Wickerr Stakes

The Wickerr Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of July at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A non-graded stakes open to horses age three and older, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).

This race currently offers a purse of close to $80,000.

The race is named in honour of Wickerr , a horse who won a number of important races at Del Mar Racetrack for his prominent Rancho Santa Fe, California owner, Edmund A. Gann.

Records

Speed record:

• In 2002, Special Ring set a new stakes and Del Mar course record time for one mile of 1:32.72 that was broken the following year when Touch of the Blues set a new stakes and course record of 132.22

Winners since 1990

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Pure Tactics	6	Flavien Prat	Doug F. O'Neill	Nita Winner	1:34.78
2014	Lil Bit O'Fun	6	Aaron Gryder		Belmonte/Cohen/Gorman	1:32:35
2013	Indy Point (ARG)	4	Gary L. Stevens	Richard E. Mandella	Gus-May-Fer	1:32.74
2012	Suggestive Boy (ARG)	4	Joseph Talamo	Ron McAnally	Pozo de Luna, Inc.	1:33.21
2011	Calimonco	5	Victor Espinoza	John Sadler	Pam & Martin Wygod	1:34.07
2010	Blue Chagall	5	David Flores	Julio Canani	Prestonwood Racing	1:34.19
2009	Colonel John	4	Garrett Gomez	Eoin G. Harty	WinStar Farm	1:32.77
2008	One Union	5	Victor Espinoza	Richard E. Mandella	Herman Sarkowsky	1:34.09
2007	Becrux	5	David Flores	Neil D. Drysdale	Team Valor & Gary Barber	1:33.04
2006	Becrux	4	Corey Nakatani	Neil D. Drysdale	Team Valor & Gary Barber	1:34.31
2005	Tsigane	6	Garrett Gomez	Julio C. Canani	Prestonwood Farm	1:32.23
2004	Statement	6	Javier Santiago	Kristin Mulhall	Bienstock & Winner Stables	1:33.35
2003	Touch of the Blues	6	Kent Desormeaux	Neil D. Drysdale	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum	1:32.22
2002	Special Ring	5	David Flores	Julio C. Canani	Prestonwood Farm	1:32.72
2001	Thady Quill	4	Eddie Delahoussaye	Robert J. Frankel	Gary Seidler	1:35.02
2000	Riviera †	6	Chris McCarron	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1:34.20
1999	Crystal Hearted	5	Brice Blanc	Ben D. A. Cecil	Mrs. C. Michael Poland	1:33.15
1998	Joe Who	5	Emile Ramsammy	Bob Baffert	James Helzer	1:33.40
1997	Mufattish	4	Eddie Delahoussaye	Neil D. Drysdale	not found	1:36.60
1996	Megan's Interco	7	Corey Nakatani	Jenine Sahadi	Milton M. Bronson	nf
1995	Royal Chariot	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Edwin J. Gregson	Dorothy & Vincent Kanowsky	1:34.80
1994	Bertrando	5	Pat Valenzuela	John Shirreffs	Ed Nahem & 505 Farms	1:36.20
1993	Slew of Damascus	5	Corey Nakatani	Craig G. Roberts	E. Harbeston/G. Losh/V. Naccarato	1:34.00
1992	Luthier Enchanteur	5	Pat Valenzuela	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	nf
1991	Blaze O'Brien	4	Gary L. Stevens	Julio C. Canani	Barry & Susan Isaacs	nf
1990	Companion	5	Corey Black	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	nf

* † In 2000, American Spirit won but was disqualified to second for bumping Riviera in the stretch.

References

• The 2009 Wickerr Stakes at ESPN
• The 2009 Wickerr Stakes at the NTRA