1999 Thoroughbred Major Stakes Races
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Schedule and results of major stakes races in 1999; (T) indicates turf race course; (F) indicates furlongs.
1999
| Date | Race | Track | Miles | Winner | Jockey | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | Spectacular Bid B.C. Stakes* | Gulfstream | 6 F | Texas Glitter | John R. Velazquez | $75,000 |
| Jan. 9 | San Miguel Stakes* | Santa Anita | 6 F | Cape Canaveral | David Flores | 100,000 |
| Jan. 16 | Holy Bull Stakes* | Gulfstream | 11/16 | Grits'n Hard Toast | Robbie G. Davis | 100,000 |
| Jan. 16 | Golden Gate Derby | Golden Gate | 11/16 | Epic Honor | Lonnie Meche | 150,000 |
| Jan. 30 | Donn Handicap | Gulfstream | 11/8 | Puerto Madero | Kent Desormeaux | 500,000 |
| Jan. 31 | Hutcheson Stakes* | Gulfstream | 7 F | Bet Me Best | Jerry Bailey | 150,000 |
| Jan. 31 | Santa Catalina Stakes* | Santa Anita | 11/16 | General Challenge | Gary Stevens | 106,500 |
| Feb. 6 | Charles H. Strub Stakes | Santa Anita | 11/8 | Event of the Year | Corey Nakatani | 500,000 |
| Feb. 6 | San Vicente Stakes* | Santa Anita | 7 F | Exploit | Chris McCarron | 150,000 |
| Feb. 20 | Fountain of Youth Stakes* | Gulfstream | 11/16 | Vicar | Shane Sellars | 200,000 |
| Feb. 27 | Southwest Stakes* | Oaklawn | 1 | Jim'smrtee | Travis Hightower | 75,000 |
| Feb. 27 | Gulfstream Park Handicap | Gulfstream | 11/4 | Behrens | Jorge Chavez | 350,000 |
| Feb. 28 | Rampart Handicap | Gulfstream | 11/16 | Banshee Breeze | Jerry Bailey | 200,000 |
| Feb. 28 | San Rafael Stakes* | Santa Anita | 1 | Desert Hero | Corey Nakatani | 200,000 |
| Mar. 6 | El Camino Real Derby* | Bay Meadows | 11/16 | Cliquot | David Flores | 200,000 |
| Mar. 6 | Santa Anita Handicap | Santa Anita | 11/4 | Free House | Chris McCarron | 1,000,000 |
| Mar. 7 | Santa Margarita Handicap | Santa Anita | 11/8 | Manistique | Gary Stevens | 300,000 |
| Mar. 13 | Swale Stakes* | Gulfstream | 7 F | Yes It's True | Jerry Bailey | 100,000 |
| Mar. 13 | Florida Derby* | Gulfstream | 11/8 | Vicar | Shane Sellars | 750,000 |
| Mar. 13 | San Felipe Stakes* | Santa Anita | 11/16 | Prime Timber | David Flores | 250,000 |
| Mar. 14 | Louisiana Derby* | Fairgrounds | 11/16 | Kimberlite Pipe | Robby Albarado | 600,000 |
| Mar. 14 | Santa Anita Oaks | Santa Anita | 11/16 | Excellent Meeting | Kent Desormeaux | 250,000 |
| Mar. 20 | Rebel Stakes* | Oaklawn | 11/16 | Etbauer | Mike Smith | 125,000 |
| Mar. 21 | Gotham Stakes* | Aqueduct | 1 | Badge | Shaun Bridgmonhan | 150,000 |
| Mar. 22 | Tampa Bay Derby* | Tampa Bay | 11/16 | Pineaff | Jose Santos | 150,000 |
| Mar. 27 | Gallery Furniture.com Stakes†* | Turfway | 11/8 | Stephen Got Even | Shane Sellers | 750,000 |
| Mar. 28 | Dubai Classic | Nad al-Sheba | 11/4 | Almutawakel | Richard Hills | 5,000,000 |
| Apr. 3 | Santa Anita Derby* | Santa Anita | 11/8 | General Challenge | Gary Stevens | 750,000 |
