Goodwood Stakes

The Goodwood Stakes is a Grade I Thoroughbred race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses aged three and older, it is contested over 1⅛ miles (nine furlongs) on dirt and is part of the late‑autumn racing calendar. After a period under other names (including the Awesome Again Stakes and the California Crown), the autumn 2025 program sees the return of the historic “Goodwood” name to this key event. The race continues its role as a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which adds extra prestige to the field.

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Location: Santa Anita Park - Arcadia, CA

Inaugural Race: 1982

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Current Distance: 1 and 1/8th miles (9 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt

Age Qualification: Three Year Olds and up

Purse: $300,000

Race Date: Saturday, September 27th

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2025 Goodwood Stakes Morning Line Odds

Official race entries and morning line odds are listed below:

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
ML Odds
1
Gaming
Kyle Frey / Bob Baffert
6-1
2
Ultimate Gamble
Kazushi Kimura / Mark Glatt
8-1
3
Privman
Antonio Fresu / Bob Baffert
5-1
4
First Mission
Paco Lopez / Brad H. Cox
8-5
5
Nevada Beach
Mike E. Smith / Bob Baffert
12-1
6
Express Train
Hector Isaac Berrios / John A. Shirreffs
20-1
7
Full Serrano (ARG)
Juan J. Hernandez / John W. Sadler
2-1

2025 Goodwood Stakes Race Results

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Goodwood Stakes Race History

The Goodwood Stakes is a Grade I horse race run each year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Inaugurated in 1982 as the Goodwood Handicap, the race was re-named in 2012 to honor of the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic and Canadian hall of fame thoroughbred Awesome Again. In 2024, the race was rebranded as the California Crown Stakes. As the main event of California Crown Day at Santa Anita, the purse was increased to a whopping $1 million! After it was announced that California Crown Day would be paused, the race name reverted back to its original name. 

Previous winners of the race include a bevy of notable horses, including:

  • Ferdinand (1987) - 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic winner
  • Bertrando (1994) - 1993 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse and California Horse of the Year
  • Sliver Charm (1998) - 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner and Hall of Fame inductee
  • Tiznow (2000) - 2000 and 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic winner (only horse to win the race twice) and Hall of Fame inductee
  • Lava Man (2006) - Seattle Slew grandsire and Hall of Fame inductee
  • Mucho Macho Man (2013) - 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic winner
  • Shared Belief (2014) - 2013 American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse
  • California Chrome (2016) - 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner and North American all-time earnings leader
  • Accelerate (2018) - 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic winner
  • Improbable (2020) - 2020 American Champion Older Male Horse

Currently three horses are tied for most wins with two a piece: Lord At War (1984, 1985), Pleasantly Perfect (2002, 2003), and Game On Dude (2011, 2012). Game On Dude's wins are particularly notable as Awesome Again is his sire. In 2013, Gary Stevens set the record for most wins by a jockey by capturing his fifth win. Bob Baffert currently holds the title for most wins by a trainer with his eight wins, including a three-peat between 2010 and 2012.

As part of the Breeder's Cup Challenge Series, the winners of the race gain an automatic bid to race in the Breeder's Cup Classic.

Goodwood Stakes All-Time Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2024
Subsanador (ARG)
Mike E. Smith / Richard E. Mandella
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.68
2023
Slow Down Andy
Mario Gutierrez / Doug F. O'Neill
1 1⁄8 M / 1:47.62
2022
Defunded
Edwin A. Maldonado / Bob Baffert
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.38
2021
Medina Spirit
John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.67
2020
Improbable
Drayden Van Dyke / Bob Baffert
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.01
2019
Mongolian Groom
Abel Cedillo / Enebish Ganbat
1 1⁄8 M / 1:49.27
2018
Accelerate
Joel Rosario / John W. Sadler
1 1⁄8 M / 1:50.38
2017
Mubtaahij (IRE)
Drayden Van Dyke / Bob Baffert
1 1⁄8 M / 1:51.32
2016
California Chrome
Victor Espinoza / Art Sherman
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.07
2015
Smooth Roller
Tyler Baze / Victor L. Garcia
1 1⁄8 M / 1:48.08

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