The Wickerr Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-July at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A restricted stakes, it is limited to horses age three and older that are Non-Winners Of A Sweepstakes Of $50,000 Other Than State Bred. It is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).

Wickerr Stakes
Restricted stakes race
LocationDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California,
United States
Inaugurated1990
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.dmtc.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAllowance
Purse85,500 (2021)

The race is named in honour of Wickerr [1], a horse who won a number of important races at Del Mar Racetrack for his prominent Rancho Santa Fe, California owner, Edmund A. Gann.

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1:32.22 @ 1 mile: Touch of the Blues (2003)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Becrux (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Jack, Art, & J. R. Preston (2002, 2005, 2010)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
2021 Neptune's Storm 5 Flavien Prat Peter Miller CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Lynn Gitomer, Mike Goetz, Michael Nentwig and Daniel Weiner 1 m 1:35.56
2020 Bob and Jackie 4 Heriberto J. Figueroa Richard Baltas Zayat Stables LLC 1 m 1:33.36
2019 Bombard 6 Flavien Prat Richard E. Mandella Claiborne Farm, Ramona & Perry R. Bass II, Adele Dilschneider 1 m 1:34.44
2018 Double Touch 4 Gary Stevens Dan Blacker Radley Equine, Inc., Roadrunner Racing, Rick Gold, Scott MacDonald, Ken Smole 1 m 1:33.61
2017 Blackjackcat 4 Gary Stevens Mark Glatt Al & Saundra Kirkwood 1 m 1:35.20
2016 Toowindytohaulrox 5 Tiago Pereira Philip D'Amato Queen Bee Racing 1 m 1:36.09
2015 Pure Tactics 6 Flavien Prat Doug F. O'Neill Nita Winner 1 m 1:34.78
2014 Lil Bit O'Fun 6 Aaron Gryder Philip D'Amato Philip Belmonte, Henry Cohen, Mark Gorman, Sterling Stables 1 m 1:32.35
2013 Indy Point 4 Gary Stevens Richard E. Mandella Gus-May-Fer (Felipe Lovisi) 1 m 1:32.74
2012 Suggestive Boy 4 Joseph Talamo Ron McAnally Pozo de Luna, Inc. 1 m 1:33.21
2011 Calimonco 5 Victor Espinoza John Sadler Pam & Martin Wygod 1 m 1:34.07
2010 Blue Chagall 5 David Flores Julio C. Canani Prestonwood Racing (Jack, Art, & J. R. Preston) 1 m 1:34.19
2009 Colonel John 4 Garrett Gomez Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm 1 m 1:32.77
2008 One Union 5 Victor Espinoza Richard E. Mandella Herman Sarkowsky 1 m 1:34.09
2007 Becrux 5 David Flores Neil D. Drysdale Team Valor & Gary Barber 1 m 1:33.04
2006 Becrux 4 Corey Nakatani Neil D. Drysdale Team Valor & Gary Barber 1 m 1:34.31
2005 Tsigane 6 Garrett Gomez Julio C. Canani Prestonwood Farm (Jack, Art, & J. R. Preston) 1 m 1:32.23
2004 Statement 6 Javier Santiago Kristin Mulhall Bienstock & Winner Stables 1 m 1:33.35
2003 Touch of the Blues 6 Kent Desormeaux Neil D. Drysdale Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1 m 1:32.22
2002 Special Ring 5 David Flores Julio C. Canani Prestonwood Farm (Jack, Art, & J. R. Preston) 1 m 1:32.72
2001 Thady Quill 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Robert J. Frankel Gary Seidler 1 m 1:35.02
2000 Riviera † 6 Chris McCarron Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1 m 1:34.20
1999 Crystal Hearted 5 Brice Blanc Ben D. A. Cecil Mrs. C. Michael Poland 1 m 1:33.15
1998 Joe Who 5 Emile Ramsammy Bob Baffert James Helzer 1 m 1:33.40
1997 Mufattish 4 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Shadwell Stable 1 m 1:36.60
1996 Megan's Interco 7 Corey Nakatani Jenine Sahadi Milton M. Bronson 1 m 1:34.33
1995 Royal Chariot 5 Laffit Pincay Jr. Edwin J. Gregson Dorothy & Vincent Kanowsky 1 m 1:34.80
1994 Bertrando 5 Pat Valenzuela John Shirreffs Ed Nahem & 505 Farms 1 m 1:36.20
1993 Slew of Damascus 5 Corey Nakatani Craig G. Roberts Edris Harbeston, George Losh, Victor Naccarato 1 m 1:34.03
1992 Luthier Enchanteur 5 Pat Valenzuela Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1-1/16 m 1:42.60
1991 Blaze O'Brien 4 Gary Stevens Julio C. Canani Barry & Susan Isaacs 1 m 1:35.20
1990 Companion 5 Corey Black Richard J. Lundy Allen E. Paulson 1-1/8 m 1:49.00

* † In 2000, American Spirit won but was disqualified to second for bumping Riviera in the stretch.

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