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