SANTA ANITA HANDICAP · UNITED STATES
Santa Anita Handicap prize money
The Santa Anita Handicap is worth $300,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 305th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 119th 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 $300,000
WORLD RANK 305th
RUNNINGS HELD 89
FIRST RUN 1935
What the Santa Anita Handicap is
Grade I · miles (10 furlongs) · Dirt · Santa Anita Park
- Racecourse
- Santa Anita Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (10 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Four-year-olds and up
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1935
We hold the total fund for the Santa Anita Handicap 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 2:05.17 in 2026, the Santa Anita Handicap pays $2,397 for every second of the race, which is 247th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 129th in the United States.
Every Santa Anita Handicap winner
89 runnings, 1935 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | British Isles5 · 2:05.17 | Diego A. Herrera | Richard Baltas | Slam Dunk Racing, Deborah A. Baltas and Cynthia McClanahan | $180,000 |
| 2025 | Locked4 · 2:01.71 | José Ortiz | Todd A. Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm LLC | $180,000 |
| 2024 | Newgate4 · 2:03.49 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing Et Al | $242,000 |
| 2023 | Stilleto Boy5 · 2:01.96 | Kent Desormeaux | Ed Moger Jr. | Steve Moger | $300,000 |
| 2022 | Express Train5 · 2:03.22 | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable | $390,000 |
| 2021 | Idol4 · 2:02.46 | Joel Rosario | Richard Baltas | Calvin Nguyen | $240,000 |
| 2020 | Combatant5 · 2:02.32 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis) | $360,000 |
| 2019 | Gift Box6 · 2:03.02 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis) | $355,000 |
| 2018 | Accelerate5 · 2:01.83 | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC (Kosta & Pete Hronis) | $355,000 |
| 2017 | Shaman Ghost5 · 2:01.57 | Javier Castellano | Jimmy Jerkens | Adena Springs | $450,000 |
| 2016 | Melatonin5 · 2:02.01 | Joseph Talamo | David E. Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms Inc. (Susan Osborne) | $600,000 |
| 2015 | Shared Belief4 · 2:00.67 | Mike Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jungle Racing (Jim & Janet Rome) | $600,000 |
| 2014 | Game On Dude7 · 1:58.17 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Bernard C. Schiappa | $450,000 |
| 2013 | Game On Dude6 · 2:00.14 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Bernard C. Schiappa | $450,000 |
| 2012 | Ron the Greek5 · 2:00.41 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Brous Stable (Nils Brous), Wachtel Stable (Adam Wachtel), Jack T. Hammer | $450,000 |
| 2011 | Game On Dude4 · 1:59.47 | Chantal Sutherland | Bob Baffert | Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Bernard C. Schiappa | $450,000 |
| 2010 | Misremembered4 · 2:00.20 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Jill Baffert & George Jacobs | $450,000 |
| 2009 | Einstein7 · 2:01.93 | Julien Leparoux | Helen Pitts-Blasi | Midnight Cry Stable | $600,000 |
| 2008 | Heatseeker5 · 2:00.42 | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | William de Burgh | $600,000 |
| 2007 | Lava Man6 · 2:02.11 | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | STD Racing (Dave & Steve Kenly) & Jason Wood | $600,000 |
| 2006 | Lava Man5 · 2:00.57 | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | STD Racing (Steve & Dave Kenly) & Jason Wood | $600,000 |
| 2005 | Rock Hard Ten4 · 2:01.20 | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Mercedes Stable | $600,000 |
| 2004 | Southern Image4 · 2:01.64 | Victor Espinoza | Michael Machowsky | Kagele Bros, Tepper and Blahut | $600,000 |
| 2003 | Milwaukee Brew6 · 1:59.80 | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | $600,000 |
