The Oak Tree Derby is a race for thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 horses run at Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park

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 during the Oak Tree Racing Association

Oak Tree Racing Association

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 meet each year. The Grade II

Graded stakes race

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T event is open to three-year-old horses willing to race 1⅛ miles on the turf

Grass

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 and offers a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated in 1969 as the Volante Handicap, in 1997 it was renamed the Oak Tree Derby.

It was run on the undercard of the Saturday Breeders' Cup card in 2008 and 2009.

Records

Time record:

• 1:44.48 - The Usual Q.T. (2009)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Charles E. Whittingham (1977, 1979)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 5 - Bill Shoemaker (1969, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979)
• 5 - Alex Solis
  Alex Solis
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   (1985, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 5 - Charles E. Whittingham (1969, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1989)

Winners of the Oak Tree Derby

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Ultimate Eagle	Martin Pedroza Martin A. Pedroza Martin A. Pedroza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Pedroza trained at the Panama jockey school and in 1981 rode his first winner at Hipódromo Presidente Remón in Panama City...	Michael Pender	B. J. Wright	1:47.03
2010‡	Fantastic Pick (GB)	Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park...	James Lloyd	Jim Ford, Robert Maycock & Ken Smole	1:48.51
2009	The Usual Q.T.	Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....	James M. Cassidy	Don van Racing, Inc., et al.	1:44.48
2008	Muny	David Flores	Mike Puype	Brewer Racing Stable, et al.	1:47.69
2007	Daytona (IRE)	Mike Smith	Dan L. Hendricks Dan L. Hendricks Dan L. Hendricks is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Hendricks took out his trainers license in 1987 after working for Richard Mandella for nine years. On July 7, 2004, Dan is paralyzed from the waist down as the result of a motocross accident at Perris, California...	Davenport, Lenner, Ravich, Murray	1:46.40
2006	Dark Islander (IRE)	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...	John Hills	Donald M. Kerr	1:46.21
2005	Aragorn (IRE)	Patrick Valenzuela	Neil D. Drysdale	Ballygallon Stud Ltd.	1:46.48
2004	Greek Sun	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	Peter G. Angelos	1:48.08
2003	Devious Boy (GB)	Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair...	Kathy Walsh	James R. Vreeland	1:48.92
2002	Johar Johar Johar is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf in a dead-heat with High Chaparral....	Alex Solis	Richard E. Mandella	The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corp. The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family...	1:46.00
2001	No Slip (FR)	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	Robert J. Frankel	Amerman Racing Stables LLC	1:46.56
2000	Sign of Hope (GB)	Alex Solis	Neil D. Drysdale	Relatively Stable	1:47.71
1999	Mula Gula	Gary Stevens	Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers....	Steven J. Gula	1:46.67
1998	Ladies Din	Gary Stevens	Julio Canani Julio Canani Julio C. Canani is a trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing who has won three Breeders' Cup races....	Lanni, Schiappa & Sloan	1:50.24
1997	Lasting Approval	Alex Solis	Diane L. Perkins	Wimborne Farm	1:50.84
1996	Odyle	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	J. Paco Gonzalez J. Paco Gonzalez Juan Paco Gonzalez is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The fourth of six children, Paco Gonzalez grew up on a ranch near Guadalajara where his family owned Quarter horses. As a boy he was inspired to go into the Thoroughbred racing business by two older brothers who were jockeys at...	Brimacombe, McCaffery Trudy McCaffery Trudy V. McCaffery was a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in California who served on the Board of Directors of the Edwin J...  & Toffan	1:46.83
1995	Helmsman	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Wallace Dollase Wallace Dollase Wallace A. "Wally" Dollase is an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.Among his numerous Graded stakes race wins, Dollase won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff with Jewel Princess who was voted that year's Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse.Wally Dollase and...	Horizon Stable, Jarvis & Taber	1:48.98
1994	Run Softly	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a famous and award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family the successful businessman presides over the massive conglomerate Mawared...	1:49.96
