The Sunshine Millions Distaff is a race for

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held in January at Santa Anita Park in

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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 meets ...

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. Half the eight races of the Sunshine Millions are run at one track and half at the other. Open to fillies and

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s four-years-old and older willing to race one and one/eighth miles on the dirt, the Sunshine Millions Distaff is an ungraded stakes event but currently carries a purse of $200,000. This race is also known as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Distaff (in 2006) as part of the eight-race

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series. In its 16th running in 2017, the series of races called the Sunshine Millions are restricted to horses bred either in

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or in

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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

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Winners of the Sunshine Millions Distaff

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, - , 2016 , Mom'z Laugh , 4 , Javier Castellano , Marcus J. Vitali , A. Bianco Holding , 1:22.96 , - , 2015 , Dame Dorothy , 4 ,

Edgar S. Prado Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the ...

Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award seven times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (20 ...

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, E. Paul Robsham Stables , 1:50.21 , - , 2013 , Successful Song , FL-6 , , , Live Oak Plantation , 1:52.28 , - , 2012 ,

Awesome Feather Awesome Feather (March 15, 20082 March 2023) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She was bred and raced by Fred and Jane Brei's Jacks Or Better Farm Inc. and trained by Stanley Gold. Her ...

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Evening Jewel Evening Jewel (foaled February 26, 2007, in California) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse by Northern Afleet out of Jewel of the Night by Giant's Causeway. Northern Afleet is also the sire of 2005 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes winner A ...

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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 wo ...

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, Tom & Marilyn Braly , 1:42.25 , - , 2010 , Sweet Repent , FL-4 , Manoel Cruz , J. David Braddy , Buongiorno A Tutti Stable , 1:49.26 , - , 2009 , Leah's Secret , FL-6 ,

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 pr ...

WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and horse racing, racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt. It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder, Outstandi ...

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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, inclu ...

Robert J. Frankel Robert Julian Frankel (July 9, 1941 – November 16, 2009) was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called "one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing."Privman, Jay"Robert Frankel Dies ...

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Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans (born August 14, 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, best known for winning the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford and the Breeders' Cup Turf with Little Mike. He also upset American Ph ...

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Pat Valenzuela Patrick Angel Valenzuela (born October 17, 1962, in Montrose, Colorado) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born into a racing family, his father plus three of his uncles, including Ismael Valenzuela, were jockeys. He rode his first ...

, Ron McAnally , Arnold Zetcher, LLC. , 1:49.33 , - , 2005 , Sweet Lips , FL-4 , René R. Douglas ,

, West Stables, Inc. , 1:42.64 , - , 2004 , Secret Request , FL-4 ,

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, JD Farms , 1:45.16 , - , 2003 ,

Smok'n Frolic Smok'n Frolic (foaled April 9th, 1999) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the Next Move Handicap. Career Smok'n Frolic's first race was on April 13, 2001, at Keeneland, where she came in fourth. She then won her next two r ...

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Jerry Bailey Jerry D. Bailey (born August 29, 1957 in Dallas, Texas) is an Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame jockey. Early years Bailey was born ...

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References

Official site of the Sunshine Millions
Restricted stakes races in the United States Horse races in the United States Triple Crown Prep Races Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Recurring events established in 2003