Gold Rush Stakes

Gold Rush Stakes

The Gold Rush Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run at Golden Gate Fields in mid-December. An ungraded stakes set at distance of one mile on Tapeta Footings, the Gold Rush offers a purse of $75,000.

The race, named for the California Gold Rush of 1849, is a steppingstone to the $100,000 Golden Gate Derby (gr. III).

Past winners

* 2007 – El Gato Malo (1:37.62) (Patrick Valenzuela)
* 2006 – Pure As Gold (Jon Court)
* 2005 –
* 2004 – Dover Dare (1:36.55) (Ignacio Puglisi)
* 2003 – Skipaslew (Eric Saint-Martin)
* 2002 – Spensive
* 2001 - Danthebluegrassman
* 2000 - I’madrifter

* 1989 – Avenging Force (Roberto Gonzalez)

External links

* [http://www.goldengatefields.com/ Golden Gate Fields website]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ibison4/sets/72057594075815710/ Photos of Golden Gate Fields, including Silky Sullivan memorial and Lost in the Fog]


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