Paradise Creek

10 Running on Sunday, May 19, 2024

Champion Paradise Creek was one of the top grass horses of his generation. The versatile performer was quick enough to compete with the elite milers of his time but had the stamina to win the nation’s top route races. He started off his career for future Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott with a maiden score as a juvenile at Belmont Park. Belmont was also where he hit the reboot button, returning from a ten-month layoff to win his first two sophomore starts. Perhaps the most outstanding race of his career came in the 1994 G1 Manhattan. Pat Day was aboard for a tour de force 6 ¾ length victory. The course record of 1:57.79 for 1 ¼ miles still stands today.

$150,000.00 6 Furlongs (Turf) Grade:

Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Value
2024	Smokey Smokey	3	118	1:08.19	Pura Vida Investments LLC	Michael J. Maker	Ramon A. Vazquez	$82,500
2023	Eye Witness	3	120	1:25.32	Smith, Derrick, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Westerberg Limited and Po	Wesley A. Ward	Jose L. Ortiz	$82,500
2022	Big Invasion	3	120	1:20.34	Reeves Thoroughbred Racing	Christophe Clement	Joel Rosario	100,000
2021	Beren	3	120	1:23.12	Susan C Quick & Christopher J Feifarek	Robert E. Reid, Jr.	Eric Cancel	$55,000
2019	Pole Setter	3	117	1:20.77	Steve Landers	Brad H. Cox	Luis Saez	$55,000
2018	Gidu (IRE)	3	117	1:20.44	Zayat Stables, LLC	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez	$60,000
2017	Big Handsome	3	117	1:21:53	Team D Stable	Anthony Dutrow	Javier Castellano	$60,000
2016	Too Discreet	-	122	1:20:28	Patricia A. Generazio	Christophe Clement	Joel Rosario	$60,000
2015	A Lot	-	118	1:21:71	Amerman Racing LLC	William Mott	John R. Velazquez	$60,000
2014	Green Mask	3	118	1:24.17	Abdullah Saeed Almaddah	Christophe Clement	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	$60,000