Ancient Title Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Ancient Title Stakes


caption =
location = Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California, USA
inaugurated = 1985
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.oaktreeracing.com/racinginfo/stakes.php Oak Tree at Santa Anita]
distance = 6 furlongs
track = Dirt, left-handed
(Cushion Track in 2007)
qualification = Three-year-olds & Up
weight = Assigned
purse = $300,000
bonuses = The Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October as part of the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses three years old and up, it is run at the sprint distance of 6 furlongs (approximately 1,200 metres) and can be a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The Grade I event carries a $300,000 purse.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Ancient Title Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]

The race is named in honor of the California-bred horse Ancient Title, a two-time California Horse of the Year and a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee.

Records

Time record:
* 1:07.57 - Idiot Proof (2007)

Most wins:
* No horse has ever won the race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - J. Paul Reddam (2001, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Ed Delahoussaye (1990, 1993, 1996, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 - John W. Sadler (1988, 1991, 1995)
* 3 - Bruce Headley (1996, 2000, 2002)

Winners of the Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Stakes

*In 1996, Criollito finished third but was disqualified and set back to fourth.

References

* [http://www.oaktreeracing.com/racinginfo/stakes.php Oak Tree at Santa Anita]
* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=25723&section=races Ancient Title Stakes at the NTRA]