1998 Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

1998

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Winner	Jockey	Purse
Jan. 4	Spectacular Bid B.C. Stakes*	Gulfstream	6 F	Time Limit	Jerry Bailey	$75,000
Jan. 17	Holy Bull Stakes*	Gulfstream	1¹/16	Cape Town	Jerry Bailey	100,000
Jan. 18	Golden Gate Derby	Golden Gate	1¹/16	Clover Hunter	Russell Baze	200,000
Jan. 31	Hutcheson Stakes*	Gulfstream	7 F	Time Limit	Jerry Bailey	100,000

Feb. 1	Santa Catalina Stakes*	Santa Anita	1¹/16	Artax	Chris McCarron	107,200
Feb. 7	Charles H. Strub Stakes	Santa Anita	1¹/4	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	500,000
Feb. 7	Donn Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/8	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	300,000
Feb. 7	San Vicente Stakes*	Santa Anita	7 F	Sea of Secrets	Kent Desormeaux	100,000
Feb. 21	Fountain of Youth Stakes*	Gulfstream	1¹/16	Lil's Lad	Jerry Bailey	200,000
Feb. 28	Southwest Stakes*	Oaklawn	1	Hot Wells	Calvin Borel	75,000
Feb. 28	Gulfstream Park Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/4	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	500,000

Mar. 1	Rampart Handicap	Gulfstream	1¹/16	Dance for Three	Joe Bravo	200,000
Mar. 1	San Rafael Stakes*	Santa Anita	1	Orville N Wilbur's	Corey Nakatani	200,000
Mar. 7	El Camino Real Derby*	Bay Meadows	1¹/16	Event of the Year	Russell Baze	110,000
Mar. 7	Santa Anita Handicap	Santa Anita	1¹/4	Malek	Alex Solis	1,000,000
Mar. 8	Santa Margarita Handicap	Santa Anita	1¹/8	Toda Una Dama	Goncalino Almeida	300,000
Mar. 14	Swale Stakes*	Gulfstream	7 F	Favorite Trick	Pat Day	100,000
Mar. 14	Florida Derby*	Gulfstream	1¹/8	Cape Town	Shane Sellers	750,000
Mar. 14	San Felipe Stakes*	Santa Anita	1¹/16	Artax	Chris McCarron	250,000
Mar. 15	Louisiana Derby*	Fairgrounds	1¹/16	Comic Strip	Shane Sellers	500,000
Mar. 15	Santa Anita Oaks	Santa Anita	1¹/16	Hedonist	Kent Desormeaux	250,000
Mar. 21	Rebel Stakes*	Oaklawn	1¹/16	Victory Gallop	Eibar Coa	125,000
Mar. 21	Gotham Stakes*	Aqueduct	1	Wasatch	Jerry Bailey	150,000
Mar. 22	Tampa Bay Derby*	Tampa Bay	1¹/16	Parade Ground	Pat Day	150,000
Mar. 28	Dubai Classic	Nad al-Sheba	1¹/4	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	4,000,000
Mar. 29	Jim Beam Stakes*	Turfway	1¹/8	Event of the Year	Russell Baze	600,000

Apr. 4	Santa Anita Derby*	Santa Anita	1¹/8	Indian Charlie	Gary Stevens	450,000
Apr. 4	Flamingo Stakes	Hialeah	1¹/8	Chilito	Gary Boulanger	200,000
Apr. 4	Ashland Stakes	Keeneland	1¹/16	Well Chosen	Charles Woods Jr.	555,500
Apr. 4	Oaklawn Handicap	Oaklawn	1¹/8	Precocity	Carlos Gonzalez	750,000
Apr. 8	Lafayette Stakes*	Keeneland	7 F	Dontletthebigonego	Willie Martinez	108,800
Apr. 10	Apple Blossom Handicap	Oaklawn	1¹/16	Escena	Jerry Bailey	500,000
Apr. 11	Blue Grass Stakes*	Keeneland	1¹/8	Halory Hunter	Gary Stevens	$700,000
Apr. 11	Arkansas Derby*	Oaklawn	1¹/8	Victory Gallop	Alex Solis	500,000
Apr. 11	Wood Memorial*	Aqueduct	1¹/8	Coronado's Quest	Robbie Davis	500,000
Apr. 11	Bay Shore Stakes*	Aqueduct	7 F	Limit Out	Jean-Luc Samyn	100,000
Apr. 18	Federico Tesio Stakes*	Pimlico	1¹/8	Thomas Jo	Steve Hamilton	150,000
Apr. 18	California Derby	Golden Gate	9 F (T)	Prime Meridian	Rafael Q. Meza	200,000
Apr. 19	San Juan Capistrano Handicap	Santa Anita	1³/4 (T)	Amerique	Eddie Delahoussaye	400,000
Apr. 19	Lexington Stakes*	Keeneland	1¹/16	Classic Cat	Robby Albarado	368,225
Apr. 19	Lone Star Derby*	Lone Star	1¹/16	Smolderin Heart	Tim Doocy	250,000
Apr. 25	Derby Trial*	Churchill Downs	1	Souvenir Copy	David Flores	113,300

