2009 SUPER DERBY WILL BE $1,000,000 GUARANTEED

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Wave Carver, the 2006 World Champion, is one of 15 World Champions who won the Los Al Derby. Photo by Scott Martinez

2009 Los Alamitos Super Derby To Have $1,000,000 Guaranteed Purse


LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE, CYPRESS, CA—SEPTEMBER 30, 2007— Since its inaugural running in 1954 the Los Alamitos Super Derby has maintained its position as the sport's most prestigious 3-year-old stakes.

With a list of past winners that includes Pap, Jet Deck, Goetta, Go Joise Go, Kaweah Bar, Charger Bar, Dash For Cash, Town Policy, Sgt Pepper Feature, Dashs Dream, First Down Dash and last year's World Champion Wave Carver, the Los Alamitos Super Derby has earned its own chapter in Quarter Horse racing history.

Now the Los Alamitos Super Derby is set to make history once again with the announcement that starting in 2009 the Grade 1 stakes will offer a guaranteed purse of $1,000,00, making this race not only the richest derby in the sport, but also the first derby to offer a $1,000,000 guaranteed purse. To be contested at 400 yards, the Los Alamitos Super Derby now features $300,000 in added money and the projected purse for the 2009 running is $1,250,000.

The 2009 Los Alamitos Super Derby is not tied to any particular futurity, but it will join four other Los Alamitos stakes in the $1,000,000 club. In addition to the 2009 Los Alamitos Super, Los Alamitos Race Course hosts the $1,000,000 guaranteed Ed Burke Million Futurity, the $1,000,000 guaranteed Golden State Million Futurity, the $2,000,000 guaranteed Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, and the $1,000,000 guaranteed Champion of Champions. The "Deuce" is Quarter Horse racing's only $2,000,000 guaranteed race and the Champion of Champions is the sport's only $1,000,000 guaranteed race for older horses. The winner of the 2009 Los Alamitos Super Derby will receive a berth in the finals of the Champion of Champions.

The 2009 Los Alamitos Super Derby will be run in November at a distance of 400 yards. The 10 fastest qualifiers on trial night will earn a spot in the finals of the race, while the next 10 fastest qualifiers will earn a spot in the Grade 3 $35,000 Town Policy Handicap, a 3-year-old stakes race which will also be contested on Los Alamitos Super Derby night. Based on recent trial entry numbers the Los Alamitos Super Derby projects to be the best opportunity for any owner and breeder to have a runner compete in a $1,000,000 stakes.

Number of trials to Los Alamitos Super Derby, year and purse:
2004 Trials: 2—$605,450
20065Trials: 3—$637,100
2006 Trials: 3—$700,000

Nominations for the $1,000,000 guaranteed Los Alamitos Super Derby will close on November 15, 2007, late enough for purchasers of 2007 yearlings to be included among the original nominators. The original payment on November 15 is only $150.

With $52,000 in nominator awards there is quite an incentive to be the nominator of a horse to the $2009, Los Alamitos Super Derby. The $1,000,000 guaranteed Los Alamitos Super Derby is the centerpiece of the Los Alamitos Race Course derby stakes calendar. Los Alamitos annually host these other major derbies.

February: Los Alamitos Winter Derby—$200,000 guaranteed
Spring: El Primero Del Ano Derby—$150,000 guaranteed
Spring: La Primera Del Ano Derby—$150,000 guaranteed
August : Golden State Derby—$250,000 guaranteed
December: Southern California Derby—$150,000 guaranteed

For information on the 2009 $1,000,000 guaranteed Los Alamitos Super Derby or any other Los Alamitos stakes event please contact Melodie Knuchell at 714-820-2801.

In addition to the aforementioned derbies, the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association also administers the Restricted Grade 1 Governor's Cup Derby and the Grade 1 PCQHRA Breeders Derby. For information on these two important racing events, please call 714-236-1755.


Courtesy of www.losalamitos.com