United States of America
Del Mar · 02.11.24
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PurseUS$ 2,000,000
To the winnerUS$ 1,260,000
Distance1207 metres
Winning time1m 8.62s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners11
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At The Races · English commentaryResult
11 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stStraight No Chaser5yo colt by Speightster × Margarita FridayJohn R VelazquezDan BlackerUS$ 1,260,000
8thMeta Max4yo colt by Into Mischief × ZaparaAkira SugawaraH Mori
9thDon Frankie5yo colt by Daiwa Major × WeemissfrankieCristian DemuroTakashi Saito
11thRemake5yo colt by Lani × SarielYuga KawadaKoichi Shintani
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 02.11.24Straight No Chaser
SpeightsterSire
Margarita FridayDamby Johannesburg
DamMargarita Friday
Straight No Chaser is the seventh foal out of Margarita Friday (Johannesburg), a winner at three, and is a half-brother to Hangover Saturday (Pomeroy), winner of the Listed Juvenile Filly Turf Stakes, and to three other winners.
Second damSmile Maker
Second dam Smile Maker (Capote) won once and produced three winners.
Third damDesireux
Third dam Desireux (Fappiano) was unraced but bred four winners, among them the stakes-placed Desiderosa (Mt. Livermore).
Wider family
This is the close family of the sire Housebuster (Mt. Livermore), a multiple Grade 1 winner, and of Nutella Fella (Runhappy), also a multiple Grade 1 winner.
Next generation
Margarita Friday has a yearling colt by Omaha Beach and a colt foal by Practical Joke.
Connections
History since 1984
Breeders' Cup Sprint41Editions since 1984
3Multiple winnersMidnight Lute, Roy H, Elite Power
7%Won by fillies or mares3 of 41 · 0 of the last 20
1:07.08Fastest winning timeMidnight Lute · 2008
Record holders
Most wins since 19841Corey NakataniJockey · 1996, 1997, 1998, 20064 wins
2Bob BaffertTrainer · 1992, 2007, 2008, 2013, 20165 wins
3Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman PerformancesOwner · 2007, 2008, 20133 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than onceAll 41 winners since 1984
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Straight No Chaser Speightster | Dan Blacker John R Velazquez | MyRacehorse John Eaton & Steve Laymon | 6.00 |
| 2023 | Elite Power Curlin | Bill Mott Irad Ortiz Jr | Juddmonte Alpha Delta Stables | 3.00 |
| 2022 | Elite Power Curlin | Bill Mott Irad Ortiz Jr | Juddmonte Alpha Delta Stables | 7.00 |
| 2021 | Aloha West Hard Spun | Wayne Catalano Jose L Ortiz | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Robert T Manfuso & Katharine M Voss | 11.00 |
| 2020 | Whitmore Pleasantly Perfect | Ron Moquett Irad Ortiz Jr | Robert V. LaPenta, Ron Moquett & Head of Plains Partners John Liviakis | 17.00 |
| 2019 | Mitole Eskendereya | Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. | William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt Edward A. Cox Jr. | 2.75 |
| 2018 | Roy H More Than Ready | Peter Miller Paco Lopez | Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen Ramona S. Bass, LLC | 3.50 |
| 2017 | Roy H More Than Ready | Peter Miller Kent Desormeaux | Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen Ramona S. Bass, LLC | 5.50 |
| 2016 | Drefong Gio Ponti | Bob Baffert Martin Garcia | Baoma Corporation Frederick M. Allor, Michael T. Barnett, Anthony M. Warrender | 4.50 |
| 2015 | Runhappy Super Saver | Maria Borell Edgar Prado | James McIngvale Wayne, Gray and Bryan Lyster | 3.25 |
| 2014 | Work All Week City Zip | Roger Brueggemann Florent Geroux | Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc | 21.00 |
