- Carry Back Stakes
Horseraces infobox
class = Grade II
horse race = Carry Back Stakes
caption =
location =Calder Race Course Miami Gardens, Florida
inaugurated = 1975
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.calderracecourse.com www.calderracecourse.com]
distance = 6 furlong sprint
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-years-old
weight = Assigned
purse = $300,000
bonuses =Carry Back Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race run annually atCalder Race Course inMiami Gardens, Florida . Run during the first part of July, the race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race sixfurlong s on the dirt. A Grade II event, it currently offers a purse of $300,000.This race is named in honor of the Florida-bred 1961
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse ,Carry Back whose wins included the 1961Flamingo Stakes andFlorida Derby , as well as that year'sKentucky Derby andPreakness Stakes . Carry back was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1975.Inaugurated in 1975 as a race for two-year-old horses, in 1979 it was changed to a race for horses aged three and older. Since 1980 it has been restricted to three-year-olds and from 1981 to 1993 was run as the Carry Back Handicap. Since inception it has been contested at a variety of distances:
* 5 ½ furlongs : 1975-1978
* 6 furlongs : 1980-1982, 1997 to present
* 6 ½ furlongs : 1991
* 7 furlongs : 1979, 1992-1996Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
* 1:09.30 -Lost in the Fog (2005)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 3 -Eibar Coa (1997, 1998, 1999)Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 -Frank Gomez (1979, 1985, 1988)
* 3 -Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1996, 2004)Most wins by an owner:
* 2 -Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. (1981, 1982)Winners of the Carry Back Stakes
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=3883 The Carry Back Stakes at Pedigree Query]
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