LOS ALAMITOS DERBY · UNITED STATES
Los Alamitos Derby prize money
The Los Alamitos Derby is worth $100,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 763rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 182nd 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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $100,000
WORLD RANK 763rd
RUNNINGS HELD 52
FIRST RUN 1974
What the Los Alamitos Derby is
Listed · miles (9 furlongs) · Dirt · Los Alamitos Race Course
- Racecourse
- Los Alamitos Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- miles (9 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- First run
- 1974
We hold the total fund for the Los Alamitos Derby 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 1:47.59 in 2025, the Los Alamitos Derby pays $929 for every second of the race, which is 430th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 189th in the United States.
Every Los Alamitos Derby winner
52 runnings, 1974 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada Beach3 · 1:47.59 | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, & Paul Weitman | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Wynstock3 · 1:50.51 | Kyle Frey | Bob Baffert | Edward C. Allred & Jack Liebau | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Reincarnate3 · 1:48.72 | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan | $75,000 |
| 2022 | High Connection3 · 1:48.98 | Juan J. Hernandez | Bob Baffert | HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud | $75,000 |
| 2021 | Classier3 · 1:49.15 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, & Madaket Stables | $90,000 |
| 2020 | Uncle Chuck3 · 1:47.65 | Luis Saez | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, & Paul Weitman | $90,000 |
| 2019 | Game Winner3 · 1:48.30 | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West | $90,000 |
| 2018 | Once On Whisky3 · 1:48.93 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, & Paul Weitman | $90,000 |
| 2017 | West Coast3 · 1:48.65 | Drayden Van Dyke | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Accelerate3 · 1:48.48 | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing (Kosta & Pete Hronis) | $120,000 |
| 2015 | Gimme Da Lute3 · 1:47.09 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, & Paul Weitman | $210,000 |
| 2014 | Shared Belief3 · 1:47.01 | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jungle Racing LLC | $300,000 |
| 2013 | Chief Havoc3 · 1:50.17 | Rafael Bejarano | Peter Miller | Paul Makin | $90,000 |
| 2012 | Blueskiesnrainbows3 · 1:50.89 | Joe Talamo | Bob Baffert | Bad Boy Racing & Whizway Farms | $90,000 |
| 2011 | Dreamy Kid3 · 1:50.43 | Joe Talamo | Neil Drysdale | Robert S. Evans | $90,000 |
| 2010 | Skipshot3 · 1:49.94 | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Olympia Star, Inc. | $120,000 |
| 2009 | Misremembered3 · 1:49.02 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Bob Baffert & George Jacobs | $180,000 |
| 2008 | Tres Borrachos3 · 1:49.29 | Tyler Baze | C. Beau Greely | John Greely IV & Phil Houchens | $217,650 |
| 2007 | Tiago3 · 1:48.76 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | $220,950 |
| 2006 | Arson Squad3 · 1:48.45 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel) | $217,050 |
| 2005 | Surf Cat3 · 1:48.07 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Marsha Naify & Aase Headley | $192,600 |
| 2004 | Rock Hard Ten3 · 1:47.47 | Corey Nakatani | Jason Orman | Mercedes Stable | $252,780 |
| 2003 | During3 · 1:49.38 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | James McIngvale | $240,000 |
| 2002 | Came Home3 · 1:48:28 | Mike E. Smith | J. Paco Gonzalez | Farish, McCaffery et al. | $300,000 |
| 2001 | Congaree3 · 1:48.61 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | $300,000 |
| 2000 | Captain Steve3 · 1:48.01 | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram | $300,000 |
| 1999 | Cat Thief3 · 1:47.87 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | $300,000 |
| 1998 | Old Trieste3 · 1:47.06 | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Cobra Farm (Gary & Betty Biszantz) | $300,000 |
| 1997 | Free House3 · 1:45.80 | Kent Desormeaux | J. Paco Gonzalez | John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery | $300,000 |
| 1996 | Victory Speech3 · 1:48.20 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor | $300,000 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch3 · 1:49.00 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | $275,000 |
| 1994 | Silver Music3 · 2:00.60 | Chris Antley | Wallace Dollase | Lauren Cohen | $123,800 |
| 1993 | Devoted Brass3 · 2:00.60 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Noble Threewitt | Don W. Jordens | $124,000 |
| 1992 | Bien Bien3 · 2:02.80 | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan | $123,400 |
| 1991 | Best Pal3 · 2:00.60 | Pat Valenzuela | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | $120,000 |
| 1990 | Jovial3 · 2:01.20 | Gary Stevens | Bruce L. Jackson | Jack Munari | $120,000 |
| 1989 | Prized3 · 2:01.80 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Clover Racing & Meadowbrook Farm, et al. | $232,400 |
