The Yerba Buena Stakes is a discontinued race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares age three and older. It was run on turf at Golden Gate Fields race track in Albany, California from 1973 through 2000 and again from 2005 through 2009.California Trainers, 2009 Yerba Buena Stakes Retrieved September 20, 2018 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.Pacific Stars And Stripes, Tokyo, Japan June 4, 1973 page 21 article on the 1973 Yerba Buena Handicap Retrieved September 20, 2018
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: 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. 1 M 2:20.49 $75,000 L 2008 Wild Promises 4 David G. Lopez Gregory G. Gilchrist Harry J. Aleo 1 M 2:17.28 $75,000 L 2007 Mabadi 4 Joel Rosario Sanford H. Shulman Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable 1 M 2:17.87 $75,000 L 2006 Hallowed Dream 4 Dennis Carr Ben Cecil Gary A. Tanaka 1 M 1:47.76 $125,000 G3 2005 Pickle 4 Russell Baze Sanford H. Shulman Ronald L. Charles/Clear Valley Stable 1 M 1:41.72 $100,000 G3 2004 A B Noodle 5 Joe M. Castro Charles J. Jenda Amity & Bench 1 M (±) 1:46.66 $125,000 G3 2003 Chiming 5 Corey Nakatani Robert J. Frankel Castleton Lyons 1 M (±) 1:45.41 $150,000 G3 2002 Peu a Peu 4 Russell Baze Robert J. Frankel Gary A. Tanaka 1 M 2:16.39 $150,000 G3 2001 Janet 4 David Flores Darrell Vienna Red Baron's Farm 1 M 2:17.09 $200,000 G3 2000 Gleefully 4 Rafael Meza J. Eric Kruljac Carl I. Brown 1 M 2:15.99 $200,000 G3 1999 Blending Element 6 Garrett Gomez Carla A. Gaines Warren B. Williamson 1 M 2:17.26 $200,000 G3 1998 Miss Universa 5 Pedro Mercado Ben Cecil Norman Cheng 1 M 2:15.72 $125,000 G3 1997 De Puntillas 5 Victor Espinoza Robert B. Hess, Jr. A. Jansen, J. Scibelli, M. Sigband 1 M 1:46.71 $100,000 G3 1996 Fanjica 4 Dennis Carr Ben Cecil Gary A. Tanaka 1 M 2:17.42 $100,000 G3 1995 Work the Crowd 4 Russell Baze Gregory G. Gilchrist Harris Farms, Inc. & Norma Foster Maddy 1 M 1:49.27 $125,000 G3 1994 Ask Anita 4 Vann Belvoir Rodney Rash Robert Spiegel 1 M 2:15.55 $100,000 G3 1993 Party Cited 4 Ronald J. Warren, Jr. Rodney Rash Gary A. Tanaka 1 M 2:15.11 $100,000 G3 1992 Flaming Torch 5 Russell Baze Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1 M 2:16.26 $150,000 L 1991 Free At Last 4 Ron Hansen Neil D. Drysdale Gerald W. Leigh 1 M 2:15.10 $150,000 L 1990 Petite Ile 4 Corey Black Edwin J. Gregson Jean-Francois Malle 1 M 2:15.60 $150,000 L 1989 Brown Bess 7 Jack Kaenel Charles J. Jenda Calbourne Farm 1 M 2:15.60 $150,000 G3 1988 Magdelaine 5 Timothy Doocy Terry R. Knight Carmen Coosa 1 M 2:14.40 $150,000 G3 1987 Ivor's Image 4 Chris McCarron John Gosden Simon Fraser 1 M 2:29.60 $150,000 G3 1986 Scythe 5 Thomas Chapman George D. Hartstone Robert S. Folsom 1 M 2:32.20 $150,000 G3 1985 Salt Spring 6 Thomas Chapman Henry M. Moreno Gayno Stables 1 M 2:30.20 $150,000 G3 1984 Fact Finder 5 Marco Castaneda Vincent Clyne Nelson Bunker Hunt 1 M 2:30.20 $150,000 G3 1983 Dilmoun 4 Joseph J. Steiner Thomas Ray Bell II Bell Bloodstock Co. 1 M 2:31.60 $75,000 G2 1982 Sangue 4 Thomas Chapman Henry M. Moreno R. Charlene Parks 1 M 2:16.40 $75,000 G2 1981 Mairzy Doates 5 Francisco Mena John W. Fulton Arno D. Schefler 1 M 2:15.80 $75,000 G3 1980 Mairzy Doates 4 Francisco Mena Michael Whittingham Arno D. Schefler 1 M 2:15.00 $60,000 G3 1979 Race not held 1978 Star Ball 6 Darrel McHargue Jaime Villagomez John & Donald Valpredo 1 M 2:13.60 $60,000 G3 1977 Star Ball 5 J. Buenaventura Vargas Jaime Villagomez John & Donald Valpredo 1 M 2:14.80 $45,000 L 1976 Our First Delight 4 Enrique Munoz Jerry M. Fanning Meryl Ann Tanz 1 M 2:16.40 $30,000 L 1975 Joli Vert 4 Frank Olivares Thomas A. Pratt Howard C. Wright & THomas A. Pratt 1 M 2:16.80 $30,000 L 1974 Merry Madeleine 4 Francisco Mena Kathy Nikkei John G. Canty & Alexis Lapeyre 1 M 2:31.40 $30,000 NGS 1973 Live Forever 4 Juan Gonzalez not yet found Gen. Winston W. Kratz 1 M 2:19.60 $20,000 NGS
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