2000 Thoroughbred Major Stakes Races

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Schedule and results of major stakes races in 2000; (T) indicates turf race course; (F) indicates furlongs.

2000

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Winner	Jockey	Purse
Jan. 5	Spectacular Bid Stakes*	Gulfstream	6 F	B L's Appeal	Mike Smith	$75,000
Jan. 8	San Miguel Stakes*	Santa Anita	6 F	Swept Overboard	Eddie Delahoussaye	100,000
Jan. 15	Holy Bull Stakes*	Gulfstream	1¹/16	Hal's Hope	Roger Velez	100,000
Jan. 15	Golden Gate Derby	Golden Gate	1¹/16	New Advantage	Alderto Lopez	150,000
Jan. 29	Hutcheson Stakes*	Gulfstream	7 F	Summer Note	Shane Sellers	150,000
Jan. 30	Santa Catalina Stakes*	Santa Anita	1¹/16	The Deputy	Chris McCarron	100,000

Feb. 5	Donn Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/8	Stephen Got Even	Shane Sellers	500,000
Feb. 5	Charles H. Strub Stakes	Santa Anita	1¹/8	General Challenge	Corey Nakatani	500,000
Feb. 5	San Vicente Stakes*	Santa Anita	7 F	Archer City Slew	Kent Desormeaux	150,000
Feb. 19	Fountain of Youth Stakes*	Gulfstream	1¹/16	High Yield	Pat Day	200,000
Feb. 26	Gulfstream Park Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/4	Behrens	Jorge Chavez	350,000
Feb. 27	Rampart Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/16	Bella Chiarra	Shane Sellers	200,000

Mar. 4	San Rafael Stakes*	Santa Anita	1	War Chant	Kent Desormeaux	200,000
Mar. 4	The Southwest	Oaklawn	1	Afternoon Affair	Joseph Judice	75,000
Mar. 4	Santa Anita Handicap	Santa Anita	1¹/4	General Challenge	Corey Nakatani	1,000,000
Mar. 5	Santa Margarita Handicap	Santa Anita	1¹/8	Riboletta	Corey Nakatani	300,000
Mar. 11	El Camino Real Derby*	Bay Meadows	1¹/16	Remember Sheikh	Frank Alvarado	200,000
Mar. 11	Swale Stakes*	Gulfstream	7 F	Trippi	Jerry Bailey	100,000
Mar. 11	Florida Derby*	Gulfstream	1¹/8	Hal's Hope	Roger Velez	750,000
Mar. 12	Louisiana Derby*	Fairgrounds	1¹/16	Mighty	Shane Sellers	750,000
Mar. 12	Santa Anita Oaks	Santa Anita	1¹/16	Surfside	Pat Day	300,000
Mar. 19	Gotham Stakes*	Aqueduct	1	Red Bullet	Alex Solis	200,000
Mar. 19	Tampa Bay Derby*	Tampa Bay	1¹/16	Wheelaway	Richard Migliore	150,000
Mar. 19	San Felipe Stakes*	Santa Anita	1¹/16	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	250,000
Mar. 25	Rebel Stakes*	Oaklawn	1¹/16	Snuck In	Cash Asmussen	100,000
Mar. 25	Spiral Stakes†*	Turfway	1¹/16	Globalize	Francisco Torres	600,000
Mar. 25	Dubai Classic	Nad al-Sheba	1¹/4	Dubai Millennium	Frankie Dettori	6,000,000

Apr. 8	Santa Anita Derby*	Santa Anita	1¹/8	The Deputy	Chris McCarron	1,000,000
Apr. 8	Flamingo Stakes	Hialeah	1¹/8	Trippi	Eibar Coa	250,000
Apr. 8	Ashland Stakes	Keeneland	1¹/16	Rings A Chime	Shane Sellers	500,000
Apr. 8	The Oaklawn Handicap	Oaklawn	1¹/8	K One King	Calvin Borel	600,000
Apr. 9	Apple Blossom Handicap	Oaklawn	1¹/16	Heritage of Gold	Shane Sellers	500,000
Apr. 12	Lafayette Stakes*	Keeneland	7 F	Caller One	Robbie Davis	100,000
Apr. 15	Blue Grass Stakes*	Keeneland	1¹/8	High Yield	Pat Day	750,000
Apr. 15	Arkansas Derby*	Oaklawn	1¹/8	Graeme Hall	Robby Albarado	$500,000
Apr. 15	Wood Memorial*	Aqueduct	1¹/8	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	750,000
Apr. 15	Bay Shore Stakes*	Aqueduct	7 F	Precise End	Jorge Chavez	100,000
Apr. 15	California Derby	Golden Gate	1¹/8	Bet on Red	Ronnie Warren	250,000
Apr. 22	Federico Tesio Stakes*	Pimlico	1¹/8	Runspastum	Robbie Davis	200,000
Apr. 22	San Juan Capistrano Handicap	Santa Anita	1³/4	Sunshine Street	Jerry Bailey	400,000
Apr. 22	Lexington Stakes*	Keeneland	1¹/16	Unshaded	Shane Sellers	325,000
Apr. 22	Lone Star Derby*	Lone Star	1¹/16	Tahkodha Hills	Eibar Coa	300,000
Apr. 29	Derby Trial*	Churchill Downs	1	Performing Magic	Pat Day	100,000
Apr. 30	Snow Chief Stakes	Hollywood	1¹/8	Grey Memo	Matt Garcia	250,000

