ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES · UNITED STATES
Robert B. Lewis Stakes prize money
The Robert B. Lewis Stakes is worth $200,000 . That makes it the 461st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 141st 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 $200,000
WORLD RANK 461st
RUNNINGS HELD 89
FIRST RUN 1935
What the Robert B. Lewis Stakes is
Grade III · 1 mile (8 furlongs) · Dirt · Santa Anita Park
- Racecourse
- Santa Anita Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade III
- Distance
- 1 mile (8 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-Year-Olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1935
We hold the total fund for the Robert B. Lewis 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 1:37.02 in 2026, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes pays $2,061 for every second of the race, which is 281st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 145th in the United States.
Every Robert B. Lewis Stakes winner
89 runnings, 1935 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Plutarch3 · 1:37.02 | Florent Geroux | Bob Baffert | Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor |
| 2025 | Citizen Bull3 · 1:36.71 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan |
| 2024 | Nysos3 · 1:36.65 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corp |
| 2023 | Newgate3 · 1:43.11 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan |
| 2022 | Messier3 · 1:42.89 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, & Madaket Stables |
| 2021 | Medina Spirit3 · 1:46.26 | Abel Cedillo | Bob Baffert | Zedan Racing Stables |
| 2020 | Thousand Words3 · 1:43.64 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm |
| 2019 | Mucho Gusto3 · 1:41.81 | Joe Talamo | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen |
| 2018 | Lombo3 · 1:45.41 | Flavien Prat | Michael Pender | Michael V. Lombardi |
| 2017 | Royal Mo3 · 1:43.48 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss |
| 2016 | Mor Spirit3 · 1:43.21 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen |
| 2015 | Dortmund3 · 1:42.20 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah |
| 2014 | Candy Boy3 · 1:41.83 | Gary Stevens | John W. Sadler | C R K Stable |
| 2013 | Flashback3 · 1:42.95 | Julien Leparoux | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another3 · 1:40.84 | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam |
| 2011 | Anthony's Cross3 · 1:48.63 | Joel Rosario | Eoin G. Harty | A D K Racing |
| 2010 | Caracortado3 · 1:41.75 | Paul Atkinson | Michael Machowsky | Lo Hi Racing/Blahut |
| 2009 | Pioneerof the Nile3 · 1:41.90 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables |
| 2008 | Crown of Thorns3 · 1:40.76 | Victor Espinoza | Richard Mandella | B. Wayne Hughes |
| 2007 | Great Hunter3 · 1:42.89 | Corey Nakatani | Douglas F. O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam |
| 2006 | Brother Derek3 · 1:41.96 | Alex Solis | Dan L. Hendricks | Cecil N. Peacock |
| 2005 | Declan's Moon3 · 1:42.41 | Victor Espinoza | Ronald W. Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable |
| 2004 | St Averil3 · 1:41.62 | Tyler Baze | Rafael Becerra | Stan E. Fulton |
| 2003 | Domestic Dispute3 · 1:42.20 | David R. Flores | Bob Baffert | Gary M. Garber |
| 2002 | Labamta Babe3 · 1:42.50 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann |
| 2001 | Millennium Wind3 · 1:42.38 | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | David & Jill Heerensperger |
| 2000 | The Deputy3 · 1:43.04 | Chris McCarron | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor & Gary Barber |
| 1999 | General Challenge3 · 1:42.93 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm |
| 1998 | Artax3 · 1:42.32 | Chris McCarron | Randy Bradshaw | Paraneck Stable |
| 1997 | Hello3 · 1:42.60 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Al & Sandee Kirkwood |
| 1996 | Prince of Thieves3 · 1:42.94 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter Mitchell |
| 1995 | Larry the Legend3 · 1:42.93 | Kent Desormeaux | Craig A. Lewis | Craig A. Lewis |
| 1994 | Wekiva Springs3 · 1:41.94 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert Hess Jr. | Donald R. Dizney |
| 1993 | Art of Living3 · 1:43.48 | Gary Stevens | Gary Jones | Golden Eagle Farm |
| 1992 | Vying Victor3 · 1:44.33 | Corey Black | Ian P. D. Jory | M/M Marvin Malmuth |
