Late 1997 Thoroughbred Racing Major Stakes Races

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

LATE 1997

Date Race Track Miles Winner Jockey Purse
Oct. 11 Hawthorne Gold Cup Hawthorne 11/4 Buck's Boy Mark Guidry $300,000
Nov. 2 Yellow Ribbon Stakes Santa Anita 11/4 (T) Ryafan Alex Solis 500,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Classic Hollywood 11/4 Skip Away Mike Smith 4,400,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Turf Hollywood 11/2 (T) Chief Bearhart Jose Santos 2,000,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Distaff Hollywood 11/8 Ajina Mike Smith 1,000,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Mile Hollywood 1 Spinning World Cash Asmussen 1,100,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Hollywood 11/16 Favorite Trick Pat Day 1,000,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Juv. Fil. Hollywood 11/16 Countess Diana Shane Sellers 1,030,000
Nov. 8 Breeders' Cup Sprint Hollywood 6 F Elmhurst Corey Nakatani 1,180,000
Nov. 23 Japan Cup Tokyo Racecourse 11/2 (T) Pilsudski Michael Kinane 2,690,714
Nov. 30 Matriarch Stakes Hollywood 11/4 (T) Ryafan Alex Solis 420,000
Nov. 30 Hollywood Derby Hollywood 11/8 (T) Subordination Jerry Bailey 300,000
Dec. 14 Hollywood Turf Cup Hollywood 11/2 (T) River Bay Alex Solis 500,000
Dec. 14 Hollywood Futurity Hollywood 11/16 Real Quiet Kent Desormeaux 470,000
Note: The purse for the Japan Cup was 376,700,000 Yen. The amount listed above is an estimate in U.S. dollars, based on an exchange rate of 140.

 

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