# Thunder Road Stakes

The Thunder Road Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age four and older, over a distance of 1 mile on the turf held annually in January at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

## History

The race was inaugurated on 11 February 2004 as a handicap and was won by Singletary who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza by a margin of one length in a time of 1:34.42.
The event was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009 and was switched to the artificial main track because of weather conditions.
The event was not run in 2010 or 2012.
It was downgraded to listed status for 2013 through 2015 but was upgraded back to a Grade III event in 2016. It is currently run under allowance weight conditions with a purse of $100,000.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:31.78 – Tom's Tribute (2014)
Margins:
* 3+3⁄4 lengths – Hit the Road (2021)
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)
* 3 – Flavien Prat (2018, 2022, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 – Philip D'Amato (2017, 2022, 2023)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| Thunder Road Stakes |||||||||||
| 2024 | Goliad | 7 | Kazushi Kimura | Richard E. Mandella | Ramona S. & Perry R. Bass II | 1 mile | 1:33.57 | $101,000 | III | |
| 2023 | Earls Rock (IRE) | 5 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Anthony Fanticola | 1 mile | 1:34.05 | $103,000 | III | |
| 2022 | Count Again | 7 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Agave Racing Stable & Sam-Son Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.12 | $100,500 | III | |
| 2021 | Hit the Road | 5 | Umberto Rispoli | Dan Blacker | D K Racing, Radley Equine, Taste of Victory Stables, Rick Gold & Dave Odmark | 1 mile | 1:33.35 | $100,500 | III | |
| 2020 | River Boyne (IRE) | 5 | Abel Cedillo | Jeff Mullins | Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal | 1 mile | 1:33.78 | $102,000 | III | |
| 2019 | True Valour (IRE) | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Simon Callaghan | Qatar Racing Limited | 1 mile | 1:36.35 | $100,351 | III | |
| 2018 | Om | 6 | Flavien Prat | Dan L. Hendricks | Sareen Family Trust | 1 mile | 1:33.54 | $100,345 | III | |
| 2017 | Farhaan | 8 | Tyler Baze | Philip D'Amato | Matthew Schera | 1 mile | 1:33.18 | $100,690 | III | |
| 2016 | What a View | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Kenneth D. Black | Finish Line Racing, The Ellwood Johnston Trust, P. & S. Berumen | 1 mile | 1:39.01 | $102,070 | III | |
| 2015 | Talco (FR) | 4 | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1 mile | 1:34.26 | $82,000 | Listed | |
| 2014 | Tom's Tribute | 4 | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Tom & Marilyn Braly | 1 mile | 1:31.78 | $79,750 | | |
| 2013 | Battle Force | 4 | Corey Nakatani | John Shirreffs | Woodford Racing | 1 mile | 1:32.94 | $78,700 | | |
| 2012 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| Thunder Road Handicap |||||||||||
| 2011 | Fluke (BRZ) | 6 | Joseph Talamo | Humberto Ascanio | Patricia Bozano | 1 mile | 1:33.77 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2009 | Matto Mondo (CHI) | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Richard E. Mandella | Yatse Stables I | 1 mile | 1:34.61 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2008 | Storm Military (ARG) | 6 | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Castleton Lyons & La Biznaga | 1 mile | 1:34.17 | $81,150 | Listed | |
| 2007 | Sweet Return (GB) | 7 | Alex O. Solis | Ron McAnally | Red Oak Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.47 | $80,050 | Listed | |
| 2006 | Senor Swinger | 6 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1 mile | 1:34.00 | $81,450 | Listed | |
| 2005 | Laura's Lucky Boy | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Vladimir Cerin | Ernie Moody | 1 mile | 1:34.39 | $78,650 | Listed | |
| 2004 | Singletary | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Don Chatlos | Little Red Feather Racing | 1 mile | 1:34.42 | $71,350 | | |
Legend:
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