Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Rodeo Drive Stakes
Rodeo Drive Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA
- Inaugural Race: 1977
- Distance: 1 and 1/4 mile (10 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Fillies & Mares, Three Year Olds and up
- 2022 Purse: $300,000
- 2022 Race Date: Saturday, October 8th
2022 Rodeo Drive Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Going to Vegas | Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato | $7.20 / $3.20 / $3.00 |
| 7 | Family Way | Mike E. Smith / Brendan P. Walsh | $3.60 / $3.20 |
| 6 | Bellamore | Kyle Frey / Simon Callaghan | $9.20 |
| 2 | Fluffy Socks | Joe Bravo / Chad C. Brown | |
| 4 | Scarabea | Abel Cedillo / Jack Sisterson | |
| 1 | Queen Ofthe Temple | Hector Isaac Berrios / Dan Blacker | |
| 5 | Neige Blanche (FR) | Juan J. Hernandez / Leonard Powell |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1.00 Exacta (3-7) Paid: $11.30
- $0.50 Trifecta (3-7-6) Paid: $65.50
- $0.10 Superfecta (3-7-6-2) Paid: $34.93
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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. Robert J. Frankel holds the record for most wins by a trainer with five, including a three-peat between 2003 and 2005.
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.
Rodeo Drive Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2016 | Avenge | Flavien Prat / Richard Mandella | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.52 |
| 2015 | Photo Call | Drayden Van Dyke / H. Graham Motion | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.76 |
| 2014 | Emollient | Rosie Napravnik / William I. Mott | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.22 |
| 2013 | Tiz Flirtatious | Julien Leparoux / Martin F. Jones | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.98 |
| 2012 | Marketing Mix | Garrett K. Gomez / Thomas F. Proctor | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.20 |
| 2011 | Dubawi Heights | Joel Rosario / Simon Callaghan | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.52 |
| 2010 | Hibaayeb | Rafael Bejarano / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.44 |
| 2009 | Magical Fantasy | Alex Solis / Paddy Gallagher | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.59 |
| 2008 | Wait A While | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.16 |
| 2007 | Nashoba's Key | Joseph Talamo / Carla Gaines | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.73 |
| 2006 | Wait A While | Garrett Gomez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.25 |
| 2005 | Megahertz | Alex Solis / Robert Frankel | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.50 |
| 2004 | Light Jig | René R. Douglas / Robert Frankel | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.28 |
| 2003 | Tates Creek | Pat Valenzuela / Robert Frankel | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.77 |
| 2002 | Golden Apples | Pat Valenzuela / Ben D. A. Cecil | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.72 |
| 2001 | Janet | David R. Flores / Darrell Vienna | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.64 |
| 2000 | Tranquility Lake | Ed Delahoussaye / Julio C. Canani | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.98 |
| 1999 | Spanish Fern | Chris McCarron / Robert Frankel | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.52 |
| 1998 | Fiji | Kent Desormeaux / Neil Drysdale | 1 1/4 M / 2:05.23 |
| 1997 | Ryafan | Alex Solis / John Gosden | 1 1/4 M / 2:03.60 |
| 1996 | Donna Viola | Gary Stevens / Chris Wall | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.62 |
| 1995 | Alpride | Chris McCarron / Ron McAnally | 1 1/4 M / 2:01.68 |
| 1994 | Aube Indienne | Kent Desormeaux / Charles Whittingham | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.32 |
| 1993 | Possibly Perfect | Corey Nakatani / Robert Frankel | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.91 |
| 1992 | Super Staff | Kent Desormeaux / Ron McAnally | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.20 |
| 1991 | Kostroma | Kent Desormeaux / Gary F. Jones | 1 1/4 M / 2:01.00 |
| 1990 | Plenty of Grace | Herb McCauley / John M. Veitch | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.40 |
| 1989 | Brown Bess | Jack Kaenel / Charles J. Jenda | 1 1/4 M / 1:57.60 |
| 1988 | Delighter | Chris McCarron / Jonathan Pease | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.40 |
| 1987 | Carotene | José A. Santos / Roger Attfield | 1 1/4 M / 2:03.80 |
| 1986 | Bonne Ile | Fernando Toro / John Gosden | 1 1/4 M / 2:01.60 |
| 1985 | Estrapade | Bill Shoemaker / Charles Whittingham | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.40 |
| 1984 | Sabin | Eddie Maple / Woody Stephens | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.00 |
| 1983 | Sangue | Bill Shoemaker / Henry M. Moreno | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.20 |
| 1982 | Castilla | Ray Sibille / Charles Whittingham | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.60 |
| 1981 | Queen to Conquer | Marco Castaneda / Charles Whittingham | 1 1/4 M / 1:58.60 |
| 1980 | Kilijaro | Alain Lequeux / Olivier Douieb | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.20 |
| 1979 | Country Queen | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Randy Winick | 1 1/4 M / 2:00.20 |
| 1978 | Amazer | Bill Shoemaker / Maurice Zilber | 1 1/4 M / 1:59.20 |
| 1977 | Star Ball | Howard Grant / Jaime Villagomez | 1 1/4 M / 2:02.60 |