| 1991 | Mane Minister3 · 1:42.60 | David R. Flores | J. Paco Gonzalez | T. McCaffery & John Toffan |
| 1990 | Music Prospector3 · 1:43.60 | Frank Olivares | Steve Miyadi | Silky Green, Inc. |
| 1989 | Flying Continental3 · 1:43.60 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke |
| 1988 | Lively One3 · 1:43.40 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Nelson Bunker Hunt |
| 1987 | Stylish Winner3 · 1:43.80 | Gary Stevens | Bruce Headley | Johnston/Headley/Roncelli |
| 1986 | Ferdinand3 · 1:43.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Elizabeth A. Keck |
| 1985 | Floating Reserve3 · 1:42.60 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Joseph Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert |
| 1984 | Tights3 · 1:43.60 | Rafael Meza | Laz Barrera | Mill House Stable |
| 1983 | Fast Passage3 · 1:42.60 | Ed Delahoussaye | Laz Barrera | Dolly Green |
| 1982 | Water Bank3 · 1:42.40 | Darrel McHargue | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1981 | Stancharry *3 · 1:41.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Melvin F. Stute | Cole, Freeman & Gold |
| 1980 | Super Moment *3 · 1:44.40 | Donald Pierce | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1980 | Rumbo *3 · 1:44.60 | Bill Shoemaker | Thomas Bell Jr. | Gayno Stable/Bell Bloodstock |
| 1979 | Pole Position3 · 1:42.00 | Chris McCarron | George E. Goodwin | Eldorado Stables |
| 1978 | Johnny's Image3 · 1:44.00 | Sandy Hawley | Mike R. Mitchell | Meryl Ann Tanz |
| 1977 | Text3 · 1:42.00 | Donald Pierce | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1976 | An Act3 · 1:42.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Katz, Brun & Roberts et al. |
| 1975 | Kinalmeaky3 · 1:42.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Lester Holt | Helen Kenaston |
| 1974 | Rube the Great3 · 1:43.00 | Angel Santiago | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer |
| 1973 | Sham3 · 1:45.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer |
| 1972 | Knightlander3 · 1:42.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Paul K. Parker | Robert H. Grant |
| 1971 | Unconscious3 · 1:41.80 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | John G. Canty | Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. |
| 1970 | Colorado King, Jr.3 · 1:25.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Forked Lightning Ranch |
| 1969 | Inverness Drive3 · 1:44.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Joseph Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert |
| 1968 | Prince Pablo3 · 1:42.60 | Johnny Sellers | Linwood J. Brooks | Kratz-Thayer |
| 1967 | Serve Notice3 · 1:43.60 | Ismael Valenzuela | Ted Saladin | M/M. B. W. Martin |
| 1966 | Exhibitionist3 · 1:43.20 | Eddie Belmonte | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs |
| 1965 | Arksroni3 · 1:42.80 | Art Sherman | Frank E. Childs | M/M. Harry Hart |
| 1964 | Count Charles3 · 1:43.20 | Manuel Ycaza | Charles Whittingham | Flying M Stable |
| 1963 | Sea Orbit7 · 1:49.00 | Raymond York | John M. Leavitt | Wonder Y Ranch |
| 1962 | New Policy5 · 1:48.40 | Bill Shoemaker | John H. Adams | Ralph Lowe |
| 1961 | T. V. Lark4 · 1:49.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Paul K. Parker | C. R. Mac Stable |
| 1960 | American Comet4 · 1:47.60 | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon | C. W. Smith Ent. |
| 1959 | Terrang6 · 1:48.60 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable & R. Bond |
| 1958 | Terrang5 · 1:49.20 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable & R. Bond |
| 1957 | Honeys Alibi5 · 1:48.80 | Johnny Longden | Lev Fanning | W-L Ranch Co. |
| 1956 | Guerrero4 · 1:50.00 | Johnny Longden | Graceton Philpot | Peter Strub |
| 1955 | Golden Abbey5 · 1:48.80 | Johnny Longden | Reggie Cornell | W. W. Naylor |
| 1954 | Stranglehold5 · 1:52.60 | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | N. G. Phillips |
| 1953 | Blue Reading6 · 1:43.80 | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | Clement L. Hirsch |
| 1952 | Lion4 · 1:51.80 | William M. Cook | Hugh Brundage | John Himelhoch |
| 1951 | Your Host4 · 1:48.20 | Eric Guerin | Harry L. Daniels | William Goetz |
| 1950 | Moonrush4 · 1:51.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Willie Alvarado | Anita King / Gus Luellwitz |
| 1949 | Stepfather5 · 1:48.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Wayne B. Stucki | W-L Ranch Co. |
