The Santa Anita Derby, starting back in 1935, has been raced at the famous Santa Anita Park in sunny California. Run over 1 1/8 miles, the winner will clinch their spot in the road to the Kentucky Derby. The Santa Anita Derby has had two winners go on and win the Triple Crown, Affirmed and Justify. They have also hosted winners Majestic Prince, Sunday Silence, Winning Colors, I'll Have Another and California Chrome have won the Kentucky Derby weeks later. If you win the Santa Anita Derby you have great chance to Road for the Roses.
Bet on the Santa Anita Derby at BUSR and start winning right today.
| Location | Inaugural Race | Race Type | Distance | Track | Qualification | Purse | Race Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita Park - Huntington, Arcadia, CA , USA | 1935 | Thoroughbred - Flat racing | 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) | Dirt, Left-handed | Three-year-olds | $1,000,000 | Grade I |
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Taiba | Mike E. Smith | Tim Yakteen | Zedan Racing Stables | 1:48.46 |
| 2021 | Rock Your World | Umberto Rispoli | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racng LLC and David Michael Talla | 1:49.17 |
| 2020 | Honor A. P. | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable LLC | 1:48.97 |
| 2019 | Roadster | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Speedway Stable LLC | 1:51.28 |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Winstar Farm, China Horse Club, SF Racing LLC | 1:49.72 |
| 2017 | Gormley | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:51.16 |
| 2016 | Exaggerator | Kent J. Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing & Rocker O Ranch et al. | 1:49.66 |
| 2015 | Dortmund | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1:48.73 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | M. Perry & S. Coburn | 1:47.52 |
| 2013 | Goldencents | Kevin Krigger | Doug O'Neill | W. C. Racing, D. Kenney, RAP Racing | 1:48.78 |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | 1:47.88 |
| 2011 | Midnight Interlude | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher | 1:48.56 |
| 2010 | Sidney's Candy | Joe Talamo | John W. Sadler | Jenny Craig | 1:48.00 |
| 2009 | Pioneerof the Nile | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 1:49.17 |
| 2008 | Colonel John | Corey Nakatani | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | 1:48.16 |
| 2007 | Tiago | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 1:49.51 |
| 2006 | Brother Derek | Alex Solis | Dan Hendricks | Cecil Peacock | 1:48.00 |
| 2005 | Buzzards Bay | Mark Guidry | Jeff Mullins | Fog City Stable | 1:49.18 |
| 2004 | Castledale | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Jeff Mullins | Frank Lyons & Greg Knee | 1:49.24 |
| 2003 | Buddy Gil | Gary Stevens | Jeff Mullins | Desperado Stables et al. | 1:49.36 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Chris McCarron | Paco J. Gonzalez | John Toffan/ Trudy McCaffery et al. | 1:50.02 |
| 2001 | Point Given | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:47.77 |
| 2000 | The Deputy | Chris McCarron | Jenine Sahadi | Gary Barber | 1:49.08 |
| 1999 | General Challenge | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:48.92 |
| 1998 | Indian Charlie | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Hal Earnhardt & John R. Gaines | 1:47.00 |
| 1997 | Free House | Kent Desormeaux | J. Paco Gonzalez | John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Cavonnier | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | Walter Family Trust | 1:48.91 |
| 1995 | Larry the Legend | Gary Stevens | Craig A. Lewis | Craig A. Lewis | 1:47.99 |
| 1994 | Brocco | Gary Stevens | Randy Winick | Albert R. Broccoli | 1:48.33 |
| 1993 | Personal Hope | Gary Stevens | Mark A. Hennig | Lee & Debi Lewis | 1:49.03 |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Tomonori Tsurumaki | 1:49.25 |
| 1991 | Dinard | Chris McCarron | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1:48.00 |
| 1990 | Mister Frisky | Gary Stevens | Laz Barrera | Solymar Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham | H-G-W Partners | 1:47.60 |
| 1988 | Winning Colors† | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:47.80 |
| 1987 | Temperate Sil | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Frankfurt Stables/ Whittingham | 1:49.00 |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Alex Solis | Melvin F. Stute | Grinstead & Rochelle | 1:48.60 |
