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Santa Anita Derby

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.

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Santa Anita Derby Betting Information

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

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Santa Anita Derby Betting | Past Winners

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

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