| 2002 | Milwaukee Brew5 · 2:01.02 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | $600,000 |
| 2001 | Tiznow4 · 2:01.55 | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | Michael Cooper & Cecilia Straub-Rubens | $600,000 |
| 2000 | General Challenge4 · 2:01.49 | Corey Nakatani | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | $600,000 |
| 1999 | Free House5 · 2:00.67 | Chris McCarron | J. Paco Gonzalez | McCaffery & Toffan | $600,000 |
| 1998 | Malek5 · 2:02.26 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Stud Panter (Francisco Cortez) | $600,000 |
| 1997 | Siphon6 · 2:02.23 | David Flores | Richard Mandella | Rio Claro Thoroughbreds (Linneo Eduardo De Paula Machado) | $600,000 |
| 1996 | Mr. Purple4 · 2:02.04 | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Alex G. Campbell Jr. | $600,000 |
| 1995 | Urgent Request5 · 1:59.25 | Gary Stevens | Rodney Rash | Stewart Aitken | $550,000 |
| 1994 | Stuka †4 · 2:00.17 | Chris Antley | Gary F. Jones | Allen E. Paulson | $550,000 |
| 1993 | Sir Beaufort6 · 2:00.40 | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham | Victoria Calantoni | $550,000 |
| 1992 | Best Pal4 · 1:59.00 | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | $550,000 |
| 1991 | Farma Way4 · 2:00.30 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Quarter B Farm (George R. Bunn) | $550,000 |
| 1990 | Ruhlmann5 · 2:01.20 | Gary Stevens | Charlie Whittingham | Ann & Jerry Moss | $550,000 |
| 1989 | Martial Law4 · 1:58.80 | Martin Pedroza | Julio C. Canani | Hughes, Messina Et Al | $550,000 |
| 1988 | Alysheba4 · 1:59.80 | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer | $550,000 |
| 1987 | Broad Brush4 · 2:00.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | $550,000 |
| 1986 | Greinton5 · 2:00.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charlie Whittingham | Mary Jones Bradley, Whittingham, Howell Wynne | $689,500 |
| 1985 | Lord at War (ARG)5 · 2:00.60 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Peter Perkins | $275,600 |
| 1984 | Interco4 · 2:00.60 | Pat Valenzuela | Ted West | David I. Sofro | $298,650 |
| 1983 | Bates Motel4 · 1:59.60 | Terry Lipham | John H. M. Gosden | Jacqueline Getty Phillips & Michael D. Riordan | $317,350 |
| 1982 | John Henry †7 · 1:59.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Ron McAnally | Dotsam Stable | $318,800 |
| 1981 | John Henry6 · 1:59.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Dotsam Stable | $238,150 |
| 1980 | Spectacular Bid4 · 2:00.60 | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | $190,000 |
| 1979 | Affirmed4 · 1:58.60 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | $192,800 |
| 1978 | Vigors5 · 2:01.20 | Darrel McHargue | Larry J. Sterling | William R. Hawn | $180,000 |
| 1977 | Crystal Water4 · 1:59.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Roger Clapp | Connie M. Ring | $173,550 |
| 1976 | Royal Glint6 · 2:00.40 | Jorge Tejeira | Gordon R. Potter | Dan Lasater | $155,900 |
| 1975 | Stardust Mel4 · 2:06.40 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Marjorie L. Everett | $105,500 |
| 1974 | Prince Dantan4 · 2:03.60 | Ron Turcotte | Frank "Pancho" Martin | Sigmund Sommer | $105,000 |
| 1973 | Cougar II7 · 2:00.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Charlie Whittingham | Mary F. Jones | $105,000 |
| 1972 | Triple Bend4 · 2:00.00 | Donald Pierce | Vance Longden | Frank M. McMahon | $105,000 |
| 1971 | Ack Ack5 · 2:03.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Forked Lightning Ranch | $100,000 |
| 1970 | Quicken Tree7 · 1:59.60 | Fernando Alvarez | William T. Canney | Louis R. Rowan & Wheelock Whitney Jr. | $100,000 |
| 1969 | Nodouble4 · 2:01.80 | Eddie Belmonte | J. Bert Sonnier | Verna Lea Farm (Gene Goff) | $100,000 |
| 1968 | Mr. Right5 · 2:04.60 | Moises Yanez | Evan S. Jackson | Cheray Duchin | $100,000 |
| 1967 | Pretense4 · 2:00.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | $100,000 |
