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Robert B. Lewis (GIII)

Santa Anita Park • Arcadia, CA, USA 20-10-6-4-2
February 3, 2024

Robert B. Lewis Stakes Race History 

As the third of five Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races held at Santa Anita each year, the Robert B. Lewis (G3) is a prominent steppingstone toward the “Run for the Roses,” offering 20 qualification points to the winner. 

Named in memory of businessman and racehorse owner Robert B. “Bob” Lewis, whose horses regularly ran at Santa Anita, the Robert B. Lewis is one of Santa Anita’s oldest stakes races. First run in 1935 during the track’s inaugural meet, the race was originally known as the Santa Catalina and was held under a wide variety of conditions until 1964, when it settled into its current form as a 1 116-mile race for 3-year-olds.

Since then, the Robert B. Lewis has risen steadily in prominence. An early winner of note was Sham, famous for his duels with superstar Secretariat during the 1973 Triple Crown. Between 1980 and 2019 the race produced 46 Kentucky Derby starters, averaging about one per year.

In 1986, Ferdinand became the first Robert B. Lewis participant to win the Kentucky Derby, parlaying a runner-up effort into victory under the Twin Spires. Bob Lewis’ Charismatic followed suit in 1999, improving from fifth at Santa Anita to first at Churchill Downs. Following a quieter spell, I’ll Have Another became the first horse to win both races in 2012.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won the Robert B. Lewis eight times between 1999 and 2020, establishing a record. Retired jockeys Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay Jr. share the standard for riders with seven victories apiece.

By J. Keeler Johnson/TwinSpires.com

Results

Win

Place

Show

6

Nysos0

$2.20

$2.10

$2.10

1

Wine Me Up0

$3.60

$2.20

9

Scatify6

$2.40

8

Mc Vay4

4

Moonlit Sonata2

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Entries

Jockey

Owner

Trainer

Current odds

Wagers

1

Wine Me Up

Juan J. Hernandez

Watson Pegram

Bob Baffert

2

Ace of Clubs

Edwin A. Maldonado

ERJ Racing LLC, Fritz Brothers Racing LLC or Pappas Horse Racing Corp, et al

Doug F. O'Neill

3

Better Than Gold

Mike E. Smith

Columbine Stable LLC

Gary Mandella

4

Moonlit Sonata

Geovanni Franco

Soma Racing Stables LLC

Tim Yakteen

5

Coach Prime

Lanfranco Dettori

Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.

Bob Baffert

6

Nysos

Flavien Prat

Baoma Corp

Bob Baffert

7

Stronghold

Antonio Fresu

Rick or Sharon Waller

Philip D'Amato

8

Mc Vay

Umberto Rispoli

C R K Stable LLC

John A. Shirreffs

9

Scatify

Hector Isaac Berrios

West Point Thoroughbreds

John W. Sadler

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