| 1948 | On Trust4 · 1:50.80 | Johnny Longden | William Molter | E. O. Stice |
| 1947 | See-Tee-See4 · 1:50.60 | Ralph Neves | Art Gruber | Hacienda de Cortez |
| 1946 | Nanby Pass4 · 1:43.80 | Charley Stevenson | Sam Sechrest | Norman W. Church |
| 1945 | Sea Sovereign3 · 1:43.80 | Ferril Zufelt | Bud Stotler | Charles S. Howard |
| 1941 | Sweepida4 · 1:48.00 | Ralph Neves | Larry R. Staples | H. C. Hill |
| 1940 | Valdina Myth2 · 0:33.20 | Eugene Rodriguez | John J. Flanigan | Valdina Farm |
| 1939 | Brown Jade5 · 1:52.00 | John H. Adams | Ross E. Cooper | Charles E. Cooper |
| 1938 | Lady Florise5 · 1:45.60 | Lester Balaski | George W. Glick | John W. Marchbank |
| 1937 | Lloyd Pan4 · 1:48.00 | Harry Richards | H. B. Thomas | Alexander Pantages |
| 1935 | Bluebeard3 · 1:40.00 | Harry Richards | Clyde Phillips | William R. Coe |
89 of the 89 runnings name the rider, 89 name the trainer and 89 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Robert B. Lewis Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Terrang has won it 2 times, which is more than any other horse.
1 horse has won it more than once across 89 runnings.
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Terrang | 2 | 1958, 1959 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449 | WA OaksAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 450 | Wakeful StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 451 | Tokyo KinenOhi Racecourse | Japan | $201,096 | ¥30,000,000 |
| 453 | Colonel Liam StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 454 | Commonwealth Turf CupLaurel Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 455 | Dwyer StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 457 | Hill Prince StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 460 | Peter Pan StakesBelmont Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 462 | San Vicente StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 463 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)Parx Casino and Racing | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 464 | Sunshine Millions ClassicSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California & | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 465 | Twilight DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 466 | Baring Bingham Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
| 467 | Becher ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
| 468 | Festival Trophy Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
| 469 | Hampton Court StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
| 470 | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
| 471 | Scottish Grand NationalAyr Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Robert B. Lewis 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, 141st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Prince Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Grade III stakes | $200,000 |
| Lone Star Derby | Lone Star Park | Ungraded stakes | $200,000 |
| Mathis Mile Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade II | $200,000 |
| Peter Pan Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade III | $200,000 |
| San Vicente Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade II | $200,000 |
| Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx) | Parx Casino and Racing | Listed | $200,000 |
| Sunshine Millions Classic | Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California & | Restricted | $200,000 |
| Twilight Derby | Santa Anita Park | Grade II | $200,000 |
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 Robert B. Lewis Stakes prize money?
$200,000.
Where does the Robert B. Lewis Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
461st of 997. 460 races pay more, the nearest of them WA Oaks. In the United States it is 141st of 196.
Which horse has won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes most often?
Terrang, 2 times, in 1958, 1959.
Which jockey has won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes most often?
Laffit Pincay Jr., with 7 wins between 1971 and 1989.
When was the Robert B. Lewis Stakes first run?
1935. This page holds 89 runnings, from 1935 to 2026.
How far is the Robert B. Lewis Stakes?
1 mile (8 furlongs), on dirt, at Santa Anita Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money