Gold Rush Stakes

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Horse race

Gold Rush StakesClass| Ungraded Stakes

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Location| Golden Gate Fields
Berkeley, California
Race type| Thoroughbred \- Flat racing
Website| www.goldengatefields.com
Race information
Distance| 1 Mile (8 Furlongs)
Track| Synthetic, left-handed
Qualification| Two-year-olds
Weight| Assigned
Purse| $75,000

The Gold Rush Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run at Golden Gate Fields in mid-December. An ungraded stakes set at distance of one mile on Tapeta Footings, the Gold Rush currently offers a purse of $75,000.

The race, named for the California Gold Rush of 1849, is a steppingstone to the $100,000 Golden Gate Derby (gr. III).

## Past winners

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* 2016 - Colonel Samsen (1:38.59) (Juan J. Hernandez) (trainer Eoin G. Harty)
* 2015 - Mana Strike (1:38.36) (Pedro M. Terrero) (trainer Frank Lucarelli)
* 2014 - Stand and Salute (1:39.26) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)
* 2013 - Exit Stage Left (1:38.53) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)
* 2012 - Zeewat (1:38:13) (Russell Baze) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)
* 2011 - Russian Greek (1:39.18) (Inoel Beato) (trainer Jerry Hollendorfer)
* 2010 - Positive Response (1:37.75)
* 2009 - Sourdough Sam (1:39.39)
* 2008 - Merus Miami (1:38.48) (Alex Bisono)
* 2007 – El Gato Malo (1:37.62) (Patrick Valenzuela)
* 2006 – Pure As Gold (Jon Court)
* 2005 –
* 2004 – Dover Dere (1:36.55) (Ignacio Puglisi)
* 2003 – Skipaslew (Eric Saint-Martin)
* 2002 – Spensive
* 2001 - Danthebluegrassman (1:34.69)
* 2000 - I’madrifter
* 1995 - Petionville
* 1994 - Bai Brun
* 1992 - Big Pal
* 1990 - Restless Con (won the 1990 Haskell Invitational Handicap)
* 1989 – Avenging Force (Roberto Gonzalez)
* 1988 - Prospectors Gamble (a leading sire of 1999)

## External links

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* Golden Gate Fields website
* Photos of Golden Gate Fields, including Silky Sullivan memorial and Lost in the Fog