El Camino Real Derby
The El Camino Real Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race held in February at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on Tapeta, a synthetic racing surface.
| Listed race | |
| Location | Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.goldengatefields.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/8 Miles (9 Furlongs) |
| Track | Synthetic, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
Northern California's premier Kentucky Derby prep, the El Camino Real Derby was first run in 1982. It was hosted by Bay Meadows racetrack until its closing in August 2008.
Originally a Grade III race, the event was downgraded in 2018 to listed status.[1] It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.[2]
Records
Stakes Record:
- 1:39.40 – Ruhlmann (1988)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 9 – Russell Baze (1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Jerry Hollendorfer (1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Jenny Craig (2002, 2009)
Winners of the El Camino Real Derby since 1982
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chase the Chaos | Armando Ayuso | Ed Moger Jr. | Bill Dory & Adam Ference | 1-1/8 | 1:51.68 | Listed |
| 2022 | Blackadder | Edwin Maldonado | Bob Baffert | SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, & Madaket Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:50.34 | Listed |
| 2021 | Rombauer | Kyle Frey | Michael W. McCarthy | John & Diane Fradkin | 1-1/8 | 1:51.64 | Listed |
| 2020 | Azul Coast | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1-1/8 | 1:51.58 | Listed |
| 2019 | Anothertwistafate | Juan J. Hernandez | Blaine Wright | Peter Redekop | 1-1/8 | 1:50.38 | Listed |
| 2018 | Paved † | Drayden Van Dyke | Michael W. McCarthy | Ciaglia Racing & Eclipse Thoroughbred | 1-1/8 | 1:50.04 | Listed |
| 2017 | Zakaroff | Kyle Frey | Stephen Specht | Antone Melaxas | 1-1/8 | 1:51.34 | III |
| 2016 | Frank Conversation | Mario Gutierrez | Doug F. O'Neill | Reddam Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:50.64 | III |
| 2015 | Metaboss | Alex O. Solis | Jeff Bonde | M. J. Arndt, Milan McFetridge, Daniel Preiss, Mersad Metanovic, Azcarate & MRS Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:49.92 | III |
| 2014 | Tamarando | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams | 1-1/8 | 1:51.23 | III |
| 2013 | Dice Flavor | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Patrick Gallagher | Oda Racing Stables and US Equine | 1-1/8 | 1:51.45 | III |
| 2012 | Daddy Nose Best | Julien Leparoux | Steven M. Asmussen | Bob & Cathy Zollars | 1-1/8 | 1:50.46 | III |
| 2011 | Silver Medallion | Russell Baze | Steven M. Asmussen | Michael J. Ryan | 1-1/8 | 1:50.45 | III |
| 2010 | Connemara | Russell Baze | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1-1/8 | 1:51.26 | III |
| 2009 | Chocolate Candy | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Sidney Craig & Jenny Craig | 1-1/8 | 1:50.54 | III |
| 2008 | Autism Awareness | Luis Contreras | Genaro Vallejo | Johnny Taboada | 1-1/16 | 1:43.17 | III |
| 2007 | Bwana Bull | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mark DeDomenico et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.22 | III |
| 2006 | Cause to Believe | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Peter Redekop/Peter Abruzzo | 1-1/16 | 1:41.81 | III |
| 2005 | Uncle Denny | Russell Baze | Rafael Becerra | Stanley E. Fulton | 1-1/16 | 1:42.22 | III |
| 2004 | Kilgowan | Chance Rollins | Lonnie Arterburn | Terrence & Noreen O'Neill | 1-1/16 | 1:43.87 | III |
| 2003 | Ocean Terrace | Mike E. Smith | Robert Hess Jr. | David Shimmon | 1-1/16 | 1:42.26 | III |
| 2002 | Yougottawanna | Jason Lumpkins | Jerry Hollendorfer | S Craig, Jenny Craig & Ted Aroney | 1-1/16 | 1:43.48 | III |
| 2001 | Hoovergetthekeys | Ron Warren | Brian Koriner | Carl Odegaard | 1-1/16 | 1:40.85 | III |
| 2000 | Remember Sheikh | Frank Alvarado | Lonnie Arterburn | J. Peppard / S. Smith | 1-1/16 | 1:43.47 | III |
| 1999 | Cliquot | David R. Flores | John Shirreffs | 505 Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:43.29 | III |
| 1998 | Event of the Year | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Golden Eagle Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:40.27 | III |
| 1997 | Pacificbounty | Kent Desormeaux | Walter Greenman | Grey, Harris et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:41.85 | III |
| 1996 | Cavonnier | Martin Pedroza | Bob Baffert | Walter Family Trust | 1-1/16 | 1:43.40 | III |
| 1995 | Jumron | Goncalino Almeida | Gary Lewis | Charles Dunn | 1-1/16 | 1:43.73 | III |
| 1994 | Tabasco Cat | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm/D. Reynolds | 1-1/16 | 1:42.78 | III |
| 1993 | El Atroz | Rafael Meza | Jose Silva | Cuadra Tyt | 1-1/16 | 1:43.77 | III |
| 1992 | Casual Lies | Alan Patterson | Shelley L. Riley | Shelley L. Riley | 1-1/16 | 1:42.00 | III |
| 1991 | Sea Cadet | Tom Chapman | Ron McAnally | V.H.W. Stables (lessee) | 1-1/16 | 1:40.60 | III |
| 1990 | Silver Ending | Gary Stevens | Ron McAnally | Costanza & McAnally | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | III |
| 1989 | Double Quick | Alex Solis | Melvin F. Stute | King III & McGaughey | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | III |
| 1988 | Ruhlmann | Pat Day | Robert J. Frankel | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1-1/16 | 1:39.40 | III |
| 1987 | Masterful Advocate | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Joseph Manzi | Belles (Lessee) & Leveton | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | III |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Alex Solis | Melvin F. Stute | Grinstead & Rochelle | 1-1/16 | 1:42.60 | III |
| 1985 | Tank's Prospect | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-1/16 | 1:41.00 | III |
| 1984 | French Legionaire | Russell Baze | David Hofmans | David V. Ringler | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1983 | Knightly Rapport | Fernando Toro | Joseph Manzi | Cotroneo/Leveton/Manzi | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1982 | Cassaleria | Darrel McHargue | Ron McAnally | J. Brady et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:42.80 |
† filly
See also
References
- "AGSC announces US graded and listed stakes for 2018". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Rombauer rallies from last to win El Camino Real Derby". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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