Thunder Road Handicap

Thunder Road Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated	2004
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000 (2014)

The Thunder Road Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. (In 2014, 2015 and 2016 it was run in early April.) It is open to horses age four and older and is contested on turf at a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). A Listed race, it was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009. However, due to wet weather the 2009 race was downgraded because it had to be taken off the turf and run on the Pro-Ride synthetic dirt track. It has now returned to a Grade III event.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:31.78 - Tom's Tribute (2014)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Victor Espinoza (2004, 2006, 2015)
• 2 - Mike E. Smith (2009, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer:

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	What a View	5	Kent J. Desormeaux	Kenneth D. Black	Finish Line Racing/Ellwood Johnston Trust, et al	1:39.01
2015	Talco (FR)	4	Victor Espinoza	John W. Sadler	Hronis Racing	1:34.26
2014	Tom's Tribute	4	Mike E. Smith	James M. Cassidy	Tom & Marilyn Braly	1:31.78
2013	Battle Force	4	Corey Nakatani	John Shirreffs	Woodford Racing	1:32.94
2012	NO RACE?
2011	Fluke	6	Joe Talamo	Humberto Ascanio	Patricia Bozano	1:33.77
2010	NO RACE?
2009	Matto Mondo	5	Mike E. Smith	Richard Mandella	Yatse Stables I	1:34.61
2008	Storm Military	6	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Castleton Lyons/La Biznaga	1:34.17
2007	Sweet Return	7	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	Red Oak Stable	1:35.47
2006	Senor Swinger	6	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Robert & Beverly Lewis	1:34.00
2005	Laura's Lucky Boy	4	Pat Valenzuela	Vladimir Cerin	Ernie Moody	1:34.39
2004	Singletary	4	Victor Espinoza	Don Chatlos Jr.	Billy Koch	1:34.42

References

• The Thunder Road Handicap at Pedigree Query
• 2009 Thunder Road Handicap entrants at Santa Anita Park
• The 2009 Thunder Road Handicap results at Thoroughbred Times