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Flavien Prat
Flavien Prat (born August 4, 1992, in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France) is a jockey in Thoroughbred racing who was a Champion Apprentice Jockey and Group 1 race winner in France before moving full-time to the United States in 2015 where he has won several meet riding Championships plus numerous top races including four Breeders' Cup races, the 2019 Kentucky Derby, and the 2021 Preakness Stakes The 2021 Preakness Stakes was the 146th Preakness Stakes, a Graded stakes race, Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), .... Year-end charts References 1992 births Living people French jockeys American jockeys Sportspeople from Melun People from Monrovia, California {{France-horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melun
Melun () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the kilometre zero, centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne, and the seat of one of its ''arrondissements''. Its inhabitants are called ''Melunais''. History Meledunum began as a Gauls, Gaulish town; Julius Caesar, Caesar noted Melun as "a town of the Senones, situated on an island in the Seine"; at the island there was a wooden bridge, which his men repaired. Roman Meledunum was a ''mutatio'' where fresh horses were kept available for official couriers on the Roman road south-southeast of Paris, where it forded the Seine. Around 500 A.D, Clovis I granted Melun to a Gallo-Roman magnate, Aurelianus (Gallo-Roman), Aurelianus, who had fought for Clovis several times and apparently influenced his conversion to Christianity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Brea Stakes
The La Brea Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in late December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of US$300,000. History The event is named for the area in Southern California called La Brea, noted for the La Brea Tar Pits in the middle of the city of Los Angeles. The word "brea" is Spanish for tar. The inaugural running of the event was on 16 January 1974 for four-year-old horses over a distance of miles and was won by Mr. & Mrs Carl Galea's 11/1 longshot Niner Power by a margin of lengths over First Majesty with Handsome Native length back in third in a time of 1:43. The event was held in 1975 in January for four-year-olds again with Bobby Murcer winning. However, track management scheduled the event for the 1975–76 Santa Anita Winter meet in December for three-year-old horses and when it came time to the draw e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Mar Handicap
The Del Mar Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run each year during the third week of August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and three-eighths miles on the Jimmy Durante turf course. Since inception, the Del Mar Handicap has been contested at various distances: * miles : 1937–1948 * miles : 1949–1969 * about miles on dirt : 1976–1985 * miles : 1970–1975, 1986–present The Del Mar Handicap was run in two divisions in 1972. In 1969, Figonero won the race in a world record time of 1:46.20 for miles. Records Speed record: (at current distance of miles) * 2:11.14 – Spring House (2008) Most wins: * 2 – Frankly (1948, 1950) * 2 – Arrogate (1955, 1956) * 2 – How Now (1957, 1960) * 2 – Navarone (1992, 1994) * 2 – Spring House (2008, 2009) * 2 – Big John B (2014, 2015) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – Robert E. Hibbert (1966, 1992, 1994) * 3 – Edmund A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Mar Debutante Stakes
The Del Mar Debutante Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each year in early September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade I event since 1999, the Debutante is raced on dirt at a distance of seven furlongs and currently offers a purse of $300,000. Inaugurated in 1951 at a distance of six furlongs, in 1974 the race was changed to a one-mile event then in 1993 to its current seven furlongs. From 2007 to 2014, it was run on a Polytrack all weather surface. The Del Mar Debutante Stakes was raced in two divisions in 1984. Records Speed record: *1:21.40 – Call Now (1994) (at current distance of 7 furlongs) Most wins by a jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...: * 5 – Gary Stevens (1987, 1988, 1992, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandelier Stakes
The Chandelier Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is restricted to two-year-old fillies. The Grade II race is contested at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the main track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. As of 2012, this race was renamed the Chandelier Stakes having formerly being referred to as the Oak Leaf Stakes. From 1997 through 2001, the race was run at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). As of 2020 the race was downgraded to Group II. Records Speed record: * 1:41.20 – It's In The Air (1978) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 – Chris McCarron (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992) Most wins by a trainer: * 11 – Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019) Most wins by an owner: * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buena Vista Stakes
The Buena Vista Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four years old or older over the distance of one mile on the turf scheduled annually in February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000. History The inaugural running of the event was on 5 March 1988 as the Buena Vista Handicap with the Julio Canani trained Davie's Lamb ridden by Fernando Toro winning comfortably by lengths in a time of 1:39 flat. In 1990 the event was classified as a Grade III. The Buena Vista Handicap was run in two divisions in 1992. The event was upgraded to Grade II status in 1995. The event run as a handicap through 2012 but since has been run under allowance weight conditions and renamed to the Buena Vista Stakes. It was taken off the turf and run on the dirt course in 2017 due to poor conditions on the turf course. When a graded stakes is taken off the turf, the race is automatically downgraded one le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Pal Stakes
