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Elvis Trujillo
Elvis Raúl Trujillo (born October 7, 1983, in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. He is known for being the King of Monmouth Park. He is also known for being the regular rider of Precious Passion. Born in Panama City, where he began his career as a jockey, he came to the United States in 2002. Since 2017, he has surpassed more than $70,000,000 in purse earnings and has won more than 2,000 races. A winner of more than 50 Graded Stakes, such as the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Trujillo has also won major Graded Stakes such as The 2008 & 2009 United Nation Stakes, Summit of Speed Smile Sprint, La Brea Stakes, Princess Rooney Handicap, Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes, and many more major horse races. Trujillo rode in his native Panama and in Mexico City before emigrating to the United States in 2001 where in the fall he got his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100-120 lb., and physically fit. They are typically self-employed and are paid a small fee from the horse trainer and a percentage of the horse's winnings. Jockeys are mainly male, though there are some well-known female jockeys too. The job has a very high risk of debilitating or life-threatening injuries. Etymology The word is by origin a diminutive of ''jock'', the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name ''John'', which is also used generically for "boy" or "fellow" (compare ''Jack'', ''Dick''), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolk" in Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. v. 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleton Stakes
The Appleton Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Listed event raced on turf at a distance of 1 mile, it is open to horses age four and older. Race history The race was run in two divisions in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973–1982, 1984–1985, and 1987. Race distance *1952- mile *1953–1964 – mile *1965–1966 – 7 furlongs *1967–1971 – 1 mile * 1972 – 7 furlongs *1973–1982 – 1 mile * 1983 – 7 furlongs *1984–1990 – 1 mile * 1991 – 1 mile and 70 yards *1992–2000 – mile *2001–2008 – 1 mile *2009–2010 – furlongs *2011 onwards – 1 mile Records Most wins: * 2 – Better Bee (1958, 1959) Winners since 1999 Earlier winners * 1998 – Sir Cat * 1997 – Montjoy * 1996 – The Vid * 1995 – Dusty Screen * 1994 – Paradise Creek * 1993 – Cigar Toss * 1992 – Royal Ninja * 1991 – Jolies Halo * 1990 – Highland Springs * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Heroine Stakes
The Royal Heroine Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in April at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000. History The event was named in honor of the great Champion filly, Royal Heroine, who won the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack in North American record time. The event was inaugurated on 12 December 1986 as the Royal Heroine Handicap held at Hollywood Park Racetrack for three year old fillies over the miles distance and was won by Mary Jones Bradley's Miraculous who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Charles E. Whittingham in a time of 1:41. After an absence of 11 years, the event was renewed on 18 July 1998 as the Royal Heroine Stakes over the one mile distance with conditions for fillies and mares, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Diver Stakes
The Native Diver Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older over a distance of one and one eighth miles on the dirt held annually in late November at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event offers a purse of $100,000. History The race is named for one of the great sprinters and one of California’s most favorite horses, Native Diver, who ranks 60th in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. The event was inaugurated on 6 May 1979 with a recorded crowd of 30,857 in attendance as the Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack over the one mile distance and was won by the six year old Life's Hope who was trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Laz Barrera and ridden by the US Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in a time of 1:35 flat. The event was classified as Grade II for the first running but the following year it was downgraded to Grade III. The event has remained at that cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cougar II Handicap
The Cougar II Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one and one-half miles on the dirt, scheduled annually in late July or early August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000. History The event was inaugurated during the first racing season at Del Mar race track on 31 July 1937 as the Escondido Handicap over a distance of six furlongs for horses three-year-old or older. The event was an under card event on Del Mar Handicap day. The winner was Clean Out and the second and third place getters were mares. The event was held once more in 1938 but was interrupted for 11 years and did not resume until 1949 as an event for three-year-old fillies. In 1950 the event was held for two-year-olds as the Escondido Stakes. The event was idle for three years from 1952 and when it was resumed in 1955 the distance was set to miles. In 1956 the Irish-bred Poona set a new track record for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Bull Stakes
The Holy Bull Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses run over the distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, held annually in January at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000. History The event was inaugurated on 7 April 1990 as the Preview Stakes over a distance of miles, and it was created as a replacement for the Flamingo Stakes that ceased to exist following the closure of Hialeah Park Race Track. The event was held three weeks after the Florida Derby and the winner Home At Last did not run in any of the Triple Crown Races. In 1991 the distance was decreased to miles and in 1992 the event was rescheduled to early February thus becoming a preparatory race for the Florida Derby. In 1995 the Preview Stakes was upgraded to a Grade III. That same year Gulfstream Park scheduled an event in March in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse Holy Bull who had won the Flori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Shore Stakes
The Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to three-year-olds, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt. Inaugurated in 1992 at the Atlantic City Race Course, the Jersey Shore Stakes was moved to Monmouth Park in 1997 and won that year by Smoke Glacken. Records Speed record: * 1:07.47 – Idiot Proof (2007) Most wins by a jockey: * 6 – Joe Bravo (1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006,2017) Past winners * 2022 - Provocateur (Jairo Rendon) * 2021 – Real Talk ( Paco Lopez) * 2020 – Premier Star ( Paco Lopez) * 2019 – First Deal (Hector Rafael Diaz, Jr.) * 2017 – Proforma ( Joe Bravo) * 2016 – Front Pocket Money ( Antonio A. Gallardo) * 2015 – Hebbronville (Trevor McCarthy) * 2014 – Prudhoe Bay ( Paco Lopez) * 2013 – Rainbow Heir (Elvis Trujillo) * 2012 – Well Spelled (Pablo Fragoso) * 2011 – Flashpoint (Cornelio Velásquez) * 2010 – Discreetly Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prevoyante Handicap
The La Prevoyante Stakes, until 2019 the La Prevoyante Handicap, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida. The race is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on turf. The Grade III race currently carries a purse of $200,000. The La Prevoyante Handicap is named for the Hall of Fame filly La Prevoyante, who collapsed and died in the unsaddling area at Calder Race Course after a December 28, 1974 race. Due to track scheduling changes, the race was run twice in 2011; once in January and again in December. First run in 1976, there was no race the following year but it returned permanently in 1978. It has been competed at various distances: * 8.5 furlongs ( miles) : 1976 * 9 furlongs ( miles) : 1978–1983 * 12 furlongs ( miles) : 1984 to present The race was originally run at Calder Race Course, but was moved to Gulfstream Park beginning in 2014. The purse doubled to $200,000 in 2017. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Dash Stakes
The Laurel Dash Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse at Laurel, Maryland. An ungraded stakes open to horses age three and older, it is raced on turf over a distance of five and one-half furlongs. Historical notes The inaugural running took place on October 23, 1988 and was won by Daniel Wildenstein's outstanding runner, Steinlen. Once described as "probably the richest and most powerful art dealer on earth",Andrews, Suzanna"Bitter Spoils" '' Vanity Fair'', March 1998. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Wildenstein named the horse for the French Art Nouveau painter Théophile Steinlen. Inclement weather caused track officials to be concerned about the safety of the turf course in 1997 and 2011 resulting in those races being switched to the dirt track. Ben's Cat won that 2011 event and did it again in 2013. He is the only horse to have won the Laurel Dash twice and it is a noteworthy success in that one was on dirt and the other on grass. Records Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Mile Handicap
The Miami Mile Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race once run annually during the last week of April at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs). The last running was in 2017. Inaugurated as the Miami Breeders' Cup Handicap in 1987, it has been raced at various distances: * About miles: 1987–1989, 1992–1993 * miles : 1990–1991, 1994–1996 * 1 mile : 1997–present The race was run on dirt in 1990 and 1991. In 2003, the race also had to be shifted from the turf to the dirt due to weather considerations but maintained its Grade III status. In 2015, this race began to run at Gulfstream Park. Records Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile) * 1:33.01 – Smokem Kitten (2016) Most wins: * 2 – Simply Majestic (1988, 1989) * 2 – Band Is Passing (2000, 2002) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Ted Sabarese (1988, 1989) * 2 – Stanley M. Ersoff (2000, 2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapling Stakes
The Sapling Stakes is an American Graded stakes race, Ungraded Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early September at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to 2-year-olds, it was raced on dirt over a distance of six furlongs for a current purse of $100,000. In 2014, its distance was set at 1 mile or 8 furlongs. First run in 1883, the New Jersey Legislature passed a law in 1894 that banned parimutuel betting in the state and the track closed. In 1946, the state legislature passed a bill providing for state regulation of horse racing and the Sapling Stakes was revived. In 1952, the race was run in two divisions. This race was downgraded to a Listed Status for its 2014 running.http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/82327/eight-stakes-elevated-in-status-for-2014 Records Time record: * 1:07.84 – Gilded Time (horse), Gilded Time (1992) (former distance of 6 furlongs) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – James Cox Brady Jr. (1949, 1952, 1953) Most wins by a jockey: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Rooney Handicap
The Princess Rooney Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt run annually in early July at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. History The inaugural running of the event was on 10 August 1985 at Calder Race Course as the Princess Rooney Handicap. The event is named in honor for the U.S. Hall of Fame filly Princess Rooney, who won her first four starts at the Calder racetrack. The event was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1997. The event was run at six furlongs from 1998 to 2015. In 1999, the event was upgraded to Grade III status by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and carried a $300,000 purse. Three years later the event was upgraded again to Grade II. The event was a Grade I event from 2006 to 2014. In 2014 the event was not held and after negotiations between Calder Race Track and Gulfstream Park the event was moved to Gulfst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
