Thunder Road Handicap
| 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 | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 (2014) |
The Thunder Road Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. (In 2014, 2015 and 2016 it was run in early April.) It is open to horses age four and older and is contested on turf at a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). A Listed race, it was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009. However, due to wet weather the 2009 race was downgraded because it had to be taken off the turf and run on the Pro-Ride synthetic dirt track. It has now returned to a Grade III event.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO RACE? | |||||
| 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Anita Park. |
- 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
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