Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint
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The Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint is a race for Thoroughbred
horses held each year at Bay Meadows
in San Mateo, California
. The race is open to four-year-olds and up willing to make a six furlong
dash on the dirt.
A Grade III
event, it offers a trophy and a purse of $100,000 (includes $25,000 from the Breeders' Cup
Fund).
In 2009, this race will be downgraded from a Grade III
event to ungraded status..
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...
horses held each year at Bay Meadows
Bay Meadows
Bay Meadows was a horse racing track in San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States.-History:Built on the site of an old airfield, Bay Meadows Racecourse was the longest continually operating thoroughbred racetrack in California, having been founded on November 13,...
in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
. The race is open to four-year-olds and up willing to make a six furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
dash on the dirt.
A Grade III
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...
event, it offers a trophy and a purse of $100,000 (includes $25,000 from the Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...
Fund).
In 2009, this race will be downgraded from a Grade III
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...
event to ungraded status..
Past winners
- 2008 - Bonfante (Frank Alvarado)
- 2007 - Smokey Stover (Aaron GryderAaron GryderAaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races...
) - 2006 - Carthage (Dennis Carr)
- 2005 -
- 2004 - Court's in Session (Roberto Gonzalez)
- 2003 - El Dorado Shooter (Chad Schvaneveld)
- 2002 - Mellow Fellow (Russell BazeRussell BazeRussell Avery Baze is a horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame....
) - 2001 - Lexicon (Russell Baze)
- 2000 - Lexicon (Russell Baze)
- 1999 - Big Jag (Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his...
)