The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade II event open to three-year-old horses. Normally held in early -March, it is raced at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles ( furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $400,000. It is listed as an official prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Race history Inaugurated as the San Felipe Handicap in 1935, due to World War II there was no race run in 1942, 1943, and 1944. From 1935 through 1940 the race was open to colts and geldings, three years of age and older. Since 1941 it has been restricted to three-year-olds and in 1952 was made open to all three-year-olds irrespective of their sex. It was raced as a handicap event from 1935 through 1941 and again from 1952 through 1990. As a prep for both the Santa Anita and Kentucky Derbies, the San Felipe has featured many of California's top three-year-olds over the years, including Derby winners California Chrome, Fusaichi Pegasus, Sunday Silence and Triple Crown winner Affirmed. The 2019 San Felipe was cancelled due to Santa Anita's safety-related suspension of live racing. Since inception, it has been competed over a variety of distances: 6 furlongs: 1938–1940, 1945–1946 7 furlongs: 1937, 1941, 1947–1951 1 mile: 1935–1936 miles: since 1952 The San Felipe Stakes was run in two divisions in 1968 and 1970. Race records Speed record: 1:40.11 - Consolidator (2005) (at current distance of miles) Most wins by a jockey: 7 - Chris McCarron (1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998) Most wins by a trainer: 8 - Bob Baffert (1999, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021) Most wins by an owner: 2 - Fred W. Hooper (1949, 1982) 2 - Andrew J. Crevolin (1953, 1954) 2 - William Haggin Perry (1965, 1968) 2 - Burt Bacharach (1994, 1995) Winners * In 1983, Naevus was disqualified from first to second. See also Road to the Kentucky Derby References February 21, 1990 New York Times article on the creation of the Preview Stakes The San Felipe Stakes at Pedigree Query Horse races in California Santa Anita Park Flat horse races for three-year-olds Triple Crown Prep Races Graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1935 Grade 2 stakes races in the United States 1935