Rodeo Drive Stakes

The Rodeo Drive Stakes is a Grade I turf race for fillies and mares aged three and older, run over 1¼ miles at Santa Anita Park each fall. Serving as a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, it regularly attracts elite grass runners from across the country and abroad, making it one of the premier distance turf races on the California circuit.

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Location: Santa Anita Park - Arcadia, CA

Inaugural Race: 1977

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Current Distance: 1 and 1/4 mile (10 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: Fillies & Mares, Three Year Olds and up

Purse: $200,000

Race Date: Saturday, October 3rd

2026 Rodeo Drive Stakes Morning Line Odds

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Odds
1
Thought Process (KY)
Hector I. Berrios / Philip D'Amato
4/5
2
Resolve (KY)
Armando Ayuso / Leonard Powell
30/1
3
Dona Clota (CHI)
Micah J. Husbands / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
15/1
4
Totally Justified (KY)
J. C. Bealmear / Anthony M. Meah
30/1
5
Public Assembly (KY)
Julien R. Leparoux / Philip D'Amato
15/1
6
Kentucky Gal (IRE)
Joel Rosario / Philip D'Amato
20/1
7
Hey Jessie (CA)
Edgard J. Zayas / Sean McCarthy
10/1
8
Victorious Dream (IRE)
Ricardo Gonzalez / Michael W. McCarthy
20/1
9
May Day Ready (KY)
Kazushi Kimura / Richard E. Mandella
5-1
10
The Mizen Queen (IRE)
Kyle Frey / Dan Blacker
30/1

2026 Rodeo Drive Stakes Race Results

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Win / Place / Show
1
Thought Process
Hector Isaac Berrios / Philip D'Amato
$3.60 / $2.40 / $2.40
11
Vronti
Juan J. Hernandez / H. Graham Motion
$4.40 / $4.80
2
Resolve
Armando Ayuso / Leonard Powell
$12.80
4
Totally Justified
Joseph C. Bealmear / Anna Meah
6
Kentucky Gal
Joel Rosario / Philip D'Amato
5
Public Assembly
Julien R. Leparoux / Philip D'Amato
9
May Day Ready
Kazushi Kimura / Richard E. Mandella
10
The Mizen Queen
Kyle Frey / Dan Blacker
8
Victorious Dream
Ricardo Gonzalez / Michael W. McCarthy
3
Dona Clota
Drayden Van Dyke / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (1-11) Paid: $8.50
  • $1.00 Trifecta (1-11-2) Paid: $108.80
  • $0.10 Superfecta (1-11-2-4) Paid: $62.68

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Rodeo Drive Stakes Race History

Formerly raced as the Yellow Ribbon Stakes, the Rodeo Drive Stakes is a Grade I race run each year at Santa Anita Park. Past winners of the race have featured several notable horses, including:

  • Estrapade (1986) - 1986 American Champion Female Turf Horse
  • Carotene (1987) - Three time Canadian Champion Turf Horse and Canadian Hall of Fame inductee
  • Ryafan (1997) - 1997 American Champion Female Turf Horse
  • Wait A While (2006) - 2006 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
  • Nashoba's Key (2007) - 2007 California Horse of the Year

In 1998, Kent Desormeaux set the record for most wins by a jockey by capturing his fourth win. Philip D'Amato and Robert J. Frankel share the record for most wins by a trainer with five each. 

As part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series, the winners of this race receive an automatic bid to race in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

All Time Results for Rodeo Drive Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2026
Thought Process
Hector Isaac Berrios / Philip D'Amato
1 1/4 M / 1:58.47
2025
Mission of Joy
Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato
1 1/4 M / 2:00.03
2024
Hang the Moon
Kazushi Kimura / Philip D'Amato
1 1/4 M / 1:58.58
2023
Didia (ARG)
Vincent Cheminaud / Ignacio Correas, IV
1 1/4 M / 1:59.79
2022
Going to Vegas
Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato
1 1/4 M / 1:59.41
2021
Going to Vegas
Umberto Rispoli / Richard Baltas
1 1/4 M / 1:58.84
2020
Mucho Unusual
Juan Hernandez / Tim Yakteen
1 1/4 M / 2:00.19
2019
Mirth
Mike Smith / Philip D'Amato
1 1/4 M / 1:58.47
2018
Vasilika
Flavien Prat / Jerry Hollendorfer
1 1/4 M / 1:59.04
2017
Avenge
Flavien Prat / Richard Mandella
1 1/4 M / 1:58.74
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