Grade 1 - $500,000 - December 9, 2006

Stakes Record: 440 Yards, :21.17, Dash For Cash (track record)
Most Wins By A Jockey: 4, Jerry Nicodemus & Bruce Pilkenton
Most Wins By A Trainer: 9, Blane Schvaneveldt
Champion Of Champions Highlights:

1972, Mr Jet Moore edges Kaweah Bar and Charger Bar to capture the inaugural running of the Champion Of Champions.

1976, Dash For Cash sets the track record with his :21.17-second victory. The winning margin of 1 3/4 lengths is one of the biggest margins of victory in this race.

1977, Dash For Cash becomes the only two-time winner of the race.

1979, The former claimer Mr Doty Bars pulls off the biggest upset in the Champion Of Champions when he earns the victory at 22-1.

1981, Denim N Diamonds defeats arch rival Sgt Pepper Feature.

1982, Sgt Pepper Feature captures the race, nosing out longshot My Startime, with Denim N Diamonds finishing third in her final career start.

1985, Cash Rate captures the race in :21.31 seconds. 1990, Dash For Speed wins to give jockey Kip Didericksen his first Champion Of Champions win.

1992, Jockey Kip Didericksen who earlier in the month had retired, returns to guide the 4-5 favorite Refrigerator to victory.

1993, Refrigerator becomes quarter horse racing's all-time leading earner by winning his second consecutive Champion Of Champions. Refrigerator also becomes just the second horse to ever win back-to-back Champion Of Champions while earning his second straight world champion title.

1994, Making his fourth start in this event, Refrigerator wins his record third consecutive Champion Of Champions. Jockey Bruce Pilkenton picks up his fourth win.

1995, My Debut wins his fifth straight race at Los Alamitos on his way to being named Champion Aged Horse/Gelding. My Debut gives trainer Blane Schvaneveldt his ninth Champion Of Champions win. Refrigerator, in his fifth Champion Of Champions, finishes eighth in what would be his final start.

1996, Dashing Folly finishes the 1996 racing season undefeated and later becomes the 16th Champion of Champions winner to be named World Champion Quarter Horse.

1997, SLM Big Daddy solidifies World Champion honors with a powerful win. Aided by a sealed track and a slight tailwind SLM Big Daddy's :21.20 clocking is the second fastest Champion Of Champions of all time and the fastest ever under the lights.

1998, SLM Big Daddy becomes only the third horse to ever win back-to-back runnings of the Champion Of Champions, earning his second straight World Champion title in the process.

2000, A Ransom led every step of the way to become the first Champion of Champions winner to go undefeated for the year since World Champion Dashing Folly in 1996.

2001, Tailor Fit upset reigning World Champion A Ransom to win the 30th renewal of the Champion of Champions. Tailor Fit is only the fourth horse to win the prestigious Champion of Champions more than once.

2002, Whosleavingwho recorded the third fastest time ever in the 440-yard classic for older Quarter Horses. Whosleavingwho beat former claimer Runahalf by 3/4 lengths while covering the distance in :21.27. 2003, In only his third start of the year, the 15-1 longshot The Down Side posted the second fastest time in the history of the Champion of Champions. The Down Side also became the first ungelded horse to win the Champion of Champions since Special Leader in 1991.

2004, Sent off at 21-1 odds, Ed Calvert's Cash For Kas recorded the second biggest upset in the $500,000 Champions of Champions while giving trainer Paul Jones his third straight win in the Champion of Champions. Cash For Kas is the first 3-year-old filly to win the Champion of Champions since Dashing Folly.

2005, Ocean Runaway capped a season in which he finished first or second in all eight of his start by winning the $500,000 Champion of Champions over longshot Like Frankie And Me and eventual champion 3-year-old filly Apollitical Time. Ocean Runaway is the third 3-year-old in a row to win the Champion of Champions. He is also the third straight runner to win this race by qualifying via the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials.

