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The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby. Since its inception, seven Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby. Now run at a distance of miles (9 Furlongs), for the first three years it was miles, and at miles in 1947. Until 2008 the race had been run on dirt surface. The race has been contested on Cushion Track (2008) and Pro-Ride (2009 & 2010) artificial surfaces. In 2011, the race returned to dirt. Prep races leading to the Santa Anita Derby include the San Rafael Stakes, San Miguel Stakes, Sham Stakes, San Vicente Stakes, San Pedro Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and the San Felipe Stakes, all run at Santa Anita Park. As a result of World War II, there were no races held from 1942 to 1944. ==Records== * At age 17, Pat Valenzuela became the youngest jockey to win the Santa Anita Derby when he rode Codex to victory in the 1980 race. * In 2000, Jenine Sahadi became the first woman trainer to win the Santa Anita Derby. * In 2005, Jeff Mullins became the first trainer to win three consecutive editions of the Santa Anita Derby. Speed Record: Three horses share the record for the fastest winning time of 1:47.00: *Lucky Debonair (1965) *Sham (1973) *Indian Charlie (1998) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Rex C. Ellsworth * 2 - Calumet Farm, C.V. Whitney Most wins by a jockey: * 9 - Gary Stevens * 8 - Bill Shoemaker * 7 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. Most wins by a Trainer: * 7 - Bob Baffert (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Anita Derby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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