Affirmed Stakes (LATC) prize money
The Affirmed Stakes (LATC) is worth $100,000 . That makes it the 746th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 165th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) is
Listed · miles · Dirt · Santa Anita Park
- Racecourse
- Santa Anita Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1979
We hold the total fund for the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:42.57 in 2024, the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) pays $975 for every second of the race, which is 410th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 183rd in the United States.
Every Affirmed Stakes (LATC) winner
45 runnings, 1979 to 2024, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Parenting1:42.57 | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | Gandharvi | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Geaux Rocket Ride1:43.75 | Ramon Vazquez | Richard Mandella | Pin Oak Stud | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Hopper1:43.83 | Abel Cedillo | Sean McCarthy | Lanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables & SF Racing | $98,000 |
| 2021 | The Chosen Vron1:44.01 | Umberto Rispoli | J. Eric Kruljac | J. Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, John Sondereker & Richard Thornburgh | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Mucho Gusto1:45.15 | Joseph Talamo | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen | $100,351 |
| 2018 | Draft Pick1:44.34 | Joseph Talamo | Peter Eurton | C R K Stable | $100,345 |
| 2017 | Battle of Midway1:43.25 | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | Don Alberto Stable & WinStar Farm | $98,000 |
| 2016 | Dalmore1:40.84 | Kent J. Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing, Rocker O Ranch & J. Keith Desormeaux | $100,000 |
| 2015 | Gimme Da Lute1:41.40 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | $98,000 |
| 2014 | Can the Man1:44.27 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | $100,750 |
| 2013 | Tiz a Minister1:45.79 | Corey Nakatani | Paul G. Aguirre | S A Y Racing | $100,750 |
| 2012 | Nonios1:42.99 | Martin A. Pedroza | Jerry Hollendorfer | Green B. Smith Jr. | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Coil1:42.88 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Golden Itiz1:42.84 | Tyler Baze | Ronald W. Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Grazen1:41.40 | Rafael Bejarano | Mike R. Mitchell | Nicholas B. Alexander | $100,000 |
| 2008 | Two Step Salsa1:41.57 | Martin A. Pedroza | Julio C. Canani | Everest Stables | $107,100 |
| 2007 | Desert Code1:44.21 | Richard Migliore | David E. Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms | $106,600 |
| 2006 | Point Determined1:42.55 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis Trust | $100,000 |
| 2005 | Indian Ocean1:42.53 | Jon Court | Jay M. Robbins | Mercedes Stable | $102,998 |
| 2004 | Boomzeeboom1:42.11 | Victor Espinoza | Vladimir Cerin | John Karubian, Alan Landsburg & Larry Postaer | $110,200 |
| 2003 | Eye of the Tiger1:42.30 | Alex O. Solis | Jerry Hollendorfer | John D. Gunther | $103,096 |
| 2002 | Came Home1:41.99 | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | William S. Farish III, John B. Goodman, John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery | $107,500 |
| 2001 | Until Sundown1:43.10 | Gary L. Stevens | Laura de Seroux | San Gabriel Investments & Sidney L. Port Trust | $100,000 |
| 2000 | Tiznow1:42.35 | Victor Espinoza | Jay M. Robbins | Michael Cooper & Cecilia Straub-Rubens | $134,250 |
| 1999 | General Challenge1:40.83 | David R. Flores | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | $125,000 |
| 1998 | Old Trieste1:41.80 | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Gary Bisantz | $101,822 |
| 1997 | Deputy Commander1:42.80 | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | Horizon Stable, Michael Jarvis, Mandysland Farm, et al. | $102,500 |
| 1996 | Hesabull1:43.20 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mike Chambers | Three Sisters Thoroughbreds | $101,750 |
| 1995 | Mr Purple1:42.20 | Corey Nakatani | Ron McAnally | Alex G. Campbell Jr. | $133,300 |
| 1994 | R Friar Tuck1:49.00 | Jerry D. Bailey | Ian P. D. Jory | S. David Plummer | $163,600 |
| 1993 | Codified1:48.80 | Gary L. Stevens | David E. Hofmans | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable | $161,600 |
| 1992 | Natural Nine1:49.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Lewis A. Cenicola | Southern Nevada Racing Stables | $163,000 |
| 1991 | Compelling Sound1:47.80 | Gary L. Stevens | Charles E. Whittingham | Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss | $158,800 |
