Robert B. Lewis Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1935 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-Year-Olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Robert B. Lewis Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on dirt, the Grade III race is open to three-year-old horses. The Robert B. Lewis Stakes is one of the key prep races leading to the Santa Anita Derby each year. Until 1964, the race was open to horses three years of age and older with the exception of 1940.
Inaugurated as the Santa Catalina Handicap in 1935, there was no race in 1936. Upon its return in 1937, it was run as the Santa Catalina California-Bred Championship Stakes until 1940 when it was renamed the Santa Catalina Nursery Stakes and was a three-furlong race for two-year-olds. In 1941 it reverted to its original name, the Santa Catalina Handicap and remained as that until 1964 when it became the Santa Catalina Stakes. In 2007, the race was renamed again in order to honor the prominent racehorse owner Robert B. Lewis who had died in 2006.
Due to restrictions and consoldations during World War II, there was no race held from 1942 through 1944.
The race has been run at a variety of distances:
- 1935 : 1 mile
- 1937-1938, 1941, 1945-1946, 1953, 1964-1969, 1971-2010 : 1+1⁄16 miles
- 1939, 1947-1952, 1954-1963, 2011 : 1+1⁄8 miles
- 1940 : 3 furlongs (for 2-year-olds)
- 1970 : 7 furlongs
Records
Time record: (at the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
- 1:40.76 - Crown of Thorns (2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Elmendorf Farm (1977, 1980, 1982)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Bill Shoemaker (1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1988)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Bob Baffert (1999, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)
- 4 - Charles Whittingham (1964, 1970, 1986, 1988)
- 4 - Ron McAnally (1976, 1980, 1982, 1997)
Winners of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes since 1935
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mor Spirit | 3 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.21 | III |
| 2015 | Dortmund | 3 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.20 | III |
| 2014 | Candy Boy | 3 | Gary Stevens | John W. Sadler | C R K Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.83 | II |
| 2013 | Flashback | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.95 | II |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | 3 | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | 1+1⁄16 | 1:40.84 | II |
| 2011 | Anthony's Cross | 3 | Joel Rosario | Eoin G. Harty | A D K Racing | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.63 | II |
| 2010 | Caracortado | 3 | Paul Atkinson | Michael Machowsky | Lo Hi Racing/Blahut | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.75 | II |
| 2009 | Pioneerof the Nile | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.90 | II |
| 2008 | Crown of Thorns | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Richard Mandella | B. Wayne Hughes | 1+1⁄16 | 1:40.76 | II |
| 2007 | Great Hunter | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Douglas F. O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.89 | II |
| 2006 | Brother Derek | 3 | Alex Solis | Dan L. Hendricks | Cecil N. Peacock | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.96 | II |
| 2005 | Declan's Moon | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Ronald W. Ellis | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.41 | II |
| 2004 | St Averil | 3 | Tyler Baze | Rafael Becerra | Stan E. Fulton | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.62 | II |
| 2003 | Domestic Dispute | 3 | David R. Flores | Bob Baffert | Gary M. Garber | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.20 | II |
| 2002 | Labamta Babe | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.50 | II |
| 2001 | Millennium Wind | 3 | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.38 | II |
| 2000 | The Deputy | 3 | Chris McCarron | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor & Gary Barber | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.04 | II |
| 1999 | General Challenge | 3 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.93 | II |
| 1998 | Artax | 3 | Chris McCarron | Randy Bradshaw | Paraneck Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.32 | II |
| 1997 | Hello | 3 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Al & Sandee Kirkwood | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1996 | Prince of Thieves | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter Mitchell | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.94 | |
| 1995 | Larry the Legend | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Craig A. Lewis | Craig A. Lewis | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.93 | |
| 1994 | Wekiva Springs | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert Hess, Jr. | Donald R. Dizney | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.94 | |
| 1993 | Art of Living | 3 | Gary Stevens | Gary Jones | Golden Eagle Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.48 | |
| 1992 | Vying Victor | 3 | Corey Black | Ian P. D. Jory | M/M Marvin Malmuth | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.33 | |
| 1991 | Mane Minister | 3 | David R. Flores | J. Paco Gonzalez | T. McCaffery & John Toffan | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1990 | Music Prospector | 3 | Frank Olivares | Steve Miyadi | Silky Green, Inc. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1989 | Flying Continental | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1988 | Lively One | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.40 | |
| 1987 | Stylish Winner | 3 | Gary Stevens | Bruce Headley | Johnston/Headley/Roncelli | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Elizabeth A. Keck | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1985 | Floating Reserve | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Joseph Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1984 | Tights | 3 | Rafael Meza | Laz Barrera | Mill House Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1983 | Fast Passage | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Laz Barrera | Dolly Green | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1982 | Water Bank | 3 | Darrel McHargue | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1981 | Stancharry * | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Melvin F. Stute | Cole, Freeman & Gold | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.40 | |
| 1980 | Super Moment * | 3 | Donald Pierce | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1980 | Rumbo * | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Thomas Bell, Jr. | Gayno Stable/Bell Bloodstock | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | |
| 1979 | Pole Position | 3 | Chris McCarron | George E. Goodwin | Eldorado Stables | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | |
| 1978 | Johnny's Image | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Mike R. Mitchell | Meryl Ann Tanz | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1977 | Text | 3 | Donald Pierce | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | |
| 1976 | An Act | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Katz, Brun & Roberts et al. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.00 | |
| 1975 | Kinalmeaky | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Lester Holt | Helen Kenaston | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | |
| 1974 | Rube the Great | 3 | Angel Santiago | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | |
| 1973 | Sham | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.00 | |
| 1972 | Knightlander | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Paul K. Parker | Robert H. Grant | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.40 | |
| 1971 | Unconscious | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John G. Canty | Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.80 | |
| 1970 | Colorado King, Jr. | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Forked Lightning Ranch | 7-fur. | 1:25.00 | |
| 1969 | Inverness Drive | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Joseph Manzi | Robert E. Hibbert | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1968 | Prince Pablo | 3 | Johnny Sellers | Linwood J. Brooks | Kratz-Thayer | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | |
| 1967 | Serve Notice | 3 | Ismael Valenzuela | Ted Saladin | M/M. B. W. Martin | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1966 | Exhibitionist | 3 | Eddie Belmonte | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.20 | |
| 1965 | Arksroni | 3 | Art Sherman | Frank E. Childs | M/M. Harry Hart | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | |
| 1964 | Count Charles | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Charles Whittingham | Flying M Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.20 | |
| 1963 | Sea Orbit | 7 | Raymond York | John M. Leavitt | Wonder Y Ranch | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.00 | |
| 1962 | New Policy | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | John H. Adams | Ralph Lowe | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | |
| 1961 | T. V. Lark | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | Paul K. Parker | C. R. Mac Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.00 | |
| 1960 | American Comet | 4 | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon | C. W. Smith Ent. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:47.60 | |
| 1959 | Terrang | 6 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable/R. Bond | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.60 | |
| 1958 | Terrang | 5 | William Boland | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable/R. Bond | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | |
| 1957 | Honeys Alibi | 5 | Johnny Longden | Lev Fanning | W-L Ranch Co. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | |
| 1956 | Guerrero | 4 | Johnny Longden | Graceton Philpot | Peter Strub | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.00 | |
| 1955 | Golden Abbey | 5 | Johnny Longden | Reggie Cornell | W. W. Naylor | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | |
| 1954 | Stranglehold | 5 | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | N. G. Phillips | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1953 | Blue Reading | 6 | Billy Pearson | Red McDaniel | Clement L. Hirsch | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1952 | Lion | 4 | William M. Cook | Hugh Brundage | John Himelhoch | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.80 | |
| 1951 | Your Host | 4 | Eric Guerin | Harry L. Daniels | William Goetz | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.20 | |
| 1950 | Moonrush | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | Willie Alvarado | Anita King / Gus Luellwitz | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.40 | |
| 1949 | Stepfather | 5 | Eddie Arcaro | Wayne B. Stucki | W-L Ranch Co. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | |
| 1948 | On Trust | 4 | Johnny Longden | William Molter | E. O. Stice | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | |
| 1947 | See-Tee-See | 4 | Ralph Neves | Art Gruber | Hacienda de Cortez | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | |
| 1946 | Nanby Pass | 4 | Charley Stevenson | Sam Sechrest | Norman W. Church | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1945 | Sea Sovereign | 3 | Ferrill Zufelt | Bud Stotler | Charles S. Howard | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | |
| 1944 | No race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1943 | No race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1942 | No race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1941 | Sweepida | 4 | Ralph Neves | Larry R. Staples | H. C. Hill | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.00 | |
| 1940 | Valdina Myth | 2 | Eugene Rodriguez | John J. Flanigan | Valdina Farm | 3-fur. | 0:33.20 | |
| 1939 | Brown Jade | 5 | John H. Adams | Ross E. Cooper | Charles E. Cooper | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.00 | |
| 1938 | Lady Florise | 5 | Lester Balaski | George W. Glick | John W. Marchbank | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.60 | |
| 1937 | Lloyd Pan | 4 | Harry Richards | H. B. Thomas | Alexander Pantages | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.00 | |
| 1936 | No race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | |
| 1935 | Bluebeard | 3 | Harry Richards | Clyde Phillips | William R. Coe | 1-mile | 1:40.00 |
*Run in two divisions in 1980. In 1981, Minnesota Chief won the race in record time but was disqualified and set back to second.
Special Bonus
Paths to $5,500,000 Preakness Bonus:
- win Holy Bull Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- win Fountain of Youth Stakes + win the Florida Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- win Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- win San Felipe Stakes + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- win El Camino Real Derby + win the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
Paths to $550,000 XpressBet Bonus:
- run in Holy Bull Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- run in Fountain of Youth Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- run in Robert B. Lewis Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- run in San Felipe Stakes + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- run in El Camino Real Derby + win, place or show in the Florida Derby or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Derby + win The Preakness Stakes
- Note: In 2011 Shackleford won for the $550,000 Xpressbet Bonus.
See also
- Road to the Kentucky Derby
- Ten Things You Should Know About the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Hello Race Fans!