Los Alamitos Derby
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| Grade II race | |
| Location | Los Alamitos Race Course Los Alamitos, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $350,000 (2015) |
The Los Alamitos Derby (formerly the Swaps Stakes) is a race for Thoroughbred horses run annually at Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos, California. The race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it currently carries a purse of $350,000.
Before 2014, the race was called the Swaps Stakes and was run at Hollywood Park Racetrack, before its closure in 2013.
Run in mid July, this race was named for the notable California-bred 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps, before moving to Los Alamitos.
In 1977, U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew suffered the first loss of his career when he ran fourth to winner J O Tobin.
Winners since 1997
Earlier winners
- 1996 - Victory Speech
- 1995 - Thunder Gulch
- 1994 - Silver Music
- 1993 - Devoted Brass
- 1992 - Bien Bien
- 1991 - Best Pal
- 1990 - Jovial
- 1989 - Prized
- 1988 - Lively One
- 1987 - Temperate Sil
- 1986 - Clear Choice
- 1985 - Padua
- 1984 - Precisionist
- 1983 - Hyperborean
- 1982 - Journey at Sea
- 1981 - Noble Nashua
- 1980 - First Albert
- 1979 - Valdez
- 1978 - Radar Ahead
- 1977 - J O Tobin
- 1976 - Majestic Light
- 1975 - Forceten
- 1974 - Agitate
- 1968 - Good Investment
- 1966 - Disciplinarian
- 1965 - Gummo
- 1964 - Cap Size