1993	Eastern Memories	Jerry D. Bailey	Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...	Team Valor Team Valor Team Valor Stable LLC is an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable based in Versailles, Kentucky. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships with racing enthusiasts to race Thoroughbred horses at major racing venues, primarily in North America.In early July 2007,... , Amerman & Stibor	1:48.00
1992	Blacksburg	Alex Solis	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Overbrook Farm	1:48.00
1991	General Meeting	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	David Hofmans David Hofmans David E. Hofmans is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks. While a student at Pasadena City College he became friends with Gary Jones...	Golden Eagle Farm	1:46.78
1990	In Excess In Excess (horse) In Excess is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in England and in the United States. Out of the mare Kantado, he was sired by Siberian Express, a multiple Group One winner in France....	Gary Stevens	Bruce L. Jackson	Jack J. Munari	1:46.60
1989	Seven Rivers	Robbie Davis Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Early life:Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life....	Charles Whittingham	Enemy Stable & Mandysland Farm	1:45.80
1988	Coax Me Clyde	Patrick Valenzuela	Barry Knight	Vistas Stables	1:48.40
1987	The Medic	Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack...	Gary F. Jones Gary F. Jones Gary F. Jones is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses whose career began in 1974 and ended with his retirement at the end of July, 1996 having earned $52,672,611 in purses and the winner of 1,465 races including 102 graded stakes.Among the outstanding horses trained by Gary Jones were Hall...	Dr. Edward Giammarino	1:47.80
1986	Air Display	Gary Stevens	Darrell Vienna	Apple, Forgnone, Levy, et al.	1:48.00
1985	Justoneoftheboys	Alex Solis	Ronald McAnally	Cohen & Recachina	1:47.60
1984	Tights	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States...	Mill House Mill House Mill House was an Irish-bred but English-trained racehorse. He is considered one of the best National Hunt racing competitors in UK horse racing history but whose quality was overshadowed by arch rival, Arkle...	1:46.60
1983	Mamaison	Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network....	Richard E. Mandella	Bretzfield & Oliver	1:49.80
1982	Lamerok	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license....	Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant is an American industrialist, businessman and entrepreneur, worth an estimated $2.4 billion. He is also a major art collector, movie producer, and avid horseman...	1:46.20
1981†	Seafood	Marco Castaneda	Ronald McAnally	Elmendorf Farm	1:49.00
1981†	Waterway Drive	Jerry Bailey Jerry Bailey Jerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...	Robin Frank	Eric Frank	1:49.00
1980	Pocketful in Vail	Fernando Toro	Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning Jerry M. Fanning is a semi-retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He grew up in Texas and began his career in horse racing as a groom for his father, trainer Lev Fanning...	Kahn, Morcus & Rosburg	1:47.80
1979	Hyannis Port	Bill Shoemaker	Charles Whittingham	Bell Bloodstock Co. & C. Whittingham	1:47.60
1978	Wayside Station	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	John H. Adams	El Peco Ranch	1:47.80
1977	Kulak	Bill Shoemaker	Charles Whittingham	Bradley, C. Whittingham & Wynne, Jr.	1:46.80
1976	Today 'n Tomorrow	Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:...	Roger E. Clapp	Connie M. Ring	1:46.80
1975	Messenger of Song	Jerry Lambert Jerry Lambert (jockey) Jerry Lambert is a retired American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing best known as the jockey of Hall of Fame inductee, Native Diver.Jerry Lambert accomplished what Breeders' Cup Inc...	Gordon C. Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder Bernard J. Ridder Bernard Joseph "Ben" Ridder was an American newspaper publisher who served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ridder Publications, Inc. and an executive in the California Thoroughbred horse racing industry as well as a racehorse owner and breeder. Ridder was born in New York City, one of...	1:46.80
1974	Within Hail	Bill Shoemaker	Charles Whittingham	Bwamazon Farm	1:48.40
1973	NO RACE
1972	Bicker	Glen Brogan	Robert Wingfield	Green Thumb Farm Stable	1:48.20
1971	Vegas Vic	Howard Grant Howard Grant (jockey) Howard Grant is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his jockey apprenticeship as a seventeen-year-old at Wheeling Downs, West Virginia and won his first race on October 9, 1956 at Cranwood Park Race Course in Cleveland, Ohio...	Randy Sechrest	Fritz-Sechrest	1:48.20
1970	Mickey McGuire	Bill Shoemaker	Paul K. Parker	Vanguard Stable-Madden	1:47.40
1969	Tell	Bill Shoemaker	Charles Whittingham	Elizabeth A. Keck	1:46.80

‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.
† In 1981, Seafood and Waterway Drive finished in a dead heat for the win.