May 5	Kentucky Oaks	Churchill Downs	1¹/8	Secret Status	Pat Day	500,000
May 6	Kentucky Derby*	Churchill Downs	1¹/4	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	1,000,000
May 6	Withers Stakes*	Aqueduct	1	Big E E	Herberto Castillo Jr.	150,000
May 13	Pimlico Special	Pimlico	1³/16	Golden Missle	Kent Desormeaux	750,000
May 13	Illinois Derby*	Sportsman's Park	1¹/8	Performing Magic	Shane Sellers	500,000
May 20	Preakness Stakes*	Pimlico	1³/16	Red Bullet	Jerry Bailey	1,000,000
May 27	Peter Pan Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/8	Postponed	Edgar Prado	200,000
May 29	Metropolitan Mile	Belmont	1	Yankee Victor	Herberto Castillo	750,000

June 3	Massachusetts Handicap	Suffolk Downs	1¹/8	Running Stag	John Velazquez	600,000
June 9	Acorn Stakes	Belmont	1	Finder's Fee	John Velazquez	200,000
June 10	Belmont Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/2	Commendable	Pat Day	1,000,000
June 10	Riva Ridge Stakes*	Belmont	7 F	Trippi	Jerry Bailey	150,000
June 10	Round Table Stakes*	Arlington	1¹/8	Fan the Flame	Eddie Martin Jr.	125,000
June 17	Stephen Foster Handicap	Churchill Downs	1¹/8	Golden Missile	Kent Desormeaux	750,000

July 1	Mother Goose Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Secret Status	Pat Day	250,000
July 1	Affirmed Handicap*	Hollywood Park	1¹/16	Tiznow	Victor Espinoza	125,000
July 2	Beverly Hills Handicap	Hollywood Park	1¹/4 (T)	Happyanunoit	Brice Blanc	250,000
July 4	Suburban Handicap	Belmont	1¹/4	Lemon Drop Kid	Edgar Prado	500,000
July 9	Hollywood Gold Cup	Hollywood Park	1¹/4	Early Pioneer	Victor Espinoza	1,000,000
July 9	Dwyer Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/16	Albert the Great	Richard Migliore	150,000
July 15	Ohio Derby*	Thistledown	1¹/8	Milwaukee Brew	Michael McCarthy	300,000
July 15	Carry Back Stakes*	Calder	6 F	Caller One	Corey Nakatani	200,000
July 22	Coaching Club Am. Oaks	Belmont	1¹/2	Jostle	Mike Smith	350,000
July 29	K. George VI and Q. Elizabeth Diamond Stakes	Ascot	1¹/2 (T)	Montjeu	Michael Kinane	600,000
July 30	Eddie Read Handicap	Del Mar	1¹/8 (T)	Ladies Din	Kent Desormeaux	400,000
July 30	Go for Wand Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/8	Heritage of Gold	Shane Sellers	250,000

Aug. 4	Amsterdam Stakes*	Saratoga	6 F	Personal First	Pat Day	100,000
Aug. 5	Jim Dandy Stakes*	Saratoga	1¹/8	Graeme Hall	Jerry Bailey	400,000
Aug. 6	Whitney Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/8	Lemon Drop Kid	Edgar Prado	750,000
Aug. 6	Haskell Invitational*	Monmouth	1¹/8	Dixie Union	Alex Solis	1,000,000
Aug. 19	Alabama Stakes	Saratoga	1¹/4	Jostle	Mike Smith	750,000
Aug. 25	Personal Ensign Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/4	Beautiful Pleasure	Jorge Chavez	400,000
Aug. 26	King's Bishop Stakes*	Saratoga	7 F	More Than Ready	Pat Day	200,000
Aug. 26	Travers Stakes*	Saratoga	1¹/4	Unshaded	Shane Sellers	1,000,000
Aug. 26	Pacific Classic	Del Mar	1¹/4	Skimming	Garrett Gomez	1,000,000
Aug. 27	Philip H. Iselin Handicap	Monmouth	1¹/8	Rize	Jose Ferrer	350,000
Aug. 27	Saratoga BC Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/4	Pleasant Breeze	Jorge Chavez	300,000
Aug. 27	Remington Park Derby	Remington	1¹/16	Performing Magic	Shane Sellers	300,000