| 1966 | Lucky Debonair4 · 2:00.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | $100,000 |
| 1965 | Hill Rise4 · 2:00.60 | Donald Pierce | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | $100,000 |
| 1964 | Mr. Consistency6 · 2:01.00 | Kenneth Church | James I. Nazworthy | Ann Peppers | $102,100 |
| 1963 | Crozier5 · 2:00.80 | Braulio Baeza | Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | Fred W. Hooper | $100,000 |
| 1962 | Physician5 · 2:02.60 | Donald Pierce | Lynn A. Boice | Lynn A. Boice | $100,000 |
| 1961 | Prove It4 · 2:00.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | $100,000 |
| 1960 | Linmold4 · 2:00.60 | Donald Pierce | Harold C. McBride | Linne I. & Hazel Nelson | $97,900 |
| 1959 | Terrang6 · 2:00.00 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable (Lawrence S. Pollock) & Roland Bond | $97,900 |
| 1958 | Round Table4 · 1:59.80 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | $97,900 |
| 1957 | Corn Husker4 · 2:01.80 | Ralph Neves | Charlie Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | $103,600 |
| 1956 | Bobby Brocato5 · 2:04.60 | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Kerr Stable | $97,900 |
| 1955 | Poona II4 · 2:03.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Red McDaniel | Helbush Farm (Herman H. Helbush) | $103,300 |
| 1954 | Rejected4 · 2:00.60 | Bill Shoemaker | William J. Hirsch | King Ranch | $105,900 |
| 1953 | Mark-Ye-Well4 · 2:01.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $97,900 |
| 1952 | Miche †7 · 1-1/4 m | John S. Covalli | Don Cameron | Muriel Vanderbilt Adams | $104,100 |
| 1951 | Moonrush5 · 1-1/4 m | Johnny Longden | Willie Alvarado | Anita King & Gus Luellwitz | $97,900 |
| 1950 | Noor5 · 1-1/4 m | Johnny Longden | Burley Parke | Charles S. Howard | $97,900 |
| 1949 | Vulcan's Forge4 · 2:02.80 | Dave Gorman | Don Cameron | Isaac J. Collins | $102,000 |
| 1948 | Talon6 · 2:03.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Horatio Luro | Richard N. Ryan | $102,500 |
| 1947 | Olhaverry8 · 2:01.80 | Melvin Peterson | Anthony E. Silver | Pan De Azucar Stable (Raoul Espinosa) | $98,900 |
| 1946 | War Knight6 · 2:01.60 | John H. Adams | Charlie Leavitt | Ethel Hill | $101,220 |
| 1945 | Thumbs Up6 · 2:01.20 | Johnny Longden | George M. Odom | Louis B. Mayer | $82,925 |
| 1941 | Bay View4 · 2:05.40 | Nick Wall | Patrick F. Dwyer | Anthony Pelleteri | $89,360 |
| 1940 | Seabiscuit7 · 2:01.20 | Red Pollard | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | $86,650 |
| 1939 | Kayak II4 · 2:01.40 | John H. Adams | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | $91,100 |
| 1938 | Stagehand3 · 2:01.60 | Nick Wall | Earl H. Sande | Maxwell Howard | $91,450 |
| 1937 | Rosemont5 · 2:02.80 | Harry Richards | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farms | $90,700 |
| 1936 | Top Row5 · 2:04.20 | Wayne D. Wright | Albert A. Baroni | Albert A. Baroni | $104,600 |
| 1935 | Azucar7 · 2:02.20 | George Woolf | James Rushton | Frederick M. Alger Jr. | $108,400 |
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. 89 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Santa Anita Handicap has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1935 to 2026
$108k 35
$105k 36
$91k 37
$91k 38
$91k 39
$87k 40
$89k 41
$83k 45
$101k 46
$99k 47
$103k 48
$102k 49
$98k 50
$98k 51
$104k 52
$98k 53
$106k 54
$103k 55
$98k 56
$104k 57
$98k 58
$98k 59
$98k 60
$100k 61
$100k 62
$100k 63
$102k 64
$100k 65
$100k 66
$100k 67
$100k 68
$100k 69
$100k 70
$100k 71
$105k 72
$105k 73
$105k 74
$105k 75
$156k 76
$174k 77
$180k 78
$193k 79
$190k 80
$238k 81
$319k 82
$317k 83
$299k 84
$276k 85
$689k 86
$550k 87
$550k 88
$550k 89
$550k 90
$550k 91
$550k 92
$550k 93
$550k 94
$550k 95
$600k 96
$600k 97
$600k 98
$600k 99
$600k 00
$600k 01
$600k 02
$600k 03
$600k 04
$600k 05
$600k 06
$600k 07
$600k 08
$600k 09
$450k 10
$450k 11
$450k 12
$450k 13
$450k 14
$600k 15
$600k 16
$450k 17
$355k 18
$355k 19
