Sham Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Sham Stakes


caption =
location = Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California
inaugurated = 2001
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.santaanita.com/ www.santaanita.com/]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Cushion Track dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = Assigned
purse = $100,000
bonuses = The Sham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Sham Stakes is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. An official prep race for the Kentucky Derby, the Grade III event, is run in early March and offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaugurated in 2001, the Sham Stakes is named for the racehorse Sham, winner of the 1973 Santa Anita Derby and remembered for his battles with the great Secretariat in that year's U.S. Triple Crown Races.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:48.39 - Man Among Men (2003)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 - Victor Espinoza (2001, 2005, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Bob Baffert (2001, 2006)

Most wins by an owner:
* No owner has won this race more than once

Winners of the Sham Stakes