Sept. 9	Man o' War Stakes	Belmont	1³/8 (T)	Fantastic Light	Jerry Bailey	500,000
Sept. 16	The Woodward Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Lemon Drop Kid	Edgar Prado	500,000
Sept. 16	Kentucky Cup	Turfway	1¹/8	Captain Steve	Shane Sellers	500,000
Sept. 16	Ruffian Handicap	Belmont	1¹/16	Riboletta	Chris McCarron	250,000
Sept. 17	Atto Mile	Woodbine	1 (T)	Riviera	John Velazquez	1,000,000
Sept. 17	Matron Stakes	Belmont	1	Raging Fever	Jerry Bailey	200,000
Sept. 17	Futurity Stakes	Belmont	1	Burning Roma	Rick Wilson	200,000
Sept. 23	Vosburgh Stakes	Belmont	7 F	Trippi	Jerry Bailey	300,000
Sept. 23	Mazarine B.C. Stakes	Woodbine	1¹/16	Salty You	Todd Kabel	200,000
Sept. 23	Jerome Handicap	Belmont	1	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	150,000
Sept. 23	Kentucky Cup Mile	Kentucky Downs	1	Glick	Mark Guidry	200,000
Sept. 23	Kentucky Cup Turf	Kentucky Downs	1¹/2 (T)	Down the Aisle	Robby Albarado	300,000
Sept. 25	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Ascot	1 (T)	Observatory	Kevin Darley	499,710

Sept. 30	Super Derby XXI	Louisiana Downs	1¹/4	Tiznow	Chris McCaron	500,000
Oct. 7	Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap	Hawthorne	1¹/4 (T)	Dust On the Bottle	Timothy Doocy	500,000
Oct. 7	Turf Classic Invitational	Belmont	1¹/2 (T)	John's Call	Jean-Luc Samyn	750,000
Oct. 14	Champagne Stakes	Belmont	1¹/16	A.P. Valentine	Jorge Chavez	500,000
Oct. 14	Jockey Club Gold Cup	Belmont	1¹/4	Albert the Great	Jorge Chavez	1,000,000
Oct. 14	Beldame Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Riboletta	Chris McCarron	750,000
Oct. 14	Frizette Stakes	Belmont	1¹/16	Raging Fever	Jerry Bailey	500,000
Oct. 14	Spinster Stakes	Keeneland	1¹/8	Plenty of Light	Garrett Gomez	500,000
Oct. 15	Canadian International	Woodbine	1¹/2 (T)	Mutafaweq	Frankie Dettori	1,500,000
Oct. 15	TC of America Stakes	Keeneland	6F	Katz Me If You Can	Jorge Chavez	100,000
Oct. 23	Empire Classic	Belmont	1¹/8	Turnofthecentury	Aaron Gryder	250,000

Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Distaff	Churchill Downs	1¹/8	Spain	Victor Espinoza	2,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Juv. Fillies	Churchill Downs	1¹/16	Caressing	John Velazquez	1,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Mile	Churchill Downs	1	War Chant	Gary Stevens	1,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Sprint	Churchill Downs	6F	Kona Gold	Alex Solis	1,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Filly & Mare Turf	Churchill Downs	1¹/2 (T)	Perfect Sting	Jerry Bailey	1,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Juvenile	Churchill Downs	1¹/16	Macho Uno	Jerry Bailey	1,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Turf	Churchill Downs	1¹/2 (T)	Kalanisi	John Murtagh	2,000,000
Nov. 4	Breeders Cup - Classic	Churchill Downs	1¹/4	Tiznow	Chris McCarron	4,000,000
Nov. 26	Japan Cup	Tokyo Racecourse	2400 M	T.M. Opera O	Ryuji Wada	4,284,000
Nov. 26	Matriarch Stakes	Hollywood	1¹/4 (T)	Tout Charmant	Chris McCarron	500,000
Nov. 26	Hollywood Derby	Hollywood	1¹/8 (T)	Brahms	Pat Day	500,000
Dec. 2	Hollywood Turf Cup	Hollywood	1¹/2 (T)	Bienamado	Chris McCarron	400,000
Dec. 16	Hollywood Futurity	Hollywood	1¹/16