Golden Gate Handicap (Dirt)

The race was inaugurated on 13 October 1948 as the Berkeley Stakes for two-year-olds that were bred in California over the dirt track. The event was won by Moonrush who was ridden by American Hall of Fame jockey Ralph Neves. and in 1961 when the event was held as an Invitational race which included older horses. In 1958 and 1964 when the race was restricted to three-year-old-fillies. In 1962 the event was not held. In 1996 the event was held in December as a two-year-old event. In 2023 the event was renamed as the Golden Gate Handicap. == Records ==

Speed record: • miles (synthetic) - 1:42.40 Mugaritz (2019) • 1 mile (dirt) - 1:33.80 Snorter (2004) • miles (dirt) - 1:40.94 Desert Boom (2005) Margin: • 7 lengths - Sun Master (1986) • 7 lengths - Wild Wonder (1998) Most wins: • 2 - Moonrush (1948, 1949) • 2 - Yvetot (ARG) (1973, 1974) • 2 - Editore (BRZ) (2017, 2018) Most wins by a jockey: • 6 – Russell Baze (1987, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2015) Most wins by a trainer: • 4 – Jerry Hollendorfer (1995, 1996, 2000, 2013) Most wins by an owner : • 2 – Anita King & Gus Luellwitz (1948, 1949) • 2 – W. K. Gumpert & Edwin Selesnick (1973, 1974) • 2 – Halo Farms (1995, 2000) • 2 – Jerry Hollendorfer (1996, 2013) • 2 – Bonne Chance Farm & Stud R D I (2017, 2018) ==Winners==

Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry ƒ Filly or Mare † In the 2012 running of the event Positive Response was first past the post but interfered twice in the last 100 yards with Anthony's Cross who had finished fourth and was disqualified. Positive Response was placed fourth and Awesome Gem was declared the official winner of the event. ‡ In 1948 the event was for two-year-olds that were bred in California ==See also==