| 1985 | Skywalker | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Michael Whittingham | Oak Cliff Stable | 1:48.40 |
| 1984 | Mighty Adversary | Ed Delahoussaye | Tommy Doyle | M/M Felty J. Yoder | 1:49.00 |
| 1983 | Marfa | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | French, Beal, Lukas | 1:49.40 |
| 1982 | Muttering | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Tartan Farms (James & Virginia Binger) | 1:47.60 |
| 1981 | Splendid Spruce | Darrel McHargue | Chay R. Knight | Surf and Turf Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1980 | Codex | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Tartan Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 1979 | Flying Paster | Donald Pierce | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:48.00 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1977 | Habitony | Bill Shoemaker | Tommy Doyle | Anthony W. Pejsa | 1:48.20 |
| 1976 | An Act | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Katz, Brun & Roberts, et al. | 1:48.00 |
| 1975 | Avatar | Jorge Tejeira | Tommy Doyle | Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. | 1:47.60 |
| 1974 | Destroyer | Ismael Valenzuela | Monti C. Sims | Kenneth Opstein | 1:48.80 |
| 1973 | Sham | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Frank "Pancho" Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:47.00 |
| 1972 | Solar Salute | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Louis Glauburg | M/M John J. Elmore | 1:47.60 |
| 1971 | Jim French | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John P. Campo | Frank Caldwell | 1:48.20 |
| 1970 | Terlago | Bill Shoemaker | Jerry M. Fanning | Samuel J. Agnew | 1:48.40 |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack | Johnny Longden | Frank M. McMahon | 1:49.20 |
| 1968 | Alley Fighter | Laffit Pincay Jr. | James W. Maloney | Cragwood Stables | 1:49.00 |
| 1967 | Ruken | Fernando Alvarez | Clyde Turk | Louis R. Rowan | 1:49.80 |
| 1966 | Boldnesian | Walter Blum | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:48.40 |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | 1:47.00 |
| 1964 | Hill Rise | Donald Pierce | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | 1:47.40 |
| 1963 | Candy Spots | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:50.20 |
| 1962 | Royal Attack | Edward Burns | William J. Hirsch | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:49.60 |
| 1961 | Four-and-Twenty | Johnny Longden | Vance Longden | Alberta Ranches, Ltd. | 1:48.00 |
| 1960 | Tompion | Bill Shoemaker | Robert L. Wheeler | C.V. Whitney | 1:47.80 |
| 1959 | Silver Spoon† | Raymond York | Robert L. Wheeler | C.V. Whitney | 1:49.00 |
| 1958 | Silky Sullivan | Bill Shoemaker | Reggie Cornell | Tom Ross & Phil Klipstein | 1:49.40 |
| 1957 | Sir William | Henry E. Moreno | Cecil Jolly | Louella & Herbert Armstrong | 1:54.20 |
| 1956 | Terrang | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:51.00 |
| 1955 | Swaps | Johnny Longden | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:50.00 |
| 1954 | Determine | Raymond York | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:48.80 |
| 1953 | Chanlea | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | Ted Atkinson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:50.00 |
| 1951 | Rough'n Tumble | Eddie Arcaro | Melvin Calvert | Frances Genter | 1:50.40 |
| 1950 | Your Host | Johnny Longden | Harry L. Daniels | William Goetz | 1:48.80 |
| 1949 | Old Rockport | Gordon Glisson | Phil Reilly | Clifford Mooers | 1:50.20 |
| 1948 | Salmagundi | Johnny Longden | William M. Booth | William G. Helis | 1:51.20 |
| 1947 | On Trust | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Earl O. Stice & Sons | 2:03.20 |
| 1946 | Knockdown | Robert Permane | James W. Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:50.60 |
| 1945 | Bymeabond | George Woolf | Wayne B. Stucki | J. Kel Houssels | 1:50.00 |
| 1941 | Porter's Cap | Leon Haas | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:54.40 |
| 1940 | Sweepida | Ralph Neves | L. Roy Staples | H. C. "Dutch" Hill | 1:51.60 |
| 1939 | Ciencia | Carroll Bierman | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:50.60 |
| 1938 | Stagehand | Jack Westrope | Earl Sande | Maxwell Howard | 1:50.40 |
| 1937 | Fairy Hill | Maurice Peters | Richard E. Handlen | William du Pont Jr. | 1:45.80 |
| 1936 | He Did | Wayne D. Wright | J. Thomas Taylor | Suzanne Mason | 1:49.40 |
| 1935 | Gillie | Silvio Coucci | William Brennan | Greentree Stable | 1:44.60 |
