as the 7/5 favorite beaten by the Argentine-bred Avanzado by lengths. In 2007 Santa Anita Park administration installed a new All-weather track and for the 2008 the winner was In Summation who set a new stakes and track record for the distance with a time of 1:06.67. Since 2011 the event has been held on the dirt track. In 2011 the conditions of the event were changed to as stakes with allowance and the name of the event was modified to the Palos Verdes Stakes. The winner of the 2018 running of the event only four horses were entered and was won by the 2017 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner and US Champion Sprint Champion Roy H who was the overwhelming 1/5 odds-on favorite who toyed with his opponents winning by lengths. Later in the year Roy H repeated winning the Breeders' Cup Sprint and once again voted as US Champion Sprint Champion for 2018. In 2019 Roy H returned to face five opponents in the Palos Verdes Stakes and again easily won the race by 4 lengths as the 3/10 odds-on favorite becoming the second two-time winner of the event. Records Speed record: 1:06.67 - In Summation (2008) Margins: lengths – Impressive Luck (1977) 6 lengths – King of Cricket (1971) Most wins: 2 – Native Diver (1964, 1965) 2 – Roy H (2018, 2019) Most wins by an owner: 3 – Llangollen Farm (1956, 1957, 1966) 3 – David A. Bernsen (2017, 2018, 2019) Most wins by a jockey: 7 – Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1968, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1992, 2001) Most wins by a trainer: 4 – Buster Millerick (1955, 1964, 1965, 1967) 4 – Charles E. Whittingham (1956, 1957, 1959, 1966) 4 – Peter Miller (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 4 – Bob Baffert (1997, 2011, 2022, 2023) Winners Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry See also List of American and Canadian Graded races External links 2020 Santa Anita Media Guide References Horse races in California Santa Anita Park Graded stakes races in the United States Open sprint category horse races Flat horse races for four-year-olds Recurring sporting events established in 1936 1936 establishments in California Grade 3 stakes races in the United States