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Saturday, April 8, 2017 $1,000,000$750,000 SANTA ANITA DERBY SANTA ANITA DERBY EXAGGERATOR Dear Member of the Media: Now in its 82nd year of Thoroughbred racing, Santa Anita is proud to have hosted many of the sport’s greatest moments. Although the names of its historic human and horse heroes may have changed in SANTA ANITA DERBY $1,000,000 Guaranteed (Grade I) the past seven decades of racing, Santa Anita’s prominence in the sport Saturday, April 8, 2017 • Eightieth Running remains constant. Gross Purse: $1,000,000 Winner’s Share: $600,000 This year, Santa Anita will present the 80th edition of the Gr. I, Other Awards: $200,000 second; 120,000 third; $50,000 fourth; $20,000 fifth; $1,000,000 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 8. $10,000 sixth Distance: One and one-eighth miles on the main track The Santa Anita Derby is the premier West Coast steppingstone to Nominations: Early Bird nominations at $500 closed December 26, 2016; the Triple Crown, with 34 Santa Anita Derby starters having won a total Regular nominations close March 25, 2017 by payment of of 40 Triple Crown races. $2,500; Supplementary nominations at $20,000 due at time of entry Track Record: 1:45 4/5, Star Spangled, 5 (Laffit Pincay, Jr., 117, March 24, If you have questions regarding the 2017 Santa Anita Derby, or if 1979, San Bernardino Handicap) you are interested in obtaining credentials, please contact the Publicity Stakes Record: 1:47, Lucky Debonair (Bill Shoemaker, 118, March 6, 1965); Department at your convenience. Sham (Laffit Pincay Jr., 120, March 31, 1973); Indian Charlie (Gary Stevens, 120, April 4, 1998) Gates Open: 10:00 a.m. First Post Time: 12:00 p.m. Other Feature Races: $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks (Gr. I) $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (Gr. II) $150,000 Providencia Stakes (Gr. III) Mike Willman Director of Publicity Table of Contents History of the First 79 Runnings ...........................................................................................................................4-7 Facts and Figures on the First 79 Runnings ...................................................................................................8-11 Chart of 2016 Santa Anita Derby ..........................................................................................................................12 Most Wins by a Jockey, Trainer; Derby Runners who were 2-year-old or 3-year-old Champions, Winners of Dubai World Cup ....................................................13 Santa Anita Derby Winners in the Triple Crown ..............................................................................................14 Santa Anita Derby Starters Who Won Triple Crown Races, Breeders’ Cup Races ...........................15 Largest Crowds, Handles ...........................................................................................................................................16 Fastest/Slowest Times, Fractions ...........................................................................................................................16 Highest/Lowest Mutuel Payoffs ..............................................................................................................................17 Margins, Favorites, Gender, Color, Cal-Breds, Size of Field ........................................................................18 Post Positions, Mutuel Fields ...................................................................................................................................19 Derby Starters Who Won Eclipse Awards, Horse of the Year, in Hall of Fame ................................ 20 Derby Starters, Jockeys, Trainers in Hall of Fame ...........................................................................................21 Milestones and Highlights ................................................................................................................................... 22-27 Publicity Phone (626) 574-6396 Horses Who Have Run in the Santa Anita Derby .....................................................................................28-34 Fax (626) 574-6682 Jockeys Who Have Ridden in the Santa Anita Derby .............................................................................35-43 Trainers Who Have Run Horses in the Santa Anita Derby ....................................................................44-53 Owners Who Have Run Horses in the Santa Anita Derby....................................................................54-65 3 History of the first 79 Runnings of the Santa Anita Derby Year Winner Owner Trainer Rider Wt. Second Wt. Third Wt. To Winner Time 1935 Gillie ......................................................................Greentree Stable W. Brennan .........................S. Coucci ........................................................................ 126 Whiskolo ..........................................126 Demonstration ...............................126 ............... $19,650 ........... 1:44 3/5 1936 He Did ....................................................................Mrs. S. B. Mason J. T. Taylor ............................W. D. Wright .................................................................. 126 Valiant Fox .......................................126 Gold Seeker ....................................121 ............ $26,000 ........... 1:49 2/5 1937 Fairy Hill ............................................................William DuPont, Jr. R. E. Handlen .....................M. Peters ......................................................................... 121 Military ...............................................121 Ptolemy .............................................121 ............. $48,425 ........... 1:45 4/5 1938 Stagehand ...............................................................Col. M. Howard E. H. Sande .........................J. Westrope .................................................................... 118 Dauber .............................................. 118 Sun Egret ..........................................118 ............. $42,350 ........... 1:50 2/5 1939 Ciencia (f).........................................................................King Ranch W. J. Hirsch .........................C. Bierman ...................................................................... 115 Xalapa Clown ................................120 Impound .......................................... 120 .............. $41,850 ........... 1:50 3/5 1940 Sweepida ...............................................................................H. C. Hill L. R. Staples ........................R. Neves..........................................................................120 Royal Crusader .............................120 Weigh Anchor ............................... 120 ............. $43,850 ........... 1:51 3/5 1941 Porter’s Cap .....................................................Charles S. Howard T. Smith .................................L. Haas ............................................................................120 Bull Reigh ........................................120 Copperman ................................... 120 .............. $44,975 ........... 1:54 2/5 1945 Bymeabond ................................................................J. K. Houssels W. B. Stucki .........................G. Woolf .......................................................................... 119 Busher ................................................121 Best Effort .......................................126 .............. $37,250 ........... 1:50 1946 Knockdown ................................................... Maine Chance Farm J. Smith .................................R. Permane .....................................................................122 Star Pilot ..........................................122 Honeymoon .....................................117 ............. $74,680 ........... 1:50 3/5 1947 On Trust ..............................................................E. O. Stice & Sons W. Molter .............................J. Longden ...................................................................... 118 W.L. Sickle ....................................... 118 Tropical Sea .....................................118 .............. $81,750 ........... 2:03 1/5 1948 Salmagundi .................................................................. William Helis W. Booth ..............................J. Longden ...................................................................... 118 Call Bell ............................................ 118 Drumbeat .........................................118 ............. $79,850 ........... 1:51 1/5 1949 Old Rockport ........................................................Clifford Mooers R. T. Watts ...........................G. Glisson ....................................................................... 118 Olympia ............................................ 118 Admiral Lea......................................118 ............. $94,700 ........... 1:50 1/5 1950 Your Host ...................................................................William Goetz H. L. Daniels .......................J. Longden ...................................................................... 118 Sturdy One ..................................... 118 Great Circle.....................................118 ............ $89,800 ........... 1:48 4/5 1951 Rough ’n Tumble ...................................................Frances Genter M. Calvert ...........................E. Arcaro ........................................................................