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Russell Baze
Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958 ) is a retired Canadian-American Thoroughbred horse race, horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, United States Racing Hall of Fame and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. Family background Born to an United States, American family, Baze's father, Joe Baze, is a former jockey and horse trainer, trainer who was competing at Hastings Racecourse, Exhibition Park in Vancouver at the time of his birth giving him dual Canadian/American citizenship. Riding career Baze began his racing career in Walla Walla, Washington in 1974 and won his first race that fall at the Yakima, Washington, Yakima racetrack. By the early 1980s he was making a name for himself, winning racing titles at northern California racetracks including a victory in the 1981 California Derby. Baze went on to lead United States thoroughbred hors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), 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 who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100–120 lb. (45–55 kg), and physically fit. They are typically self-employed, and are paid a small fee from the horse trainer, whose colors they wear while competing in a race. They also receive a percentage of the horse's winnings. The job has a very high risk of debilitating or life-threatening injuries, not only from racing accidents but also, because of strict weight restrictions, from eating disorders. Originally, in most countries, the jockeys were all male. Over time, female jockeys have been allowed to ride; thus, now there are many successful and well-known female jockeys. The participation of African American joc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Derby
The Oklahoma Derby is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years olds, over a distance of miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt held annually late September at Remington Park located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The event currently carries an offered purse of $400,000. History The inaugural running of the event was on 18 March 1989 as the Remington Park Derby held over the miles distance and was won by the Oklahoma bred Clever Trevor in a time 1:43.00. Clever Trevor would later win the Grade I Arlington Classic and Remington Park would have a Black Type Stakes named after him. The event was moved to the late summer, early fall schedule in 1997. That same year, the distance had increased to miles. While in 1998, the distance decreased to miles. In 1999 the event was classified as Grade III and it would hold this status until 2004. From 2005 to 2012 the event was ungraded and in 2013 it regained its Grade III status. In 2001 the race was renamed the Oklahoma D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Millions Classic
The Sunshine Millions Classic is an American race for thoroughbred horses held annually in January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Part of the eight-race Sunshine Millions series, half of the races are run at one track, and half at the other. The "Classic" is open to horses four-years-old and older willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It is a restricted event currently offering a purse of $250,000. The Sunshine Millions series races are restricted to horses bred either in Florida or in California. The racing series was created by the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, Inc., Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Magna Entertainment Corporation. Records Speed record: * miles – 1:45.64 – Go Between (2008) Most wins by a horse: * 2 – Mucho Macho Man (2012, 2014) Most wins by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In The Fog Stakes
The Lost in the Fog Stakes was an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. It was named in honor of Lost in the Fog, the brilliant sprinter who made his name between 2004 and 2006 before dying of lymphoma at age four. First run in 2007, the race was a five-furlong sprint for two-year-old horses until 2014 when it was opened to older horses, aged four and up, and run at a distance of six furlongs. During the summer of 2007, the racetrack installed a polymer synthetic type racing surface as mandated by the California Horse Racing Board. The Tapeta Footings synthetic all-weather racing surface is designed to make racing safer for both horses and riders. With the closure of the racetrack, the 2023 race would be its final edition. Records Speed record: * 1:08.40 - Outside Nashville (2016) @ 6 furlongs * 0:57.70 - Imaginary Sailor (2007 ) @ 5 furlongs Most wins: * Anyportinastorm (2019, 2021) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Russell B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Oaks
The California Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlongs). The event is an ungraded stakes race with a current purse of $75,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes. Records Speed record: * miles - 1:39.04 - Sky Mystic (2008) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Russell Baze (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 - Doug O'Neill Douglas F. O'Neill (born May 24, 1968) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and resides in California, where he trained the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, I'll Have Another, and 2016 Ken ... (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) Winners of the California Oaks since 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Cup Juvenile
{{No footnotes, date=August 2024 The California Cup Juvenile Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during its Oak Tree Racing Association meet in the fall of the year. Raced on dirt over a distance of 1 miles, it open to two-year-old colts bred in the state of California. The event currently offers a purse of $125,000 and a trophy. The California Cup Juvenile Stakes is part of the "California Cup Day" series of races intended to call attention to, and to honor, the California Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. Past winners * 2011 - Rousing Sermon (Rafael Bejarano) * 2010 - Slammer Time * 2009 - Bench the Judge ( Reyes C. Santiago) * 2008 - Lucky Primo (Joel Rosario) * 2007 - Sierra Sunset (Russell Baze Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958 ) is a retired Canadian-American Thoroughbred horse race, horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azalea Breeders' Cup Stakes
