The Thunder Road Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age four and older, over a distance of 1 mile on the turf held annually in January at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000. History The race was inaugurated on 11 February 2004 as a handicap and was won by Singletary who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza by a margin of one length in a time of 1:34.42. The event was upgraded to a Grade III event for 2009 and was switched to the artificial main track because of weather conditions. The event was not run in 2010 or 2012. It was downgraded to listed status for 2013 through 2015 but was upgraded back to a Grade III event in 2016. It is currently run under allowance weight conditions with a purse of $100,000. Records Speed record: 1:31.78 – Tom's Tribute (2014) Margins: lengths – Hit the Road (2021) 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) 3 – Flavien Prat (2018, 2022, 2023) Most wins by a trainer: 3 – Phlip D'Amato (2017, 2022, 2023) Winners Legend: See also List of American and Canadian Graded races References Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 3 stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for four-year-olds Open mile category horse races Horse races in California Turf races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2004 Santa Anita Park 2004 establishments in California