Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes
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The Shoemaker Mile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
run annually as a Grade I
at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California
. Raced at a distance of one mile on the turf
, it is open to any horse age three and up and currently offers a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1938 as the Premiere Handicap, in 1990 it was renamed to honor U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
jockey, Bill Shoemaker.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
run annually as a Grade I
Graded stakes race
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at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
. Raced at a distance of one mile on the turf
Grass
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, it is open to any horse age three and up and currently offers a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1938 as the Premiere Handicap, in 1990 it was renamed to honor U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
jockey, Bill Shoemaker.
Selected past winners
- 2011 - Courageous Cat (Patrick Valenzuela)
- 2010 - Victor's Cry (Corey NakataniCorey NakataniCorey 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...
) - 2009 - Thorn Song (Mike E. Smith)
- 2008 - Daytona (Alex SolisAlex SolisAlex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
) - 2007 - The Tin ManThe Tin Man (horse)The Tin Man is an American thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He was sired by the great Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing out of the unplaced Lizzie Rolfe by another great horse, Tom Rolfe, who was an exceptional racehorse but a better broodmare sire.The Tin Man...
(Victor EspinozaVictor EspinozaVictor 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....
) - 2006 - Aragorn
- 2005 - Castledale
- 2004 - Designed for Luck
- 2003 - Redattore
- 2002 - Ladies Din
- 2001 - Irish Prize
- 2000 - SilicSilicSilic is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who competed both in France and in the United States. His most notable win came in the 1999 Breeders' Cup Mile....
- 1999 - SilicSilicSilic is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who competed both in France and in the United States. His most notable win came in the 1999 Breeders' Cup Mile....