The Santa Ana Stakes is a Grade 3 American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four and older, contested over 1 1/4 miles on the turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is part of Santa Anita’s mid-March stakes schedule and features accomplished older female turf runners.
The 2026 Santa Ana Stakes is scheduled for March 15 at Santa Anita Park, with a purse of $100,000 and run over 1 1/4 miles on the turf.
In the 2025 Santa Ana Stakes, Lady Claypoole won the Grade 3 turf test at 1 1/4 miles, rallying to score for trainer Richard Baltas and jockey Tiago Pereira. Past editions have featured strong performances from top fillies and mares over the unique Santa Anita turf route.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lady Claypoole (IRE) | Tiago Josue Pereira | Richard Baltas | 2:01.40 |
| 2024 | Linda's Gift | Tiago Josue Pereira | Richard E. Mandella | 2:00.79 |
| 2023 | Ballet Dancing | Flavien Prat | Simon Callaghan | 2:01.25 |
| 2022 | Queen Goddess | Victor Espinoza | Michael W. McCarthy | 1:59.72 |
| 2021 | Going to Vegas | Umberto Rispoli | Richard Baltas | 2:00.80 |
| 2020 | The race was not held this year | |||