| 2013 | Secret Circle Eddington | Bob Baffert Martin Garcia | Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances Willmott Stables | 4.00 |
| 2012 | Trinniberg Teuflesberg | Shivananda Parbhoo Willie Martinez | Sherry Parbhoo J M Stables Inc | 21.00 |
| 2011 | Amazombie Northern Afleet | Bill Spawr Mike E Smith | Spawr & Sanford Gregg Anderson | |
| 2010 | Big Drama Montbrook | David Fawkes Eibar Coa | Harold Queen Harold Queen | 6.00 |
| 2009 | Dancing in Silks Black Minnaloushe | Carla Gaines Joel Rosario | Ken Kinakin Ronald E. Jex | 26.00 |
| 2008 | Midnight Lute Real Quiet | Bob Baffert Garrett Gomez | Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances Tom Evans, Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms, Inc. | 38.50 |
| 2007 | Midnight Lute Real Quiet | Bob Baffert Garrett Gomez | Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances Tom Evans, Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms, Inc. | 3.50 |
| 2006 | Thor's Echo Swiss Yodeler | Doug O'Neill Corey Nakatani | R.S. Jaime & Suarez Racing Fast Lane Farms (Steve Warner), Carleton Block & Harry Forman | 15.00 |
| 2005 | Silver Train Old Trieste | Richard Dutrow Edgar Prado | Buckram Oak Farm Mulholland Farm | |
| 2004 | Speightstown Gone West | Todd Pletcher John R Velazquez | Eugene Melnyk Aaron & Marie Jones | |
| 2003 | Cajun Beat Grand Slam | Steve Margolis Cornelio Velásquez | Padua Stables & J. & J. Iracane John T. L. Jones Jr. & H. Smoot Fahlgren | |
| 2002 | Orientate Mt. Livermore | D Wayne Lukas Jerry Bailey | Bob & Beverly Lewis Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. | |
| 2001 | Squirtle Squirt Marquetry | Robert Frankel Jerry Bailey | David J. Lanzman Dr. Audrey Narducci | |
| 2000 | Kona Gold Java Gold | Bruce Headley Alex Solis | Bruce Headley, Irwin Molasky, High Tech Stable Carlos Perez | |
| 1999 | Artax Marquetry | Louis Albertrani Jorge Chavez | Paraneck Stable Vinery Stud & Carondelet Farm | |
| 1998 | Reraise Danzatore | Craig Dollase Corey Nakatani | B Fey, M Han, L. Opas, F. Sinatra & Class Racing Stable Willard Sergent | |
| 1997 | Elmhurst Wild Again | Jenine Sahadi Corey Nakatani | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi Calumet Farm | |
| 1996 | Lit de Justice El Gran Senor | Jenine Sahadi Corey Nakatani | Evergreen Farm Swettenham Stud | 5.00 |
| 1995 | Desert Stormer Storm Cat | Frank Lyons Kent Desormeaux | Joanne H. Nor Joanne Nor | 15.50 |
| 1994 | Cherokee Run Runaway Groom | Frank Alexander Mike E Smith | Jill E. Robinson George Onett | |
| 1993 | Cardmania Cox's Ridge | Derek Meredith Ed Delahoussaye | Jean Couvercelle Delta Thoroughbred Inc | |
| 1992 | Thirty Slews Slewpy | Bob Baffert Eddie Delahoussaye | Dutch Masters III DeGroot & Micheal E. Pegram Grousemont Farm | |
| 1991 | Sheikh Albadou Green Desert | Alex Scott Pat Eddery | Hilal Salem Highclere Stud | |
| 1990 | Safely Kept Horatius | Alan E. Goldberg Craig Perret | Jayeff B Stable Mr. & Mrs. David Hayden | |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree Nijinsky | Claude R. McGaughey III Ángel Cordero Jr. | Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps | |
| 1988 | Gulch Mr. Prospector | D Wayne Lukas Ángel Cordero Jr. | Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant | |
| 1987 | Very Subtle Hoist the Silver | Melvin F. Stute Pat Valenzuela | Ben Rochelle John Howard King | |
| 1986 | Smile In Reality | Scotty Schulhofer Jacinto Vásquez | Frances A. Genter Frances A. Genter | 12.00 |
| 1985 | Precisionist Crozier | Ross Fenstermaker Chris McCarron | Fred W. Hooper Fred W. Hooper | |
| 1984 | Eillo Mr. Prospector | Budd Lepman Craig Perret | Crown Stable Ollie A. Cohen |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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