Yerba Buena Stakes

Yerba Buena Stakes
Discontinued stakes race
Location	Golden Gate Fields,; Albany, California, USA
Inaugurated	1973–2009
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	[1]
Race information
Distance	1 3/8 miles (11 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up

The Yerba Buena Stakes is a discontinued race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares age three and older.^[1] It was run on turf at Golden Gate Fields race track in Albany, California from 1973 through 2000 and again from 2005 through 2009.^[2] Between 2001 through 2004 the race was hosted by Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California.

It was raced as the Yerba Buena Handicap from inception in 1973 through 2006.^[3]

Records

Speed record: (at 1 3/8 miles)

2:14.40 – Magdelaine (1988)

Most wins:

2 – Star Ball (1977, 1978)
2 – Mairzy Doates (1980, 1981)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 – Russell Baze (1992, 1995, 2002, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 – Ben Cecil (1996, 1998, 2006, 2009)

Most wins by an owner:

4 – Gary A. Tanaka (1993, 1995, 2002, 2006)

Winners

Equibase Yerba Buena Stakes history:^[4]

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Purse$	Gr.
2009	Restless Soul	5	Chad Schvaneveldt	Ben Cecil	Ben Cecil, James McCalmont, et al.	13⁄8 M	2:20.49	$75,000	L
2008	Wild Promises	4	David G. Lopez	Gregory G. Gilchrist	Harry J. Aleo	13⁄8 M	2:17.28	$75,000	L
2007	Mabadi	4	Joel Rosario	Sanford H. Shulman	Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable	13⁄8 M	2:17.87	$75,000	L
2006	Hallowed Dream	4	Dennis Carr	Ben Cecil	Gary A. Tanaka	11⁄8 M	1:47.76	$125,000	G3
2005	Pickle	4	Russell Baze	Sanford H. Shulman	Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable	11⁄16 M	1:41.72	$100,000	G3
2004	A B Noodle	5	Joe M. Castro	Charles J. Jenda	Amity & Bench	11⁄8 M (±)	1:46.66	$125,000	G3
2003	Chiming	5	Corey Nakatani	Robert J. Frankel	Castleton Lyons	11⁄8 M (±)	1:45.41	$150,000	G3
2002	Peu a Peu	4	Russell Baze	Robert J. Frankel	Gary A. Tanaka	13⁄8 M	2:16.39	$150,000	G3
2001	Janet	4	David Flores	Darrell Vienna	Red Baron's Farm	13⁄8 M	2:17.09	$200,000	G3
2000	Gleefully	4	Rafael Meza	J. Eric Kruljac	Carl I. Brown	13⁄8 M	2:15.99	$200,000	G3
1999	Blending Element	6	Garrett Gomez	Carla A. Gaines	Warren B. Williamson	13⁄8 M	2:17.26	$200,000	G3
1998	Miss Universa	5	Pedro Mercado	Ben Cecil	Norman Cheng	13⁄8 M	2:15.72	$125,000	G3
1997	De Puntillas	5	Victor Espinoza	Robert B. Hess, Jr.	A. Jansen, J. Scibelli, M. Sigband	11⁄16 M	1:46.71	$100,000	G3
1996	Fanjica	4	Dennis Carr	Ben Cecil	Gary A. Tanaka	13⁄8 M	2:17.42	$100,000	G3
1995	Work the Crowd	4	Russell Baze	Gregory G. Gilchrist	Harris Farms, Inc. & Norma Foster Maddy	11⁄8 M	1:49.27	$125,000	G3
1994	Ask Anita	4	Vann Belvoir	Rodney Rash	Robert Spiegel	13⁄8 M	2:15.55	$100,000	G3
1993	Party Cited	4	Ronald J. Warren, Jr.	Rodney Rash	Gary A. Tanaka	13⁄8 M	2:15.11	$100,000	G3
1992	Flaming Torch	5	Russell Baze	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	13⁄8 M	2:16.26	$150,000	L
1991	Free At Last	4	Ron Hansen	Neil D. Drysdale	Gerald W. Leigh	13⁄8 M	2:15.10	$150,000	L
1990	Petite Ile	4	Corey Black	Edwin J. Gregson	Jean-Francois Malle	13⁄8 M	2:15.60	$150,000	L
1989	Brown Bess	7	Jack Kaenel	Charles J. Jenda	Calbourne Farm	13⁄8 M	2:15.60	$150,000	G3
1988	Magdelaine	5	Timothy Doocy	Terry R. Knight	Carmen Coosa	13⁄8 M	2:14.40	$150,000	G3
1987	Ivor's Image	4	Chris McCarron	John Gosden	Simon Fraser	11⁄2 M	2:29.60	$150,000	G3
1986	Scythe	5	Thomas Chapman	George D. Hartstone	Robert S. Folsom	11⁄2 M	2:32.20	$150,000	G3
1985	Salt Spring	6	Thomas Chapman	Henry M. Moreno	Gayno Stables	11⁄2 M	2:30.20	$150,000	G3
1984	Fact Finder	5	Marco Castaneda	Vincent Clyne	Nelson Bunker Hunt	11⁄2 M	2:30.20	$150,000	G3
1983	Dilmoun	4	Joseph J. Steiner	Thomas Ray Bell II	Bell Bloodstock Co.	11⁄2 M	2:31.60	$75,000	G2
1982	Sangue	4	Thomas Chapman	Henry M. Moreno	R. Charlene Parks	13⁄8 M	2:16.40	$75,000	G2
1981	Mairzy Doates	5	Francisco Mena	John W. Fulton	Arno D. Schefler	13⁄8 M	2:15.80	$75,000	G3
1980	Mairzy Doates	4	Francisco Mena	Michael Whittingham	Arno D. Schefler	13⁄8 M	2:15.00	$60,000	G3
1943	Race not held
1978	Star Ball	6	Darrel McHargue	Jaime Villagomez	John & Donald Valpredo	13⁄8 M	2:13.60	$60,000	G3
1977	Star Ball	5	J. Buenaventura Vargas	Jaime Villagomez	John & Donald Valpredo	13⁄8 M	2:14.80	$45,000	L
1976	Our First Delight	4	Enrique Munoz	Jerry M. Fanning	Meryl Ann Tanz	13⁄8 M	2:16.40	$30,000	L
1975	Joli Vert	4	Frank Olivares	Thomas A. Pratt	Howard C. Wright & THomas A. Pratt	13⁄8 M	2:16.80	$30,000	L
1974	Merry Madeleine	4	Francisco Mena	Kathy Nikkei	John G. Canty & Alexis Lapeyre	11⁄4 M	2:31.40	$30,000	NGS
1973	Live Forever	4	Juan Gonzalez	not yet found	Gen. Winston W. Kratz	13⁄8 M	2:19.60	$20,000	NGS

References

^ Thoroughbred Times (2004). The Original Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, 2005 Edition. BowTie Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-931993-57-9. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ California Trainers, 2009 Yerba Buena Stakes Retrieved September 20, 2018
^ Pacific Stars And Stripes , Tokyo, Japan June 4, 1973 page 21 article on the 1973 Yerba Buena Handicap Retrieved September 20, 2018
^ Equibase Retrieved September 20, 2018

[Thoroughbred_Times_2004-1] Thoroughbred Times (2004). The Original Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, 2005 Edition. BowTie Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-931993-57-9. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[2] California Trainers, 2009 Yerba Buena Stakes Retrieved September 20, 2018

[3] Pacific Stars And Stripes , Tokyo, Japan June 4, 1973 page 21 article on the 1973 Yerba Buena Handicap Retrieved September 20, 2018

[4] Equibase Retrieved September 20, 2018

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