May 1	Kentucky Oaks	Churchill Downs	1¹/8	Keeper Hill	David Flores	500,000
May 2	Kentucky Derby*	Churchill Downs	1¹/4	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	1,000,000
May 2	Withers Stakes*	Belmont	1	Dice Dancer	Jorge Chavez	150,000
May 9	Pimlico Special	Pimlico	1³/16	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	750,000
May 9	Illinois Derby*	Sportsman's Park	1¹/8	Yarrow Brae	Willie Martinez	500,000
May 15	Black-Eyed Susan Stakes	Pimlico	1¹/8	Added Gold	John Velazquez	200,000
May 16	Preakness Stakes*	Pimlico	1³/16	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	1,000,000
May 24	Peter Pan Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/8	Grand Slam	Jerry Bailey	150,000
May 25	Metropolitan Mile	Belmont	1	Wild Rush	Jerry Bailey	500,000
May 25	Hollywood Turf Handicap	Hollywood Park	1¹/4 (T)	Storm Trooper	Kent Desormeaux	400,000
May 30	Massachusetts Handicap	Suffolk Downs	1¹/8	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	500,000
May 31	The Californian	Hollywood Park	1¹/8	Mud Route	Chris McCarron	250,000

June 6	Riva Ridge Stakes*	Belmont	7 F	Coronado's Quest	Mike Smith	125,000
June 6	Vodafone English Derby	Epsom Downs	1¹/2 (T)	High-Rise	Olivier Peslier	1,297,975
June 6	Belmont Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/2	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	1,000,000
June 7	Acorn Stakes	Belmont	1	Jersey Girl	Mike Smith	150,000
June 14	Leonard Richards Stakes*	Delaware	1¹/16	Scatmandu	Richard Migliore	150,000
June 14	Shoemaker BC Mile	Hollywood	1 (T)	Labeeb	Kent Desormeaux	400,000
June 21	Affirmed Handicap*	Hollywood Park	1¹/16	Old Trieste	Chris McCarron	150,000
June 21	Queen's Plate	Woodbine	1¹/4	Archers Bay	Kent Desormeaux	425,800
June 27	Mother Goose Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Jersey Girl	Mike Smith	200,000
June 27	Jersey Shore BC*	Monmouth	7 F	Good and Tough	Herb McCauley	75,000
June 28	Irish Derby	Curragh	1¹/2 (T)	Dream Well	Cash Asmussen	700,000
June 28	Hollywood Gold Cup	Hollywood Park	1¹/4	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	1,000,000

July 4	Beverly Hills Handicap	Hollywood Park	1¹/4 (T)	Squeak	Gary Stevens	300,000
July 4	Suburban Handicap	Belmont	1¹/4	Frisk Me Now	Eddie King	350,000
July 12	Dwyer Stakes*	Belmont	1¹/16	Coronado's Quest	Mike Smith	150,000
July 12	Hollywood Oaks	Hollywood Park	1¹/8	Manistique	Gary Stevens	200,000
July 18	Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial	Laurel Park	6 F	Kelly Kip	Jean-Luc Samyn	300,000
July 19	Ohio Derby*	Thistledown	1¹/8	Classic Cat	Shane Sellers	300,000
July 19	Swaps Stakes*	Hollywood Park	1¹/8	Old Trieste	Chris McCarron	500,000
July 19	Coaching Club Am. Oaks	Belmont	1¹/4	Banshee Breeze	Jerry Bailey	250,000
July 20	Vanity Handicap	Hollywood	1¹/8	Escena	Jerry Bailey	350,000
July 25	K. George VI and Q. Elizabeth Diamond Stakes	Ascot	1¹/2 (T)	Swain	Frankie Dettori	776,300