The Azalea Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses once run at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, on the Summit of Speed Day each year. Since 2015, the Azalea is now run at Gulfstream Park due to racing negotiations between the two Florida racetracks. Inaugurated in 1975 as the Azalea Handicap, the race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt. The listed race carries a purse of $100,000. The race has been run at a variety of distances: * 6 furlongs – 1976–1977, 1980, 1997–2013 * 6.5 furlongs – 1991 * 7 furlongs – 1978–1979, 1981–1990, 1992–1996, 2015–present Winners since 1995 * 2016 – Dearest (Emisael Jaramillo) * 2015 – Dogwood Trail ( Jesus M. Rios) * 2014 – NOT RUN * 2013 – Wildcat Lily ( Jose L. Alvarez) * 2012 – Another Romance ( Luca Panici) * 2011 – Devilish Lady ( Daniel Centeno) * 2010 – Pica Slew * 2009 – First Passage ( Jermaine Bridgmohan) * 2008 – Indyanne (Russell Baze) * 2007 – S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristides Breeders' Cup Stakes
The Aristides Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt scheduled annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $275,000. History The Aristides Stakes is named in honor of the racehorse Aristides who won the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875 on the Churchill Downs track. The race itself was inaugurated on June 18, 1989, as the Aristides Breeders' Cup Handicap over a distance of furlongs and was won by the Paul McGee=trained ex-claimer Bet the Pot. The condition of entry to the handicap were for horses three years old older. Breeders' Cup sponsorship ceased in 1996 but the quality of entrants continued to improve and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association upgraded the event to Grade III status. Bet on Sunshine, the first two-time winner in the race's history, set a new track record of 1:15.11 for furlongs in 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Downs Handicap
The Churchill Downs Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-old and older sprinters run over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt annually in early May at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, as an undercard event on Kentucky Derby day. The event currently offers a purse of $1,000,000. History The inaugural running of the event was the Churchill Downs Handicap took place on the closing day of the Churchill Downs Spring meeting, June 6, 1911, as a three-year-old and over race over a distance of miles with five starters and was won by Carlton G. in track record time of 1:51 under jockey George Taplin for owner and trainer Lon Johnson. The following year longshot Any Port equalled the record 1:51 winning by lengths. The event was held once more at the miles distance in 1913 before the track would have the race mothballed until 1938. In 1938, the event was reinstated at a distance of seven furlongs but was extended to one mile for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Millions Dash
The Sunshine Millions Dash is an American race for thoroughbred horses held in January as part of the eight-race Sunshine Millions series. Run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California or at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Half the eight races of the Sunshine Millions series are run at one track and half at the other. Open to three-year-olds willing to race six furlongs on the dirt, the Dash is an ungraded stakes event but carries a purse of $250,000. This race is also known as the Ocala Stud Dash Stakes. The Sunshine Millions series of races are restricted to horses bred either in Florida or in California and is the brainchild of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, Inc., Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Magna Entertainment Corp. Winners {, class = "sortable" , border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Bishop Stakes
The H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The current purse for the event is $500,000. History The inaugural running of the event was on 18 August 1984 as the seventh race on the undercard of Travers Stakes day as The King's Bishop Stakes and was won by Commemorate who was trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame trainer Laz Barrera, Lazaro Barrera in a time of 1:22. King's Bishop was originally owned by Houston Astros founding president Craig F. Cullinan Jr. and trained by H. Allen Jerkens, who trained the horse to wins in the 1973 Carter Handicap and Fall Highweight Handicap for Allaire du Pont. The event was not held in 1986. In 1987 the event was classified as Graded stakes race, Grade III, upgraded to Grade II in 1992 and since 1999 the race has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Shore Stakes
The Bay Shore Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $150,000. History The event was named for the resort town of Bay Shore, New York. The name was once an event with the same name, Bay Shore Handicap, which was for three-year-olds and older and held in September. That event ended in 1955 with the closing of the old Aqueduct track. The track was closed until it was reconstructed in 1959. According to New York Racing Association the new event was inaugurated on 13 April 1960 as a race with an old name – Bay Shore Handicap for three-year-olds at a distance of one mile. The following year the name of the event was changed to the Bay Shore Stakes. In 1964 the distance of the event was decreased to seven furlongs. The event began impacting the paths the three year old would take tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
