Cinema Stakes prize money
The Cinema Stakes is worth $100,000 . That makes it the 751st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 170th 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 Cinema Stakes is
Ungraded · miles (10 furlongs) · Turf · Santa Anita Park
- Racecourse
- Santa Anita Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Ungraded
- Distance
- miles (10 furlongs)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1946
We hold the total fund for the Cinema Stakes 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 2:01.27 in 2023, the Cinema Stakes pays $825 for every second of the race, which is 461st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 195th in the United States.
Every Cinema Stakes winner
33 runnings, 1985 to 2023, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wizard of Westwood2:01.27 | Abel Cedillo | Michael McCarthy | Andrew N. Warren and Rania Warren |
| 2022 | War At Sea1:49.97 | Mike Smith | Ronald Ellis | Doubledown Stables |
| 2021 | Hudson Ridge1:49.06 | Abel Cedillo | Bob Baffert | Double L Racing & Natalie J. Baffert |
| 2020 | Hariboux1:50.29 | Umberto Rispoli | Jeff Mullins | Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC |
| 2019 | Neptune's Storm1:48.65 | Drayden Van Dyke | Richard Baltas | CYBT, Gevertz, Saul, Gitomer, Lynn, Goetz, Mike, Nentwig, Michael and Weiner, Daniel |
| 2018 | River Boyne1:49.18 | Flavien Prat | Jeff Mullins | Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC |
| 2017 | Sharp Samurai1:47.51 | Gary Stevens | Mark Glatt | Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC and Glatt, Mark |
| 2016 | Mr. Roary1:47.48 | Edwin Maldonado | Jeff Mullins | Tim Rosselli |
| 2009 | Oil Man1:48.72 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Tommy Town/Michael Tala |
| 2008 | Tiz West1:47.24 | Victor Espinoza | Richard E. Mandella | Diamond A Racing Corp |
| 2007 | Worldly1:47.40 | Victor Espinoza | Ben D. A. Cecil | Christopher Wright |
| 2006 | Genre1:47.73 | Martin Pedroza | Ben D. A. Cecil | David & Paula Mueller |
| 2005 | Willow O Wisp1:48.59 | Garrett Gomez | Vladimir Cerin | Robert Alexander |
| 2004 | Greek Sun1:48.40 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Peter Angelos |
| 2003 | Just Wonder1:47.41 | Kent Desormeaux | Laura de Seroux | Vistas LLC et al. |
| 2002 | Inesperado1:47.63 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | 3 Plus U Stable |
| 2001 | Sligo Bay1:48.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | C. Beau Greely | Columbine Stable |
| 2000 | David Copperfield1:47.73 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | 505 Farms |
| 1999 | Fighting Falcon1:48.06 | Brice Blanc | David Hofmans | Dion Recachina et al. |
| 1998 | Commitisize1:48.00 | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Peagram |
| 1997 | Worldly Ways1:48.43 | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | John & Betty Mabee |
| 1996 | Let Bob Do It1:47.58 | Kent Desormeaux | John W. Sadler | Roxy Roxborough et al. |
| 1995 | Via Lombardia1:47.22 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Henry E. Pabst |
| 1994 | Unfinished Symph1:46.56 | Gary Baze | Wesley A. Ward | N. Rice, T. Hatcher, J. Johnston |
| 1993 | Earl of Barking1:47.45 | Chris McCarron | Richard L. Cross | Henry E. Pabst |
| 1992 | Bien Bien1:47.10 | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan |
| 1991 | Character1:47.10 | Gary Stevens | Bruce C. Jackson | Jack Munari |
| 1990 | Jovial1:47.80 | Gary Stevens | Bruce C. Jackson | Jack Munari |
| 1989 | Raise a Stanza †1:47.80 | Gary Stevens | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke |
| 1988 | Peace1:46.80 | Alex Solis | Charlie Whittingham | Olin B. Gentry |
| 1987 | Something Lucky1:46.80 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Donald Warren | E.W. Johnston/H. Meloth/J. Stonebraker |
| 1986 | Manila1:47.00 | Fernando Toro | LeRoy Jolley | Bradley M. Shannon |
| 1985 | Don't Say Halo1:47.60 | Darrel McHargue | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm |
33 of the 33 runnings name the rider, 33 name the trainer and 33 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Cinema Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Cinema Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 746 | Affirmed Stakes (LATC)Santa Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 757 | Jersey DerbyMonmouth Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 758 | Jimmy Winkfield StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 759 | Kentucky Cup Sprint StakesTurfway Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 760 | Lazaro Barrera StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 761 | Lexington Stakes (NYRA)Aqueduct Racetrack, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Cinema Stakes 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, 170th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| El Camino Real Derby | Golden Gate Fields | Listed | $100,000 |
| Forerunner Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Discontinued Stakes | $100,000 |
| Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Discontinued | $100,000 |
| James W. Murphy Stakes | Pimlico Race Course, | Listed | $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 Cinema Stakes prize money?
$100,000.
Where does the Cinema Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
751st of 997. 750 races pay more, the nearest of them Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC). In the United States it is 170th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Cinema Stakes most often?
Gary Stevens, with 4 wins between 1989 and 2017.
When was the Cinema Stakes first run?
1946. This page holds 33 runnings, from 1985 to 2023.
How far is the Cinema Stakes?
miles (10 furlongs), on turf, at Santa Anita Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money