Gold Rush Stakes
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The Gold Rush Stakes is an American Thoroughbred
horse race for two-year-olds run at Golden Gate Fields
in mid-December. An ungraded stakes
set at distance of one mile on Tapeta Footings, the Gold Rush offers a purse of $75,000.
The race, named for the California Gold Rush
of 1849, is a steppingstone to the $100,000 Golden Gate Derby
(gr. III).
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...
horse race for two-year-olds run at Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields is an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area...
in mid-December. An ungraded stakes
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
set at distance of one mile on Tapeta Footings, the Gold Rush offers a purse of $75,000.
The race, named for the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
of 1849, is a steppingstone to the $100,000 Golden Gate Derby
Golden Gate Derby
SEE California Derby.The Golden Gate Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run early each year at Golden Gate Fields set at a distance of one and one sixteenth of a mile...
(gr. III).
Past winners
- 2008 - Merus Miami (1:38.48) (Alex Bisono)
- 2007 – El Gato Malo (1:37.62) (Patrick Valenzuela)
- 2006 – Pure As Gold (Jon CourtJon CourtJon Kenton Court is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980....
) - 2005 –
- 2004 – Dover Dare (1:36.55) (Ignacio Puglisi)
- 2003 – Skipaslew (Eric Saint-Martin)
- 2002 – Spensive
- 2001 - Danthebluegrassman
- 2000 - I’madrifter
- 1989 – Avenging Force (Roberto Gonzalez)
External links
- Golden Gate Fields website
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ibison4/sets/72057594075815710/Photos of Golden Gate Fields, including Silky SullivanSilky SullivanSilky Sullivan was an American thoroughbred race horse best known for his come-from-behind racing style...
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