Aug. 2	Go for Wand Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/8	Aldiza	Mike Smith	250,000
Aug. 2	Eddie Read Handicap	Del Mar	1¹/8 (T)	Subordination	David Flores	300,000
Aug. 8	Whitney Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/8	Awesome Again	Pat Day	400,000
Aug. 9	Haskell Invitational*	Monmouth	1¹/8	Coronado's Quest	Mike Smith	1,000,000
Aug. 9	Jim Dandy Stakes*	Saratoga	1¹/8	Favorite Trick	Pat Day	250,000
Aug. 15	Pacific Classic	Del Mar	1¹/4	Free House	Chris McCarron	1,000,000
Aug. 22	Alabama Stakes	Saratoga	1¹/4	Banshee Breeze	Jerry Bailey	250,000
Aug. 28	Personal Ensign Handicap†	Saratoga	1¹/4	Tomisue's Delight	Pat Day	400,000
Aug. 29	King's Bishop Stakes*	Saratoga	7 F	Secret Firm	Edgar Prado	200,000
Aug. 29	Travers Stakes*	Saratoga	1¹/4	Coronado's Quest	Mike Smith	750,000
Aug. 30	Philip H. Iselin Handicap	Monmouth	1¹/16	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	500,000
Aug. 30	Saratoga Cup Handicap	Saratoga	1¹/4	Awesome Again	Pat Day	300,000
Aug. 30	Remington Park Derby	Remington	1¹/16	Classic Cat	Shane Sellers	300,000

Sept. 12	Man o' War Stakes	Belmont	1³/8 (T)	Daylami	Jerry Bailey	400,000
Sept. 19	Woodward Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Skip Away	Jerry Bailey	500,000
Sept. 19	Ruffian Handicap	Belmont	1¹/16	Sharp Cat	Corey Nakatani	250,000
Sept. 20	Woodbine Mile	Woodbine	1	Labeeb	Kent Desormeaux	750,000
Sept. 26	Vosburgh Stakes	Belmont	7 F	Affirmed Success	Jorge Chavez	250,000
Sept. 26	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Ascot	1 (T)	Desert Prince	Olivier Peslier	£320,000
Sept. 27	Super Derby	Louisiana Downs	1¹/4	Arch	Corey Nakatani	500,000

Oct. 4	L'Arc De Triomphe	Longchamp	1¹/8 (T)	Sagamix	Olivier Peslier	1,250,000
Oct. 10	Jockey Club Gold Cup	Belmont	1¹/4	Wagon Limit	Robbie Davis	1,000,000
Oct. 10	Champagne Stakes	Belmont	1¹/16	The Groom Is Red	Corey Nakatani	400,000
Oct. 10	Beldame Stakes	Belmont	1¹/8	Sharp Cat	Corey Nakatani	400,000
Oct. 10	Frizette Stakes	Belmont	1¹/16	Confessional	Jerry Bailey	400,000
Oct. 10	Turf Classic Invitational	Belmont	1¹/2 (T)	Buck's Bay	Shane Sellers	500,000
Oct. 17	Goodwood Breeders Cup	Santa Anita	1¹/8	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	446,000
Oct. 17	Spinster Stakes	Keeneland	1¹/8	Banshee Breeze	Robbie Albarado	551,500
Oct. 18	Canadian International	Woodbine	1¹/2 (T)	Royal Anthem	Gary Stevens	1,050,000
Oct. 24	TC of America Stakes	Keeneland	1¹/8	Bourbon Belle	Willie Martinez	100,000
Oct. 24	Empire Classic	Belmont	1¹/8	Mellow Roll	Jerry Bailey	250,000
Oct. 25	Oak Tree Turf Champ.	Santa Anita	1¹/4 (T)	Sapphire Ring	Gary Stevens	100,000

Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Juv. Fillies	Churchill Downs	1¹/16	Silverbulletday	Gary Stevens	$1,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Sprint	Churchill Downs	6F	Reraise	Corey Nakatani	1,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Distaff	Churchill Downs	1¹/8	Escena	Gary Stevens	2,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Mile	Churchill Downs	1	Da Hoss	John Velazquez	1,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Juvenile	Churchill Downs	1¹/16	Answer Lively	Jerry Bailey	1,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Turf	Churchill Downs	1¹/2 (T)	Buck's Boy	Shane Sellers	2,000,000
Nov. 7	Breeders Cup - Classic	Churchill Downs	1¹/4	Awesome Again	Pat Day	4,000,000
Nov. 29	Japan Cup	Tokyo Racecourse	2400 M	El Condor Pasa	Masayoshi Ebina	2,600,000
Nov. 29	Matriarch Stakes	Hollywood	1¹/4 (T)	Squeak	Alex O. Solis	700,000
Nov. 29	Hollywood Derby	Hollywood	1¹/8 (T)	Vergennes	John Velazquez	500,000

Dec. 12	Hollywood Turf Cup	Hollywood	1¹/2 (T)	Lazy Lode	Corey Naktani	500,000
Dec. 12	Hollywood Futurity	Hollywood	1¹/16	Tactical Cat	Laffit Pincay Jr.	403,000

* VISA 3-Year-Old Championship Series race (see tables on p. 788).

† formerly known as John A. Morris Handicap.

Note: The Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Ill., which hosted the Arlington Million ($1,000,000 purse), Beverly D. Stakes ($500,000), Secretariat Stakes ($400,000) and Round Table Stakes ($100,000), closed after the 1997 season.

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