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Dan L. Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricks (born December 5, 1958, in Los Angeles, California) is an American Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer, trainer. Hendricks took out his trainer's license in 1987 after working for Richard E. Mandella, Richard Mandella for nine years. On July 7, 2004, Dan was paralyzed from the waist down as the result of a motocross accident at Perris, California. Six weeks later he returned to work in a wheelchair. During 2005 and 2006 Hendricks trained Brother Derek to major wins, including the Santa Anita Derby. References 1958 births Living people American racehorse trainers People with paraplegia Sportspeople from Los Angeles {{US-horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Breeders Cup
The 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 33rd edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. A total of 185 pre-entries were announced on October 26 in what was considered a highly competitive year in most divisions. The races, all of which were Graded stakes race, Grade I, took place on November 4 and 5 at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California and were telecast by NBC. The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North America racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December. The most anticipated events were the Classic and Distaff. The Classic pitted the five-year-old California Chrome, undefeated in 2016, against Arrogate, a late developing three-year-old, with Arrogate prevailing by half a length. The Distaff featured a face-off between three Eclipse Award winners: Songbird (horse), Songbird (2015 champion two-year-old filly, undefeated in her career before the Breeders' Cup) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayakoa Handicap
The Bayakoa Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles ( furlongs) on the dirt held annually in early December at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000. History The inaugural running of the race was on 13 December 1981 as the Silver Belles Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California over a distance of miles and was won by the imported five-year-old Argentine-bred mare Happy Guess who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker in a time of 1:49. In 1983 the American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event with Grade III status. In 1986 the race was upgraded once more to Grade II. In 1990 the distance of the event was decreased to miles. The race was renamed the Bayakoa Handicap in 1994 in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bayakoa. On 7 December 1997, Sharp Cat wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Derby
The Hollywood Derby is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November/early December. Now held at Del Mar racetrack in San Diego, California, until 2014 it was held at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to horses aged three and contested at a mile and an eighth on turf. It currently offers a purse of $300,000. Inaugurated in 1938, the race has been a Grade I event since 1973 when grading was first introduced. There was no race from 1942 through 1944 as a result of World War II and it was not run in 2005 as a safety precaution after new grass had been planted on the turf course. It was contested in two divisions from 1981 through 1987. Known as the Westerner Stakes from 1948–1958, the race was held at Santa Anita Park in 1949 after a fire destroyed the Hollywood Park grandstand and clubhouse. When Hollywood Park closed in December 2013, the race was transferred to Del Mar. Due to the layout of the turf course at D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert B
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Stakes
The Graduation Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is restricted to two-year-old horses bred in the State of California. First run in 1952 at a distance of six furlongs on dirt, in 2000 it was modified to its current five and one half furlongs which has been run on Polytrack since 2007. The Graduation Stakes was run in two divisions in 1964. Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Longden John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to ... won the first three runnings of this race and won it for a fourth time in 1959. References Del Mar Racetrack Horse races in California Restricted stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for two-year-olds Horse races established in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Anita Derby
The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is currently run at a distance of miles on the dirt and carries a purse of . It is one of the final prep races on the official Road to the Kentucky Derby. History Inaugurated in 1935, the Santa Anita Derby has long been considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby. Since 2013, it has been part of the official Road to the Kentucky Derby, offering the winner 100 points and thus assuring a position in the starting gate. Since its inception, ten Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby (shown in bold in the Winners section below), plus seven horses who lost at Santa Anita went on to triumph in Kentucky. In 1988, Winning Colors became the first and to date only filly to win both Derbies. Santa Anita Derby winners have also been successful in other Triple Crown races, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Rafael Stakes
