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Thunder Road Stakes

Thunder Road Stakes

American Thoroughbred horse race


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.

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History

The race was inaugurated on 11 February 2004 as a handicap[1] 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.[2]

The event was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009 and was switched to the artificial main track because of weather conditions.[1]

The event was not run in 2010 or 2012.[3]

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.[1]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:31.78 – Tom's Tribute (2014)

Margins:

  • 3+34 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:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – Philip D'Amato (2017, 2022, 2023)

Winners

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Legend:
  All Weather Track   Turf

See also


References

  1. "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "2004 Thunder Road Handicap Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "THUNDER ROAD STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. "2024 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. "2023 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. "2022 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 1)". Equibase. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. "2021 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. "2020 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. "2019 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. "2018 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 5)". Equibase. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. "2017 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. "2016 Thunder Road Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. "2015 Thunder Road Stakes Listed - (race 11)". Equibase. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. "2014 Thunder Road Stakes Black Type - (race 8)". Equibase. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  15. "2013 Thunder Road Stakes Black Type - (race 6)". Equibase. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. "2011 Thunder Road Handicap Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  17. "2009 Thunder Road Handicap Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  18. "2008 Thunder Road Handicap Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  19. "2007 Thunder Road Handicap Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  20. "2006 Thunder Road Handicap Listed - (race 7)". Equibase. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  21. "2005 Thunder Road Handicap Listed - (race 7)". Equibase. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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