| 1988 | Lively One3 · 2:01.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Thomas J. Curnes (Lessee) | $131,200 |
| 1987 | Temperate Sil3 · 2:02.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles E. Whittingham | Frankfurt Stable & Charles E. Whittingham | $124,400 |
| 1986 | Clear Choice3 · 2:03.60 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. & Joyce F. Klein | $137,000 |
| 1985 | Padua3 · 2:01.40 | Pat Valenzuela | Gary F. Jones | Elmendorf Farm, Inc. (Maxwell Gluck) | $123,500 |
| 1984 | Precisionist3 · 1:59.80 | Chris McCarron | L. Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | $121,300 |
| 1983 | Hyperborean3 · 2:01.00 | Fernando Toro | Jerry M. Fanning | Craig B. Singer | $97,500 |
| 1982 | Journey At Sea3 · 2:00.20 | Chris McCarron | L. Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | $91,300 |
| 1981 | Noble Nashua3 · 2:01.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Jose A. Martin | Flying Zee Stable (Carl Lizza Jr. & Herbert Hochreiter) | $127,000 |
| 1980 | First Albert3 · 2:00.80 | Francisco Mena | Laz Barrera | Carmen Barrera | $162,200 |
| 1979 | Valdez3 · 1:59.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Aaron U. & Marie Jones | $124,250 |
| 1978 | Radar Ahead3 · 2:00.00 | Darrel McHargue | Gary F. Jones | Sidney Vail | $133,300 |
| 1977 | J. O. Tobin3 · 1:58.60 | Bill Shoemaker | John H. Adams | El Peco Ranch (George A. Pope) | $194,900 |
| 1976 | Majestic Light3 · 1:59.20 | Sandy Hawley | John W. Russell | Ogden Mills Phipps | $98,200 |
| 1975 | Forceten3 · 1:59.80 | Donald Pierce | Neil D. Drysdale | Saron Stable | $119,800 |
| 1974 | Agitate3 · 1:59.60 | Bill Shoemaker | James R. Jimenez | Meeken Stable (John & Paula Kent Meeken) | $66,300 |
52 of the 52 runnings name the rider, 52 name the trainer and 52 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 52 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Los Alamitos Derby has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1974 to 2025
$66k 74
$120k 75
$98k 76
$195k 77
$133k 78
$124k 79
$162k 80
$127k 81
$91k 82
$97k 83
$121k 84
$123k 85
$137k 86
$124k 87
$131k 88
$232k 89
$120k 90
$120k 91
$123k 92
$124k 93
$124k 94
$275k 95
$300k 96
$300k 97
$300k 98
$300k 99
$300k 00
$300k 01
$300k 02
$240k 03
$253k 04
$193k 05
$217k 06
$221k 07
$218k 08
$180k 09
$120k 10
$90k 11
$90k 12
$90k 13
$300k 14
$210k 15
$120k 16
$120k 17
$90k 18
$90k 19
$90k 20
$90k 21
$75k 22
$75k 23
$100k 24
$100k 25
The winner's prize went from $66,300 in 1974 to $100,000 in 2025, 51% 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 Los Alamitos Derby more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Los Alamitos Derby twice in the 52 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Los Alamitos Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 762 | Long Branch StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 765 | Round Table StakesArlington Park, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 766 | Sham StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 767 | Shared Belief StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 768 | Sir Barton StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 769 | Will Rogers StakesHollywood Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 770 | Bridle Road Handicap HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | $99,750 | £75,000 |
| 771 | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $99,750 | £75,000 |
| 772 | Glenfarclas Cross Country ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $99,750 | £75,000 |
| 773 | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $99,750 | £75,000 |
| 774 | Oddschecker Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse, | Great Britain | $99,750 | £75,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Los Alamitos Derby 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, 182nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes | Turfway Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Lazaro Barrera Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Listed | $100,000 |
| Lexington Stakes (NYRA) | Aqueduct Racetrack, | Discontinued stakes | $100,000 |
| Long Branch Stakes | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Round Table Stakes | Arlington Park, | Discontinued stakes | $100,000 |
| Sham Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Shared Belief Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Listed | $100,000 |
| Sir Barton Stakes | Pimlico Race Course, | 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 Los Alamitos Derby prize money?
$100,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the Los Alamitos Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
763rd of 997. 762 races pay more, the nearest of them Forerunner Stakes. In the United States it is 182nd of 196.
Which jockey has won the Los Alamitos Derby most often?
Chris McCarron, with 5 wins between 1982 and 1998.
When was the Los Alamitos Derby first run?
1974. This page holds 52 runnings, from 1974 to 2025.
How far is the Los Alamitos Derby?
miles (9 furlongs), on dirt, at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money