$360k 20
$240k 21
$390k 22
$300k 23
$242k 24
$180k 25
$180k 26
The winner's prize went from $108,400 in 1935 to $180,000 in 2026, 66% 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 Santa Anita Handicap more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Game On Dude has won it 3 times, which is more than any other horse.
4 horses have won it more than once across 89 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Game On Dude | 3 | 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Lava Man | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Milwaukee Brew | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| John Henry | 2 | 1981, 1982 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Santa Anita Handicap in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295 | Del Mar OaksDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 296 | Goodwood StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 297 | Gotham StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 298 | Hopeful StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 299 | Indiana DerbyHorseshoe Indianapolis | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 300 | Jebel HattaMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 301 | La Brea StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 302 | Malibu StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 303 | Matriarch StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 304 | Pennine Ridge StakesBelmont Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 306 | Shoemaker Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 307 | Spinaway StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 308 | Thorndon MileTrentham | New Zealand | $293,199 | NZ$500,000 |
| 309 | Zabeel ClassicEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | $293,199 | NZ$500,000 |
| 310 | Prince of Wales StakesFort Erie Race Track | Canada | $285,578 | CA$400,000 |
| 311 | Critérium de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $284,188 | €250,000 |
| 312 | Critérium InternationalSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $284,188 | €250,000 |
| 313 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan)Longchamp Racecourse | France | $284,188 | €250,000 |
| 314 | Prix Jean et Louis RomanetDeauville Racecourse | France | $284,188 | €250,000 |
| 315 | Prix Saint-AlaryLongchamp Racecourse | France | $284,188 | €250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Santa Anita Handicap 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, 119th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Brea Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Malibu Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Matriarch Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade 1 | $300,000 |
| Pennine Ridge Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade III | $300,000 |
| Shoemaker Mile Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Spinaway Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Holy Bull Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Grade III | $275,000 |
| Albany Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Restricted | $250,000 |
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 Santa Anita Handicap prize money?
$300,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Santa Anita Handicap rank among the richest races in the world?
305th of 997. 304 races pay more, the nearest of them Del Mar Oaks. In the United States it is 119th of 196.
Which horse has won the Santa Anita Handicap most often?
Game On Dude, 3 times, in 2011, 2013, 2014.
Which jockey has won the Santa Anita Handicap most often?
Bill Shoemaker, with 11 wins between 1954 and 1985.
When was the Santa Anita Handicap first run?
1935. This page holds 89 runnings, from 1935 to 2026.
How far is the Santa Anita Handicap?
miles (10 furlongs), on dirt, at Santa Anita Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money