Goodwood Stakes

The race was inaugurated in 1982 as the Goodwood Handicap, run by the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park. It was created as a result of a partnership between Oak Tree and Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester, England. The event was run at miles in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986. In 1985 the event was classified by the American Graded Stakes Committee as Grade III and was upgraded to Grade II status in 1990. Between 1996 and 2006 the Breeders' Cup sponsored the event, which reflected in the race name. Awesome Again's son, Game On Dude, won the race in 2011 and 2012. In 2024 the event was rebranded with other events on the card as the California Crown Stakes, the main race of California Crown day, with a purse of $1 million. The following year track officials announced that California Crown day would be paused and, consequentially, the race would revert back to its original name as the Goodwood Stakes. The purse for the 2025 Goodwood Stakes was decreased back to $300,000 ==Records==

Time record: • miles: 1:46.72 - Bertrando (1994) • miles: 1:40.20 - Cajun Prince (1982) Margins: • lengths - Smooth Roller (2015) Most wins: • 2 - Lord At War (ARG) (1984, 1985) • 2 - Pleasantly Perfect (2002, 2003) • 2 - Game On Dude (2011, 2012) Most wins by an owner: • 2 - Peter Perkins (1984, 1985) • 2 - Diamond A Racing (2002, 2003) • 2 - WinStar Farm (2008, 2020) • 2 - Family Trust Diamond Pride, Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Bernie Schiappa (2011, 2012) Most wins by a jockey: • 5 - Gary Stevens (1988, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2013) Most wins by a trainer: • 9 - Bob Baffert (1998, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025) ==Winners==

Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry † In the 1996 running Alphabet Soup won the race but was disqualified and placed third. Savinio was declared the winner. ==See also==

• 2015 Santa Anita Park Media Guide • Find out more about the Awesome Again Stakes (formerly known as Goodwood) at Hello Race Fans! ==References==