Saturday, April 6, 2019 $1,000,000$750,000 SANTA ANITA DERBY SANTA ANITA DERBY JUSTIFY Dear Member of the Media: Now in its 84th year of Thoroughbred racing, Santa Anita Park 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 eight decades of racing, Santa Anita’s prominence in the sport Saturday, April 6, 2019 • Eighty-Second Running remains constant. Gross Purse: $1,000,000 — Winner’s Share: $600,000 This year, Santa Anita will present the 82nd edition of the Gr. I, Other Awards: $200,000 second; 120,000 third; $60,000 fourth; $20,000 fifth $1,000,000 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 6. Kentucky Derby Points Awarded 100 pts. first; 40 pts. second; 20 pts. third; 10 pts. fourth The Santa Anita Derby is the premier West Coast steppingstone to Distance: One and one-eighth miles on the main track the Triple Crown, with 35 Santa Anita Derby starters having won a total Nominations: Early Bird nominations at $500 closed December 26, 2018; of 43 Triple Crown races. Regular nominations close March 23, 2019 by payment of $2,500; Supplementary nominations $20,000 due at time of entry; all horses If you have questions regarding the 2019 Santa Anita Derby, or if shall ay $7,500 to enter and $7,500 to start, with $1,000,000 guaranteed you are interested in obtaining credentials, please contact the Publicity Track Record: 1:45 4/5, Star Spangled, 5 (Laffit Pincay, Jr., 117, March 24, 1979, Department at your convenience. San Bernardino Handicap) Stakes Record: 1:47, Lucky Debonair (Bill Shoemaker, 118, March 6, 1965); Sham (Laffit Pincay Jr., 120, March 31, 1973); Indian Charlie (Gary Stevens, 120, April 4, 1998) Other Feature Races: $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks (Gr. I) $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (Gr. II) $150,000 Providencia Stakes (Gr. III) $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes Mike Willman $200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes Director of Publicity Table of Contents History of the First 81 Runnings ...........................................................................................................................4-7 Facts and Figures on the First 81 Runnings ....................................................................................................8-11 Chart of 2018 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 81 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 118 Interpretation ................................. 118 Aegean ...............................................118 ............. $81,500 ........... 1:50 2/5 1952 Hill Gail........................................................................Calumet Farm H. A. Jones ..........................T. Atkinson 118 Windy City II .................................. 118 Arroz ...................................................118 ............ $92,900 ........... 1:50 1953 Chanlea .......................................................................Calumet Farm H. A. Jones ..........................E. Arcaro 118 Merryman ........................................ 118 Correspondent ..............................118 ............ $84,500 ..........