The Buena Vista Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four and older, contested over 1 mile on the turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run annually in late winter or early spring, it’s one of the premier turf mile events for distaff grass specialists in Southern California.
The 2026 Buena Vista Stakes is scheduled on February 28 as part of Santa Anita’s stakes schedule.
In the 2025 Buena Vista Stakes, Liguria edged out Tirupati and Rashmi to win the Grade II turf mile at Santa Anita Park under jockey Flavien Prat for trainer Michael McCarthy. Past editions of the race have featured accomplished turf fillies and mares that often return to compete in other major grass stakes later in the season, making it a key betting target for turf form analysts.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thought Process | Hector Isaac Berrios | Philip D'Amato | 1:34.20 |
| 2025 | Liguria | Flavien Prat | Michael W. McCarthy | 1:34.31 |
| 2024 | Ruby Nell | Edwin A. Maldonado | Richard E. Mandella | 1:35.10 |
| 2023 | Quattrelle (IRE) | Hector Isaac Berrios | Jeff Mullins | 1:35.74 |
| 2022 | Leggs Galore | Ricardo Gonzalez | Philip D'Amato | 1:34.29 |
| 2021 | Charmaine's Mia | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | 1:33.93 |
| 2020 | Keeper Ofthe Stars | Abel Cedillo | Jonathan Wong | 1:34.15 |
