Wickerr Stakes

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).

The race is named in honour of Wickerr http://www.pedigreequery.com/wickerr, 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

Speed record:

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

Most wins:

• 2 - Becrux (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Gary Stevens (1991, 2013, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Julio C. Canani (1991, 2002, 2005, 2010)

Most wins by an owner:

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

Winners

<span style="font-size:85%">* † In 2000, American Spirit won but was disqualified to second for bumping Riviera in the stretch.</span>

References

• The 2009 Wickerr Stakes at ESPN
• The 2009 Wickerr Stakes at the NTRA