Trujillo | Peter Miller | Richard C. Pell | 1 m | 1:34.88 | III |
| 2014 | Midnight Hawk | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Hill 'n' Dale/Sikura/Pegram et al | 1 m | 1:36.48 | III |
| 2013 | Goldencents | 3 | Kevin Krigger | Doug F. O'Neill | W.C. Racing/Kenney/RAP Racing | 1 m | 1:36.50 | III |
| 2012 | Out of Bounds | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Eoin Harty | Darley Stud | 1 m | 1:34.56 | III |
| 2011 | Tapizar | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:40.38 | III |
| 2010 | Alphie's Bet | 3 | Alex Solis | Alexis Barba | Peter Johnson Sr | 1-1/8 | 1:48.72 | III |
| 2009 | The Pamplemousse | 3 | Alex Solis | Julio C. Canani | Alex Solis II/Jeffrey Strauss | 1-1/8 | 1:47.86 | III |
| 2008 | Colonel John | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm LLC | 1-1/8 | 1:50.15 | III |
| 2007 | Ravel | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Michael McCarthy | Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith | 1-1/8 | 1:48.91 | III |
| 2006 | Bob and John | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.15 | III |
| 2005 | Going Wild | 3 | Victor Espinoza | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1-1/8 | 1:50.18 | |
| 2004 | Master David | 3 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Georgica Stable et al. | 1-1/8 | 1:49.20 | |
| 2003 | Man Among Men | 3 | Alex Solis | Gary Mandella | Hubbard and Sczesny | 1-1/8 | 1:48.39 | |
| 2002 | USS Tinosa | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Jerry Hollendorfer | Abruzzo & Thiriot | 1-1/8 | 1:49.11 | |
| 2001 | Wild and Wise | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.51 | |