The Best Pal Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt track scheduled annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000. History The event was inaugurated on 30 October 1967 as the Balboa Stakes with split divisions on the final day of the Del Mar 62 day racing season which went into the deep autumn. The event was for three-year-olds and older, and held on the turf over a distance of nine furlongs. The name reflected several area locations — Balboa Park near San Diego, Balboa Peninsula up the coast in Newport Beach, and Balboa Avenue in Del Mar which is located adjacent to the Del Mar Fairgrounds — all named in honor of the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The event was not run again until 1972 when conditions changed so that two-year-olds would run over a distance of furlongs. In 1974, the event was moved to the dirt track and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affirmed Stakes (LATC)
The Affirmed Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses over a distance of miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in late-June. The race currently offers a purse of $100,000. History The inaugural running of the event was on 30 June 1979 at Hollywood Park Racetrack as the Silver Screen Handicap at a distance of miles and was won by the promising three year old Valdez who won by 10 lengths, which continues to be the longest winning margin in the event. The event inherited the grading classification which was Grade II from the Argonaut Handicap which some sources believe is the predecessor to the event. However, the former Hollywood Park Media Guide management organization and the current Santa Anita management consider the event to have no connection. In 1993 the race was renamed to the Affirmed Handicap in honor of the 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Affirmed. In 1995 the distance of the event was decreased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turf Sprint Stakes
The Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of furlongs on the turf held annually in early May on the Kentucky Oaks day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting. History The event was inaugurated on 5 May 1995 as the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint Stakes as the sixth race on the undercard of the Kentucky Oaks day meeting over a distance of five furlongs. The event was won by the second favorite Long Suit, who led all the way to record a length victory in a time of 56.90 seconds. In 1999 Aegon committed to a long term sponsorship which reflected in the name of the event. This sponsorship ended in 2009. In 2011 Churchill Downs administration renamed the event to the current name, Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes. The event was first classified as Grade III in 2001 and a Grade II race in 2020. In 2015, Power Alert set the course record of 0.55.17. In 2019 the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Handicap
The San Antonio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced on the dirt, it is for horses age three and older. In 2017, the distance was shortened from miles to miles. The race was originally run under handicap conditions but is now run under allowance weight conditions, with specified weight reductions for horses who meet certain conditions. The San Antonio has been a Grade II event since 1990. The current purse is $200,000. The San Antonio was traditionally run in February and was frequently used as a prep race for the Santa Anita Handicap. In 2017, the race was run once in February, and then again on December 26, the opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meet. With its new position in the stakes calendar, the race now serves as a prep for the Pegasus World Cup. Inaugurated in 1935, the San Antonio Handicap was run at a mile and a sixteenth in 1940 and 1941. Records Speed record: * miles – 1:46.20 – Vigor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodeo Drive Stakes
The Rodeo Drive Stakes is a Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards. It is run at Santa Anita Park with a current purse of $300,000 and is contested over a distance of . Originally named the Yellow Ribbon Stakes, it was normally raced during the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park in late September / early October. It was and is a major prep race for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf raced over a distance of on the turf. Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Rodeo Drive automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Inaugurated in 1977, it was an Invitational through 1995. The original name for the race was the idea of Oak Tree Founding Director Louis R. Rowan and is taken from the wartime song: " Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree." Records Time record: * 1:57.60 – Brown Bess (1989) Most wins: * 2 – Wait A While (2006, 2008) * 2 – Avenge (2016, 2017) * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Dancer Turf Stakes
The Northern Dancer Turf Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario in mid-September. A Grade I event with a current purse of Can$300,000, it is run at a distance of miles on Woodbine's E. P. Taylor turf course. Inaugurated as the Niagara Handicap, it was first raced on dirt at the Fort Erie Racetrack. In 1957 the race was changed to run on turf and was moved to the Woodbine Racetrack in 1985 where for 1986 only, it was run on dirt. The race became part of the Breeders' Cup program and the name was amended to the Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap. In 2006, the event was renamed to honour Canada's most famous racehorse, Northern Dancer. Over the years, the race has been run at various distances: * miles : 1953-1956 * miles : 1957-1975 * miles : 1990-1994 * miles : 1976-1989, 1995 to present Records Speed Record: * 2:25.87 - Strut the Stage (2004) at the current distance of miles Most wins: * 2 - Marshall Ney II (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