| Apr. 3 | Flamingo Stakes | Hialeah | 11/8 | First American | Jose Velez Jr. | 250,000 |
| Apr. 3 | Ashland Stakes | Keeneland | 11/16 | Silverbulletday | Jerry Bailey | 500,000 |
| Apr. 3 | Oaklawn Handicap | Oaklawn | 11/8 | Behrens | Jorge Chavez | 750,000 |
| Apr. 7 | Lafayette Stakes* | Keeneland | 7 F | Yes It's True | Jerry Bailey | 100,000 |
| Apr. 9 | Apple Blossom Handicap | Oaklawn | 11/16 | Banshee Breeze | Jerry Bailey | 500,000 |
| Apr. 10 | Blue Grass Stakes* | Keeneland | 11/8 | Menifee | Pat Day | 750,000 |
| Apr. 10 | Arkansas Derby* | Oaklawn | 11/8 | Valhol | Billy Patin | 500,000 |
| Apr. 10 | Wood Memorial* | Aqueduct | 11/8 | Adonis | Jorge Chavez | $600,000 |
| Apr. 10 | Bay Shore Stakes* | Aqueduct | 7 F | Perfect Score | Edgar Prado | 100,000 |
| Apr. 17 | Federico Tesio Stakes* | Pimlico | 11/8 | Talk's Cheap | Michael J. Luzzi | 200,000 |
| Apr. 18 | San Juan Capistrano Handicap | Santa Anita | 13/4 (T) | Single Empire | Kent Desormeaux | 400,000 |
| Apr. 18 | Lexington Stakes* | Keeneland | 11/16 | Charismatic | Jerry Bailey | 325,000 |
| Apr. 18 | Lone Star Derby* | Lone Star | 11/16 | T.B. Track Star | Eddie Martin Jr. | 300,000 |
| Apr. 24 | Derby Trial* | Churchill Downs | 1 | Patience Game | Corey Nakatani | 100,000 |
| Apr. 30 | Kentucky Oaks | Churchill Downs | 11/8 | Silverbulletday | Gary Stevens | 500,000 |
| May 1 | Kentucky Derby* | Churchill Downs | 11/4 | Charismatic | Chris Antley | 1,000,000 |
| May 1 | Withers Stakes* | Aqueduct | 1 | Successful Appeal | Jose Espinoza | 150,000 |
| May 8 | Pimlico Special | Pimlico | 13/16 | Real Quiet | Gary Stevens | 500,000 |
| May 8 | Illinois Derby* | Sportsman's Park | 11/8 | Vision and Verse | H. Castillo Jr. | 500,000 |
| May 14 | Black-Eyed Susan Stakes | Pimlico | 11/8 | Silverbulletday | Gary Stevens | 200,000 |
| May 15 | Preakness Stakes* | Pimlico | 13/16 | Charismatic | Chris Antley | 1,000,000 |
| May 23 | Peter Pan Stakes* | Belmont | 11/8 | Best of Luck | Jean-Luc Samyn | 150,000 |
| May 29 | California Derby | Golden Gate | 11/8 (T) | Red Sky's | Russell Baze | 125,000 |
| May 29 | Metropolitan Mile | Belmont | 1 | Sir Bear | John Velazquez | 500,000 |
| May 29 | Massachusetts Handicap | Suffolk Downs | 11/8 | Behrens | Jorge Chavez | 600,000 |
| May 29 | The Californian | Hollywood Park | 11/8 | Old Trieste | Chris McCarron | 300,000 |
| May 31 | Charles Whittgham Handicap | Hollywood Park | 11/4 (T) | River Bay | Alex Solis | 400,000 |
| June 4 | Acorn Stakes | Belmont | 1 | Three Ring | Jerry Bailey | 200,000 |
| June 5 | Belmont Stakes* | Belmont | 11/2 | Lemon Drop Kid | Jose Santos | 1,000,000 |
| June 5 | Riva Ridge Stakes* | Belmont | 7 F | Yes It's True | Jerry Bailey | 150,000 |
| June 5 | Vodafone English Derby | Epsom Downs | 11/2 (T) | Oath | Kieren Fallon | 795,500 |
