The Sunshine Millions Classic is an American race for

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held annually in January at

Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...

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and at

Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park, owned by The Stronach Group, is a Thoroughbred race track, casino and outdoor entertainment and shopping destination in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Thoroughbred horse racing occurs year-round, defined by three distinct race meet ...

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. 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 Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

or in

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. 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 Mucho Macho Man (foaled June 15, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic. He was foaled in Florida and named after the Village People song " Macho Man". His breeders were Carole and John Rio of Flo ...

(2012, 2014) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 –

Russell Baze Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958 ) is a retired horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame and the State of Washington ...

(2009, 2011 & 2012) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 – Jenine Sahadi (2001 & 2002) * 2 –

Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer (born June 18, 1946, in Akron, Ohio) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose notable horses include Eclipse Award winners Blind Luck, Shared Belief and Songbird. He has the most wins in the history of Northern Calif ...

(2007 & 2012) * 2 – Katherine Ritvo (2012 & 2014)

Winners Sunshine Millions Classic since 2003

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Kathy Ritvo Katherine "Kathy" Ritvo (born February 13, 1969) is a race horse trainer who won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2013 with Mucho Macho Man after having finished a close second in the same race in 2012. She is the first woman to have trained a winne ...

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Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano (born April 20, 1985 in Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race. Ca ...

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, Reeves Racing/Dream One , align=center, 1:47.91 , align=center, $400,000 , - , align=center, 2011 , Tackleberry , align=center, 4 , align=center, FL , Javier Santiago , Luis Olivares , Luis Olivares , align=center, 1:48.52 , align=center, $500,000 , - , align=center, 2010 , Bold Chieftain , align=center, 7 , align=center, CA ,

, Bill Morey Jr. , Hall/Langbein/Robinson/Morey , align=center, 1:48.33 , align=center, $500,000 , - , align=center, 2009 ,

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Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux (born July 15, 1983 in Senlis, Oise, France) is a French Eclipse Award winning jockey currently racing in the United States. He has won seven Breeders' Cup races, including the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile with Champion Turf Mare T ...

, Marty Wolfson ,

Edmund A. Gann Edmund A. Gann (October 10, 1923 – February 5, 2010) was an American businessman and Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse owner. Early life and career Born in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the young Gann moved with his famil ...

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Garrett Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez (January 1, 1972 – December 14, 2016) was an American Thoroughbred jockey who won two Eclipse Awards and thirteen Breeders' Cup races during his career. Racing career Early career Gomez learned to ride by watching his fat ...

, William I. Mott ,

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Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California, United States) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races. Nakatani has long resided on th ...

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John W. Sadler John W. Sadler (born July 30, 1956) is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He’s got over 2,600 race wins, including the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic with Accelerate, who was subsequently named American Horse of the ...

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Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972) is a Mexican jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who won the Triple Crown in 2015 on American Pharoah. He began riding in his native Mexico and went on to compete at racetracks in California. He has ...

, Mike Machowsky , Blahut Stables , align=center, 1:47.67 , align=center, $1,000,000 , - , align=center, 2003 , Best of the Rest , align=center, 8 , align=center, FL ,

Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde (born February 15, in Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Coa was born and raised in Venezuela A five-time Judo Champion in his teens, He attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his ...

, Eddie Plesa Jr. , Bea Oxenberg , align=center, 1:49.40 , align=center, $1,000,000 , -

References

Sunshine Millions Classic at the NTRA
Restricted stakes races in the United States Horse races in Florida Horse races in California Open mile category horse races Sports in Los Angeles County, California