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Stakes Histories Discontinued Stakes The $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic Fastest Time: 1:46.34 LILYS COUSIN (2000) Slowest Time: 1:50.16 GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2003) Longest Priced Winner: $ 34.40 GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2001) Shortest Priced Winner: $ 3.20 REVVED UP (2006) Closest Winning Margin: NECK GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2001) DINNER IN ODEM (2009) Largest Winning Margin: 4 Lengths GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2002) Shortest Price Loser: $ 1.00 TV SPORTS DIRECTOR (2002) Track Condition: FIRM All runnings Richest Purse: 2005 $75,000 Other Notes: Thomas was a popular radio talk-show host who was also a Thoroughbred owner. Owner Brett Rice and trainer Don Rice won three times with Guardianofthegate in 2001, 2002, and 2003, with three different jockeys: Paula Bacon, Dodie Duys and Tommy Pompell. Restage, with jockey Jesus Castanon and trainer Thomas Proctor, was the first winner of the Chris Thomas Turf Classic when it was renamed in 2004. Proctor subsequently won the race again with Therecomesatiger in 2007 for owner Charles Patton and jockey Luis Gonzalez. Revved Up won the race twice for owner Live Oak Plantation and trainer Christophe Clement: in 2006 under Eddie Castro and in 2008 with Daniel Centeno in the irons. The winner of the 2009 Chris Thomas Turf Classic, Dinner in Odem, earned almost $450,000 in his career. 116
The Diamond Derby Discontinued $75,000 Guaranteed Arabian 4-Year-Olds 7 Furlongs WINNER JOCKEY OWNER TRAINER 2nd 3rd 2003 Stellarr (1:35.13) Jesus Bracho Dianne Waldron Dianne Waldron Just Lyke Me Tops the Stars 2002 Doran Sbfar (1:34.39) Jesus Castanon Dianne Waldron Phil Saxer Bonuz On the Mufv 2001 Pardon My French (1:33.41) Federico Mata Trackside Farm Loren Nichols Raising Cano LF Fleetwood Mac 2000 Mucho Caliente (1:32.59)* Juan Umana Town and Country Farms Hilton Werneth Djolly Good Storrmy Weather 1999 Dreams of Valor (1:32.85) Tommy Zamora Margo Wallace (lessee) Lynn Ashby Seyvilla Proof Genuine Monarch 1998 Tigres Light (1:35.0) Mike Pindell Town and Country Farms Roger Werneth Paving the Way Tigger 1997 The Wiking (1:34 3/5) C.K. Murphy Town and Country Farms Roger Werneth Vanilla Shaikh Lucky Shawn 1996 Jest You Wait (1:34 2/5) Sean Jones Dunromin Arabians Lynn Ashby Noble Man Light the Night * - Stakes record The $75,000 Diamond Derby Fastest Time: 1:32.59 MUCHO CALIENTE (2000) Slowest Time: 1:35.0 TIGRES LIGHT (1998) Longest Priced Winner: $ 21.40 MUCHO CALIENTE (2000) Shortest Priced Winner: $ 2.60 TIGRES LIGHT (1998) Closest Winning Margin: NECK DREAMS OF VALOR (1999) Largest Winning Margin: 12 ½ Lengths JEST YOU WAIT (1996) Shortest Price Loser: $ .80 SEYVILLA PROOF (1999) Track Condition: FAST All runnings Richest Purse: 1999 $95,000 Other Notes: No jockey won this race more than once. Owner Town and Country Farms won three times: twice with trainer Roger Werneth (in 1997 and 1998) and once with Hilton Werneth (in 2000). 117
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The Diamond Derby<br />
Discontinued<br />
$75,000 Guaranteed Arabian 4-Year-Olds 7 Furlongs<br />
WINNER JOCKEY OWNER TRAINER 2nd 3rd<br />
2003 Stellarr (1:35.13) Jesus Bracho Dianne Waldron Dianne Waldron Just Lyke Me Tops the Stars<br />
2002 Doran Sbfar (1:34.39) Jesus Castanon Dianne Waldron Phil Saxer Bonuz On the Mufv<br />
2001 Pardon My French (1:33.41) Federico Mata Trackside Farm Loren Nichols Raising Cano LF Fleetwood Mac<br />
2000 Mucho Caliente (1:32.59)* Juan Umana Town and Country Farms Hilton Werneth Djolly Good Storrmy Weather<br />
1999 Dreams of Valor (1:32.85) Tommy Zamora Margo Wallace (lessee) Lynn Ashby Seyvilla Proof Genuine Monarch<br />
1998 Tigres Light (1:35.0) Mike Pindell Town and Country Farms Roger Werneth Paving the Way Tigger<br />
1997 The Wiking (1:34 3/5) C.K. Murphy Town and Country Farms Roger Werneth Vanilla Shaikh Lucky Shawn<br />
1996 Jest You Wait (1:34 2/5) Sean Jones Dunromin Arabians Lynn Ashby Noble Man Light the Night<br />
* - Stakes record<br />
The $75,000 Diamond Derby<br />
Fastest Time: 1:32.59 MUCHO CALIENTE (2000)<br />
Slowest Time: 1:35.0 TIGRES LIGHT (1998)<br />
Longest Priced Winner: $ 21.40 MUCHO CALIENTE (2000)<br />
Shortest Priced Winner: $ 2.60 TIGRES LIGHT (1998)<br />
Closest Winning Margin: NECK DREAMS OF VALOR (1999)<br />
Largest Winning Margin: 12 ½ Lengths JEST YOU WAIT (1996)<br />
Shortest Price Loser: $ .80 SEYVILLA PROOF (1999)<br />
Track Condition: FAST All runnings<br />
Richest Purse: 1999 $95,000<br />
Other Notes: No jockey won this race more than once. Owner Town and Country Farms won three times: twice with trainer Roger Werneth<br />
(in 1997 and 1998) and once with Hilton Werneth (in 2000).<br />
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