| 1990 | Stalwart Charger1:48.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Alcides Pico Perdomo | Sidney Factor | $158,600 |
| 1989 | Raise a Stanza1:48.40 | Corey Black | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | $169,700 |
| 1988 | Iz a Saros1:49.00 | Aaron Gryder | Joseph Manzi | Green Thumb Farm Stable | $163,400 |
| 1987 | Candi's Gold1:47.60 | Gary L. Stevens | Edwin J. Gregson | Royal Lines (Lessee) | $160,500 |
| 1986 | ƒ Melair1:32.80 | Pat Valenzuela | John W. Sadler | Marianne Millard & Bea Rous | $400,000 |
| 1985 | Pancho Villa1:33.80 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | D. Wayne Lukas & Lloyd R. French, Jr. | $109,500 |
| 1984 | Tights1:48.60 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Mill House | $80,600 |
| 1983 | My Habitony1:48.60 | Donald Pierce | Arthur J. Lerille Jr. | Olga J. Pejsa | $81,000 |
| 1982 | Journey At Sea1:46.80 | Chris McCarron | Leland R. Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | $83,350 |
| 1981 | Stancharry1:51.00 | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Harry Cole, Stanley Freeman & Charles Gold | $80,900 |
| 1980 | Score Twenty Four1:48.20 | Darrel G. McHargue | James Jordan | Thomas Capehart, et al. | $64,200 |
| 1979 | Valdez1:47.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Aaron & Marie Jones | $64,500 |
45 of the 45 runnings name the rider, 45 name the trainer and 45 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 45 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1979 to 2024
The total prize money went from $64,500 in 1979 to $100,000 in 2024, 55% more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | David Coles AM StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 736 | Lord Reims StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 737 | Mystic Journey StakesTattersall's Park | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 738 | Proud Miss StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 739 | R. N. Irwin StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 740 | Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC)Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 742 | Vamos StakesLaunceston Racecourse | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 743 | Hawke's Bay GuineasHastings Racecourse | New Zealand | $102,619 | NZ$175,000 |
| 744 | Abu Dhabi ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $101,939 | AED 380,000 |
| 745 | Premio TudiniCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | $100,034 | €88,000 |
| 747 | American DerbyChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 748 | Arlington ClassicArlington Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 749 | Baldwin StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 750 | Barbaro Stakes at Delaware ParkDelaware Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 751 | Cinema StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 752 | El Camino Real DerbyGolden Gate Fields | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 753 | Forerunner StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 754 | Fred "Cappy" Capossela StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 755 | James W. Murphy StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 756 | Jefferson Cup StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 165th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Park Derby | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $140,000 |
| Federico Tesio Stakes | Laurel Park, | Ungraded Stakes | $125,000 |
| Mike Lee Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Restricted | $125,000 |
| Northern Dancer Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade III | $125,000 |
| American Derby | Churchill Downs | Listed | $100,000 |
| Arlington Classic | Arlington Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Baldwin Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park | Delaware Park Racetrack | Ungraded stakes | $100,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Affirmed Stakes (LATC) prize money?
$100,000.
Where does the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) rank among the richest races in the world?
746th of 997. 745 races pay more, the nearest of them David Coles AM Stakes. In the United States it is 165th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) most often?
Laffit Pincay Jr., with 5 wins between 1979 and 1992.
When was the Affirmed Stakes (LATC) first run?
1979. This page holds 45 runnings, from 1979 to 2024.
How far is the Affirmed Stakes (LATC)?
miles, on dirt, at Santa Anita Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money