| June 12 | Stephen Foster Handicap | Churchill Downs | 11/8 | Victory Gallop | Jerry Bailey | 750,000 |
| June 13 | Leonard Richards Stakes* | Delaware | 11/16 | Stellar Brush | Michael McCarthy | 200,000 |
| June 13 | Shoemaker BC Mile | Hollywood | 1 (T) | Silic | Corey Nakatani | 350,000 |
| June 19 | Jersey Shore BC* | Monmouth | 7 F | Yes It's True | Jerry Bailey | 100,000 |
| June 26 | Affirmed Handicap* | Hollywood Park | 11/16 | General Challenge | David Flores | 125,000 |
| June 26 | Vanity Handicap | Hollywood Park | 11/8 | Manistique | Chris McCarron | 400,000 |
| June 26 | Mother Goose Stakes | Belmont | 11/8 | Dreams Gallore | Robby Albarado | 250,000 |
| June 27 | Irish Derby | Curragh | 11/2 (T) | Montjeu | Cash Asmussen | 1,208,210 |
| June 27 | Queen's Plate | Woodbine | 11/4 | Woodcarver | Mickey Walls | 500,000 |
| June 27 | Hollywood Gold Cup | Hollywood Park | 11/4 | Real Quiet | Jerry Bailey | 1,000,000 |
| July 3 | Beverly Hills Handicap | Hollywood Park | 11/4 (T) | Virginie | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 250,000 |
| July 4 | Philip H. Iselin Handicap | Monmouth | 11/16 | Frisk Me Now | E. King Jr. | 350,000 |
| July 5 | Suburban Handicap | Belmont | 11/4 | Behrens | Jorge Chavez | 400,000 |
| July 11 | Dwyer Stakes* | Belmont | 11/16 | Forestry | Jerry Bailey | 150,000 |
| July 24 | Ohio Derby* | Thistledown | 11/8 | Stellar Brush | Michael McCarthy | 300,000 |
| July 24 | Coaching Club Am. Oaks | Belmont | 11/4 | On a Soapbox | Jerry Bailey | 350,000 |
| July 24 | K. George VI and Q. Elizabeth Diamond Stakes |
Ascot | 11/2 (T) | Daylami | Frankie Dettori | 600,000 |
| Aug. 1 | Eddie Read Handicap | Del Mar | 11/8 (T) | Joe Who | Chris Antley | 400,000 |
| Aug. 1 | Whitney Handicap | Saratoga | 11/8 | Victory Gallop | Jerry Bailey | 963,498 |
| Aug. 6 | Amsterdam Stakes* | Saratoga | 11/8- | Successful Appeal | Edgar Prado | 75,000 |
| Aug. 7 | Go for Wand Handicap | Saratoga | 11/8 | Banshee Breeze | Jerry Bailey | 250,000 |
| Aug. 8 | Haskell Invitational* | Monmouth | 11/8 | Menifee | Pat Day | 1,000,000 |
| Aug. 8 | Jim Dandy Stakes* | Saratoga | 11/8 | Ecton Park | Alex Solis | 300,000 |
| Aug. 21 | Alabama Stakes | Saratoga | 11/4 | Silverbulletday | Jerry Bailey | 400,000 |
| Aug. 27 | Personal Ensign Handicap | Saratoga | 11/4 | Beautiful Pleasure | Jorge Chavez | 400,000 |
| Aug. 28 | King's Bishop Stakes* | Saratoga | 7 F | Forestry | Chris Antley | 200,000 |
| Aug. 28 | Travers Stakes* | Saratoga | 11/4 | Lemon Drop Kid | Jose Santos | 1,000,000 |
| Aug. 29 | Pacific Classic | Del Mar | 11/4 | General Challenge | David Flores | 1,000,000 |
| Aug. 29 | Saratoga BC Handicap | Saratoga | 11/4 | Running Stag | Shane Sellers | 300,000 |
| Sept. 5 | Remington Park Derby | Remington | 11/16 | Temperence Time | Timothy Doocy | 300,000 |
| Sept. 11 | Man o' War Stakes | Belmont | 13/8 (T) | Val's Prince | Jorge Chavez | 500,000 |