Year Horse Time Purse Jockey Trainer Owner
1972 Mr Jet Moore* :21.86 $50,000 Terry Lipham Earl Holmes Robert W. Moore
1973 Charger Bar :22.15 $50,000 James Dreyer Wayne Charlton Allred & Wright
1974 Don Guerro :21.73 $50,000 Robert Adair Don Francisco Belmont Farms
1975 Easy Date* :21.71 $50,000 Donald Knight James McArthur Walter Merrick
1976 Dash For Cash* :21.17 $75,000 Jerry Nicodemus Charles Cascio Phillips & King Ranch
1977 Dash For Cash* :21.63 $100,000 Jerry Nicodemus Charles Cascio Phillips & King Ranch
1978 Miss Thermolark* :21.66 $125,000 Kenneth Hart Blane Schvaneveldt Ronny Schliep
1979 Mr Doty Bars :21.78 $150,000 Robert Adair John Cooper George & Shirley Loeb
1980 Lady Juno :21.59 $200,000 Jerry Nicodemus Blane Schvaneveldt Ivan Ashment
1981 Denim N Diamonds :21.74 $200,000 Jerry Nicodemus Don Farris R.D. Hubbard
1982 Sgt Pepper Feature* :21.59 $200,000 John Creager Mike Robbins Tom S. Neff
1983 Justanold Love :21.68 $200,000 Bruce Pilkenton Charles Cascio J.E. Jumonville, Jr.
1984 Dashs Dream* :21.84 $200,000 Danny Cardoza Mike Robbins Joe Kirk Fulton
1985 Cash Rate* :21.31 $200,000 James Lackey Blane Schvaneveldt M.R. Wood & B. F. Phillips
1986 Gold Coast Express* :21.56 $200,000 Danny Cardoza Bob Baffert William & Louella Mitchell
1987 First Down Dash* :21.41 $200,000 James Lackey Blane Schvaneveldt Vessels Stallion Farm
1988 Shawnes Favorite :21.63 $200,000 Bruce Pilkenton Bob Baffert Salinas Ranch
1989 See Me Do It* :21.47 $200,000 Larry Layton Bobby Turner Jean Dillard
1990 Dash For Speed* :21.32 $250,000 Kip Didericksen Blane Schvaneveldt Blakeman Farm & Bradbury
1991 Special Leader* :21.39 $250,000 Kenneth Hart Mike Robbins Joe Kirk Fulton
1992 Refrigerator* :21.37 $250,000 Kip Didericksen Blane Schvaneveldt James E. Helzer
1993 Refrigerator* :21.59 $250,000 Bruce Pilkenton Blane Schvaneveldt James E. Helzer
1994 Refrigerator :21.67 $200,000 Bruce Pilkenton Blane Schvaneveldt James E. Helzer
1995 My Debut :21.74 $250,000 Roman Figueroa Blane Schvaneveldt C.R. Potts
1996 Dashing Folly* :21.70 $300,000 Tami Purcell Donna McArthur Jaramar Ltd.
1997 SLM Big Daddy* :21.20 $300,000 Jacky Martin Don Mourning Steve & Lindsey Mitchell
1998 SLM Big Daddy* :21.53 $350,000 Jacky Martin Don Mourning Steve & Lindsey Mitchell
1999 Tailor Fit* :21.46 $350,000 Steve Fuller Steve VanBebber Betty Jane Burlin
2000 A Ransom* :21.46 $400,000 Carlos Bautista Connie Hall John & Kathie Bobenrieth
2001 Tailor Fit* :21.47 $500,000 Alvin Brossette Janet VanBebber Betty Jane Burlin
2002 Whosleavingwho* :21.27 $500,000 Joe Badilla Paul Jones Kim Kessinger and Jim Gieler
2003 The Down Side :21.18 $500,000 Ramon Sanchez Paul Jones R.D. Hubbard, Johnny T.L. Jones & Toby Keith
2004 Cash For Kas :21.28 $500,000 Hector Cuevas Paul Jones Ed Calvert
2005Ocean Runaway:21.20$500,000Alex BautistaDenny EkinsMuller Racing LLC.
The Champion Of Champions became the sport's premier race in 1976 when Dash For Cash set a track record :21.17-second victory. Dashing Folly completed her undefeated 1996 season by winning the Champion of Champions. She won all 10 of her starts that year.