The San Miguel Stakes was American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1956 and 2009 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California . A race for three-year-olds, it was contested on dirt until its final two years when the synthetic Cushion Track was installed. It was raced at a distance of 7 furlongs in its 1956 inaugural then at 6 furlongs in 1957 and at 6.5 furlongs from 1958 through 1963 after which it reverted permanently to six furlongs.
5-483: Tompion came in third, and T.V. Lark placed in 1960. Linda's Chief won and Ancient Title placed in 1973. Bold Forbes placed in 1976. A filly , Motivity, won in 1981. Precisionist won in 1984. The final running of the San Miguel Stakes took place on March 28, 2009. Speed record: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Tompion Tompion (1957–?)
10-953: The Jersey Derby , the Lawrence Realization Stakes , and the Leonard Richards Stakes. In the San Miguel Stakes he came home third. Racing at age four, Tompion won the Aqueduct Handicap , placed in the United Nations Handicap , and the San Fernando Stakes . He took third place in the Saratoga Handicap and the Fayette Handicap . Tompion was sent to France to stand at stud , and then at
15-772: The Saratoga Special Stakes and the Sanford Stakes . He came third in the Garden State Stakes and the Haggin Stakes. Ridden by Willie Shoemaker , at age three Tompion won the Santa Anita Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes . The favorite going into the 1960 Kentucky Derby , the colt threw a shoe and finished fourth behind winner Venetian Way and runners-up Bally Ache and Victoria Park . After losing
20-594: The shoe, Tompion's hoof was injured by one of the nails and as a result he missed the Preakness Stakes but still went into the Belmont Stakes as the betting favorite. After a head-to-head duel with Derby winner Venetian Way, he tired in the longer 1½ mile race and finished fourth to winner Celtic Ash . That year Tompion went on to win the Travers Stakes , Bernard Baruch Handicap and Malibu Stakes . He placed in
25-682: Was an American Thoroughbred race horse . Immaculately bred, Tompion was the son of the Hall of Fame horse Tom Fool . His damsire was Count Fleet , the 1943 U.S. Triple Crown champion. During his racing career he was owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and trained by Robert L. Wheeler . as a two-year-old, Tompion won the Hopeful Stakes , and placed in the Champagne Stakes , the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes ,
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