Although the El Camino Real Derby has not been a big factor when it comes to the Triple Crown for the past several years, the race has produced some fine horses. Originally held at the now defunct Bay Meadows, this years edition will be held on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. Lets take a look at some of the past champions of this race.
1985- Tank's Prospect: The runner up to Chief's Crown in the previous year's Juvenile, he would turn the tables on him in the Preakness by winning by a head. That was a stakes record that he shared with Louis Quatorze until a meeting in 2012 changed the stakes record title to Secretariat after he was denied the stakes record originally due to a timing issue during his 1973 Triple Crown run. As a sire Tank had Real Cash who the American Derby and San Felipe in his career.
1991- Sea Cadet: He would go onto win the San Felipe and finish third in the Santa Anita Derby. As a four year old, he won three G1's including the Donn Handicap where he defeated the previous years Derby winner Strike the Gold (he had finished 8th in the race). Sadly, he passed away in April of his freshman year at stud and left limited porgeny behind. Here is his win in the ECRD: http://youtu.be/qIq7ogHG5Fw
1998- Event of the Year: He would go onto win the Jim Beam, but would miss the Triple Crown. His best finish in a G1 would be a runner up finish in the 1999 Santa Anita Handicap which was right after he won the Strub. He finished right ahead of Hall of Famer Silver Charm.
Other winners of this race include Snow Chief and Tabasco Cat.
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