Thunder Road Stakes

The Thunder Road Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is open to horses age four and older and is contested on turf at a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). First run in 2004 as a handicap, it was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009. It was downgraded to listed status for 2013 through 2015 but has now returned to a Grade III event. It is currently run under allowance weight conditions with a purse of $100,000.[2]

Thunder Road Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	2004
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds & up
Weight	124 lbs with allowances[1]
Purse	$100,000 (since 2014)[2]

The 2009 running was switched to the main track because of weather conditions. The event was not run in 2010 or 2012.[2]

Records

Speed record:

• 1:31.78 - Tom's Tribute (2014)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Victor Espinoza (2004, 2006, 2015)
• 2 - Mike E. Smith (2009, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer:

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2020	River Boyne (IRE)	5	Abel Cedillo	Jeff Mullins	Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal	1:33.78
2019	True Valour	5	Andrea Atzeni	Simon Callaghan	Qatar Racing Limited	1:36.35
2018	Om	6	Flavien Prat	Dan L. Hendricks	Sareen Family Trust	1:33.54
2017	Farhaan	8	Tyler Baze	Philip D'Amato	Matthew Schera	1:33.18
2016	What a View	5	Kent J. Desormeaux	Kenneth D. Black	Finish Line Racing/Ellwood Johnston Trust, et al.	1:39.01
2015	Talco (FR)	4	Victor Espinoza	John W. Sadler	Hronis Racing	1:34.26
2014	Tom's Tribute	4	Mike E. Smith	James M. Cassidy	Tom & Marilyn Braly	1:31.78
2013	Battle Force	4	Corey Nakatani	John Shirreffs	Woodford Racing	1:32.94
2012	NO RACE?
2011	Fluke	6	Joe Talamo	Humberto Ascanio	Patricia Bozano	1:33.77
2010	Not held
2009	Matto Mondo	5	Mike E. Smith	Richard Mandella	Yatse Stables I	1:34.61
2008	Storm Military	6	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Castleton Lyons/La Biznaga	1:34.17
2007	Sweet Return	7	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Red Oak Stable	1:35.47
2006	Senor Swinger	6	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Robert & Beverly Lewis	1:34.00
2005	Laura's Lucky Boy	4	Pat Valenzuela	Vladimir Cerin	Ernie Moody	1:34.39
2004	Singletary	4	Victor Espinoza	Don Chatlos Jr.	Billy Koch	1:34.42

References

1. "Chart of the 2020 Thunder Road". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
2. "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

• The Thunder Road Handicap at Pedigree Query
• 2009 Thunder Road Handicap entrants at Santa Anita Park
• The 2009 Thunder Road Handicap results at Thoroughbred Times