Notable Achievements

Notable achievements are organized by decade

The 1920s

1922: The First Cal-bred Kentucky Derby Champion

The 1930s

1938: Stagehand's Santa Anita Sweep•1939: The First Big 'Cap/Gold Cup Double

The 1940s

1940: The Marathon Horse•1941: Mioland's Showcase

The 1950s

1950: Six Races, Two Triple Crown Champions, and One Fantastic Noor•1950: Third Decade, Third Big 'Cap•1950-1967: Shoemaker's Sweet Seventeen•
1951: Citation-The First Millionaire•1952: Hill Gail's Derby Double•1954: Bill Shoemaker's Greatest Summer•1956: Swaps's Greatest Stretch•1957: Youth is Found in the Hollywood Gold Cup•
1957-1958: Round Table's Santa Anita Season•1958: Silky Sullivan's Greatest Rally•1959: Silver Spoon's Golden Sweep

The 1960s

1960: Santa Anita's Largest Opening Day•1961: A Second Sunset in Three Years•Hollywood Park, 1962-1967: Native Diver's Dozen•1963: Candy Spots Goes Coast To Coast•
1963-1965: Native Diver's Other Threepeat•1965-1967: Native Diver's Three Hollywood Gold Cup Wins•1967: Pretense is Santa Anita's Top Handicapper•1969: Johnny Longden's Derby Double

The 1970s

1970: Bill Shoemaker's Crowning Achievement•1971: Ack Ack's Greatest Season•1974: Lightning Mandate Strikes Thrice at Del Mar•1978: Affirmed's Triple Crown•1979: A Double for a Triple Crown Winner

The 1980s

1980: A Spectacular Strub Series•1980-1982: John Henry's Three at Oak Tree•1982: John Henry Becomes a Big 'Cap Legend•1983: Althea's Del Mar Double•1984: Santa Anita-An Olympic Venue•
1984: Age is But a Number•1985: Bill Shoemaker-Grand Champion of the Big 'Cap•1987: Laffit's Lucky Seven•1988: A Winning (Colors) Triple•1988: A Winning (Colors) Derby

The 1990s

1991-1993: Best Pal's Triple•1991-1993: Flawlessly is the True Matriarch•1992-1995: Frankel's Four Pacific Classics•1993: Bill Shoemaker-The Monarch of the Malibu Stakes•1994-1996: The Del Mar (Dennis) and San Bernardino (Handicap) Connection•1999: Laffit Pincay Jr.'s Crowning Achievement

The 2000s

2000: Laffit Pincay, Jr.'s 9000th Win•2000-2001: Tiznow's Two Classics•2002: Laffit Pincay, Jr. is the Gold (Cup) Standard•2003: Gary Stevens-The Santa Anita Derby's Money Rider•
2003: Richard Mandella's Greatest Day•2003-2005: The Jeff Mullins Trio•2005-2007: Lava Man Equals the Diver•2008-2009: Zenyatta's Classic Double

The 2010s

2010: One Race Equals Two Records for Zenyatta•2010: Zenyatta's Triple-Triple•2010: Twirling Candy Breaks a Barrier•2010-2014: Jeranimo's Jackpot•2011: Unusual Heat's Superfecta•
2011: The Master of the Morvich Handicap•2011-2013: The Queen of the Solana Beach Handicap•2012-2013: Slim Shadey and the San Marcos•2012: Mike Smith-Best in the Breeders' Cup•2013: Mizdirection's Moment•2014: Rafael Bejarano and the Six San Gabriels•2015: American Pharoah's Triple Crown•2016: California Chrome Tops the California-bred Earnings List•2018: Justify's Triple Crown•2019: Big Money Mike is Top-Grade (I)

The 2020s

2020: The Sadler-Hronis Big 'Cap Triple•2020: The Filly, the Oaks and the Preakness•2022: D'Amato's Dominance•2022: Taiba's Unprecdented Double•2024: The Dean of the Del Mar Handicap