Los Alamitos Derby
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Los Alamitos Race Course Los Alamitos, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $350,000 (2015) |
The Los Alamitos Derby (formerly the Swaps Stakes) is a race for Thoroughbred horses run annually at Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos, California. The race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it currently carries a purse of $350,000.
Before 2014, the race was called the Swaps Stakes and was run at Hollywood Park Racetrack, before its closure in 2013.
Run in mid July, this race was named for the notable California-bred 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps, before moving to Los Alamitos.
In 1977, U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew suffered the first loss of his career when he ran fourth to winner J O Tobin.
Winners since 1997
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gimme Da Lute | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Watson/Pegram/Weitman | 1:47.09 |
| 2014 | Shared Belief | Mike Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jungle Racing LLC, et al. | 1:47.01 |
| 2013 | Chief Havoc | Rafael Bejarano | Peter Miller | Paul Makin | 1:50.17 |
| 2012 | Blueskiesnrainbows | Joe Talamo | Bob Baffert | Bad Boy Racing/Whizway Farms | 1:50.89 |
| 2011 | Dreamy Kid | Joe Talamo | Neil Drysdale | Robert S. Evans | 1:50.43 |
| 2010 | Skipshot | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Olympia Star, Inc. | 1:49.94 |
| 2009 | Misremembered | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Bob Baffert/George Jacobs | 1:49.02 |
| 2008 | Tres Borrachos | Tyler Baze | C. Beau Greely | John Greely IV/Phil Houchens | 1:49.29 |
| 2007 | Tiago | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1:48.76 |
| 2006 | Arson Squad | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:48.45 |
| 2005 | Surf Cat | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Marsha Naify/Aase Headley | 1:48.07 |
| 2004 | Rock Hard Ten | Corey Nakatani | Jason Orman | Mercedes Stable/M. Paulson | 1:47.47 |
| 2003 | During | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | 1:49.38 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Mike E. Smith | Paco Gonzalez | Farish, McCaffery et al. | 1:48:28 |
| 2001 | Congaree | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:48.61 |
| 2000 | Captain Steve | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram | 1:48.01 |
| 1999 | Cat Thief | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:47.87 |
| 1998 | Old Trieste | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Cobra Farm | 1:47.06 |
| 1997 | Free House | Kent Desormeaux | J. Paco Gonzalez | Toffan & McCaffery | 1:45.80 |
Earlier winners
- 1996 - Victory Speech
- 1995 - Thunder Gulch
- 1994 - Silver Music
- 1993 - Devoted Brass
- 1992 - Bien Bien
- 1991 - Best Pal
- 1990 - Jovial
- 1989 - Prized
- 1988 - Lively One
- 1987 - Temperate Sil
- 1986 - Clear Choice
- 1985 - Padua
- 1984 - Precisionist
- 1983 - Hyperborean
- 1982 - Journey at Sea
- 1981 - Noble Nashua
- 1980 - First Albert
- 1979 - Valdez
- 1978 - Radar Ahead
- 1977 - J O Tobin
- 1976 - Majestic Light
- 1975 - Forceten
- 1974 - Agitate
- 1968 - Good Investment
- 1966 - Disciplinarian
- 1965 - Gummo
- 1964 - Cap Size
References
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