| Sept. 18 | The Woodward Stakes | Belmont | 11/8 | River Keen | Chris Antley | 500,000 |
| Sept. 18 | Ruffian Handicap | Belmont | 11/16 | Catinca | Jerry Bailey | 250,000 |
| Sept. 19 | Atto Mile | Woodbine | 1 | Quiet Resolve | Robert Landry | 1,050,000 |
| Sept. 25 | Vosburgh Stakes | Belmont | 7 F | Artax | Jorge Chavez | 250,000 |
| Sept. 25 | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Ascot | 1 (T) | |||
| Oct. 2 | Super Derby XX | Louisiana Downs | 11/4 | Ecton Park | Alex Solis | 500,000 |
| Oct. 9 | Champagne Stakes | Belmont | 11/16 | Greenwood Lake | Jean-Luc Samyn | 400,000 |
| Oct. 9 | Turf Classic Invitational | Belmont | 11/2 (T) | Val's Prince | Jorge Chavez | 600,000 |
| Oct. 9 | Hawthorne Gold Cup | Hawthorne | 11/16 | Supreme Sound | Randall Meier | 500,000 |
| Oct. 10 | Jockey Club Gold Cup | Belmont | 11/4 | River Keen | Chris Antley | 1,000,000 |
| Oct. 10 | Beldame Stakes | Belmont | 11/8 | Beautiful Pleasure | Jorge Chavez | 500,000 |
| Oct. 10 | Frizette Stakes | Belmont | 11/16 | Surfside | Pat Day | 400,000 |
| Oct. 16 | Spinster Stakes | Keeneland | 11/8 | Keeper Hill | Kent Desormeaux | 555,500 |
| Oct. 17 | Canadian International | Woodbine | 11/2 (T) | Thornfield | Richard Dos | 1,560,000 |
| Oct. 17 | TC of America Stakes | Keeneland | 6F | Cinemine | Eddie Martin Jr. | 100,000 |
| Oct. 23 | Empire Classic | Belmont | 11/8 | Gander | Robbie G. Davis | 250,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Juv. Fillies | Gulfstream Park | 11/16 | Cash Run | Jerry Bailey | 1,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Sprint | Gulfstream Park | 6F | Artax | Jorge Chavez | 1,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Distaff | Gulfstream Park | 11/8 | Beautiful Pleasure | Jorge Chavez | 2,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Mile | Gulfstream Park | 1 | Silic | Corey Nakatani | 1,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Juvenile | Gulfstream Park | 11/16 | Anees | Gary Stevens | 1,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Turf | Gulfstream Park | 11/2 (T) | Daylami | Frankie Dettori | 2,000,000 |
| Nov. 6 | Breeders Cup - Classic | Gulfstream Park | 11/4 | Cat Thief | Pat Day | 4,000,000 |
| Nov. 28 | Matriarch Stakes | Hollywood | 11/8 (T) | Happyanunoit | Brice Blanc | 500,000 |
| Nov. 28 | Hollywood Derby | Hollywood | 11/8 (T) | Super Quercus | Alex Solis | 500,000 |
| Dec. 4 | Hollywood Turf Cup | Hollywood | 11/2 (T) | Lazy Lode | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 400,000 |
| Dec. 18 | Hollywood Futurity | Hollywood | 11/16 | Captain Steve | Robby Albarado | 200,000 |
* VISA 3-Year-Old Championship Series race.
Races in italics are part of the NTRA Champions on Fox series which premiered in 1999.
† formerly known as Jim Beam Stakes.
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