The San Rafael Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race was a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and was open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the facility's dirt race track. Prior to 2005, the race was held in early March. Beginning in 2005, the race was moved to mid-January to offer a better fit to trainers to race in the Sham Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (formerly known as the Santa Catalina Stakes) and the San Felipe Stakes. It became the year's first official prep race for the U.S. Triple Crown series. However, after Conveyance's win in 2010, Santa Anita has stopped running this event. On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee. Records Speed record: * 1:33.37 - El Gato Malo (2008) (On Cushion Track) * 1:34.40 - Prince Spellbound (1982) (on dirt) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 - Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Stakes (United States)
The American Pharoah Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of September during the fall meet at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade I event, it is open to two-year-old horses and is held at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The American Pharoah Stakes was run as the Norfolk Stakes through 2011. In 2012, it was renamed to the FrontRunner Stakes after the lease with Oak Tree, the organization that formerly operated Santa Anita's fall meet, ended in 2010. It was renamed again in 2018 in honor of its 2014 winner, American Pharoah, who went on to win the U.S. Triple Crown in 2015. This race is a Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Season qualifying race. The winner receives 10 points toward qualifying for the Kentucky Derby. It is also currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. First run in 1970, it became a Grade I event in 1980 but wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Murray Memorial Handicap
The Jim Murray Memorial Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in mid-May at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II event is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on turf. The race was run at one and one-quarter miles (10 furlongs) in 1990, 1999 and 2000. Records Speed record: (at current distance of miles) * 2:25.31 - Storming Home (GB) (2003) Most wins: * 2 - On the Acorn (GB) (2007, 2008) * 2 - Acclamation (2010, 2011) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 - Corey Nakatani (1992, 1998, 1999) * 3 - Gary Stevens (1991, 1997, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 - Robert Frankel (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a horse breeding farm, owned until his death on 12 January 2021 by Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. National Thoroughbred Racing Association"Juddmonte Farms, Inc.", profile. Retrieved October 16, 2007. Overview J ... (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Futurity
The Los Alamitos Futurity is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles ( furlongs) on the dirt held annually in early December at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000. History The inaugural running of the event was on 29 November 1981 as the Hollywood Futurity and was won by Stalwart whose $365,805 winner's share was one of the largest in the history of American racing. The event was upgrade to the highest classification of Grade I event in 1983. That year, the race had a total purse of $1,049,725, making it the first million-dollar race for two-year-olds and the richest Thoroughbred horse race at the time. Between 1985 and 1990 the event was run at a shorter distance of one mile. With his win in 1987, Tejano became the first two-year-old to achieve career earnings of $1 million. The 1989 winner Grand Canyon won his fourth straight event and was un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton F
Carleton may refer to: Education establishments * Carleton College, a liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States * Carleton School in Bradford, Massachusetts, United States * Carleton University, a university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Human names * Carleton (surname) * Baron Carleton * Carleton (given name) Places Canada Ontario * Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district) (1867–1966, 2015–present) * Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district) (1867–1995, 2018–present) * Carleton County, Ontario (historic) * Carleton Place, Ontario * West Carleton Township, Ontario * Carleton Ward of Ottawa, AKA College Ward New Brunswick * Carleton, New Brunswick, now part of Saint John * Carleton Parish, New Brunswick, in Kent County * Carleton (New Brunswick federal electoral district) (1867–1914) * Carleton (New Brunswick provincial electoral district, 1834–1974) * Carleton (New Brunswick pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Breeders' Champion Stakes
California Breeders' Champion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1935 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run during the last week of December, the seven Furlong race is open to two-year-old horses bred in the State of California. The race currently offers a purse of $125,000. In winning the 2007 edition, Bob Black Jack set a new Santa Anita track record of 1:20.37 for seven furlongs on synthetic dirt. In the 2009 running, the race was set at one and one/sixteenth miles. Winners of the California Breeders' Champion Stakes Earlier winners *1999 – Gibson County *1998 – General Challenge *1997 – Oly Ogy *1996 – In Excessive Bull *1995 – Ready To Order *1995 – Snow Kidd'n *1994 – Individual Style *1993 – El Atroz *1992 – Irish Twist *1991 – Apollo *1990 – Tarascon *1989 – Kool Arrival *1988 – No Commitment *1987 – Fast Delivery *1986 – Snow Chief *1985 – The Rogers Four *1984 – Fali Time *1983 – Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
