{{primary sources, date=April 2010 2007SunshineMillionsTurf

The Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes is a race for

thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...

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held 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 ...

Arcadia, California Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located about northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. It contains a series of adjacent parks consisting of ...

or 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 ...

Hallandale Beach, Florida Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of the 20 ...

. Half the eight races of the Sunshine Millions are run at one track and half at the other. Open to four-year-olds and older willing to race one and one/eighth miles on the

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, the Sunshine Millions Turf is an ungraded stakes event but currently carries a purse of $75,000. This race is also known as the Cloverleaf Farms Turf (in 2006) as part of the eight-race Sunshine Millions series. In its 14th running in 2015, the series of races called the Sunshine Millions 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

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

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 Corporation.

Past winners

* 2022 – Lure Him In (

Junior Alvarado Junior Rafael Alvarado (born May 20, 1986) is a jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred racing who rode his first winner on December 30, 2005, at La Rinconada Hippodrome near Caracas, Venezuela before moving to ride in the United States in 2007 whe ...

) * 2018 – Galleon Mast ( Irad Ortiz, Jr.) * 2017 – Our Way ( John Velazquaz) * 2016 – Manchurian High (

Luis Saez Luis Saez (born May 19, 1992) in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Saez rode Maximum Security to finish first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was subsequently disqualified due to interference. The two later w ...

) * 2015 – Manchurian High (

) * 2014 – Star Channel (Fla-bred) * 2013 –

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(Fla-bred) * 2012 – Little Mike (Fla-bred) (Joe Bravo) * 2011 – Caracortado (Cal-bred) ( Joe Talamo) * 2010 – Jet Propulsion (Fla-bred) (

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 ...

) * 2009 – Soldier's Dancer (Fla-bred) (

Rafael Bejarano Rafael Bejarano (born June 23, 1982 in Arequipa, Peru) is a champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He trained at the Peruvian national riding school before embarking on his professional career in 1999. Having met with success, inc ...

) ( Presious Passion placed.) * 2008 – War Monger (Fla-bred) (

Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins in 1989. He has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stake ...

) * 2007 – Lava Man (Cal-bred) (

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 ...

) * 2006 – Miesque's Approval (Fla-bred) ( Eddie Castro) * 2005 – Star Over The Bay (Fla-bred) (

Tyler Baze Tyler Baze (born October 19, 1982, in Seattle, Washington) is an American Champion jockey. He was born into a racing family, since both of his parents were jockeys, as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jocke ...

) * 2004 – Proud Man (Fla-bred) (

René R. Douglas René R. Douglas (born March 3, 1967, in Panama City, Panama) is a former jockey in American Thoroughbred racing. Born into a horse racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before movin ...

) * 2003 – Adminniestrator (Cal-bred) ( Martin Pedroza)

External links

Official site of the Sunshine Millions
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