Santa Anita Handicap Contenders, Picks and Results

On Saturday, March 7, 2020, Hronis Racing’s Combatant won the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita Park, giving Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler a record third straight victory in the historic event. No matter if you’re looking for past Santa Anita Handicap contenders, odds, news, past winners, results and payouts, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will find the most updated information here.

2020 BIG ‘CAP RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Trained by John Sadler and ridden by Joel Rosario, Combatant stalked wide behind the early leader Brown Storm. He inched forward in the far turn and emerged at the top of the stretch with a slim lead, then fought gamely to keep everyone at bay before winning the 1 1/4-mile event over the fast main track in a final time of 2:02.32.

Read the full race recap HERE, along with the finishing order, results, and payouts below. Also, click the button below to download our 2020 Santa Anita Big ‘Cap Wagering Guide and see how we did! These wagering guides are included at least once a month as part of our premium picks packages.

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FINISH	POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	ODDS
1st	6	Combatant	Joel Rosario	John Sadler	9.60
2nd	1	Multiplier	Tyler Gaffalione	Peter Miller	33.10
3rd	5	Midcourt	Victor Espinoza	John Shirreffs	0.70
4th	3	Brown Storm	Hector Berrios	Michael McCarthy	24.60
5th	8	Endorsed	Drayden Van Dyke	Kiaran McLaughlin	3.20
6th	7	Hofburg	Flavien Prat	Bill Mott	6.30
7th	2	Two Thirty Five	Ruben Fuentes	Richard Baltas	15.30

#	HORSE	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
6	Combatant	21.20	10.20	4.00
1	Multiplier		28.00	6.40
5	Midcourt			2.20

WAGER TYPE	NUMBERS	PAYOFF	POOL
$1.00 Exacta	6-1	$187.00	$246,302
$0.50 Trifecta	6-1-5	$284.75	$172,013
$0.10 Superfecta	6-1-5-3	$337.72	$10,769
$2.00 Daily Double	1-6	$94.60	$79,630
$0.50 Pick 3	4-1-6 (3 correct)	$113.80	$80,503

2020 BIG ‘CAP DAY UNDERCARD RESULTS

Three other graded stakes races took place on Santa Anita Handicap day, including the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2), the second of three local preps for Churchill Downs’ Road to The Kentucky Derby which awards the Top 4 finishers points (50-20-10-5). Here are the results for the 2020 Big ‘Cap undercard races (graded stakes only):

SAN CARLOS STAKES – Race Recap/Replay

Race #: 4
Purse: $200,000
Grade: 2
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Age: 3-Year-Olds and Up

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
5	City of Light	Drayden Van Dyke	Michael McCarthy	4.00	2.80	2.10
4	Bobby Abu Dhabi	Victor Espinoza	Peter Miller		5.60	2.80
1	Edwards Going Left	Tyler Baze	John Sadler			2.20

FRANK E. KILROE MILE – Race Recap/Replay

Race #: 5
Purse: $400,000
Grade: 1
Distance: 1 Mile (Turf)
Age: 4-Year-Olds and Up

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
2	River Boyne	Abel Cedillo	Jeff Mullins	12.00	5.20	3.40
3	Got Stormy	Tyler Gaffalione	Mark Casse		2.80	2.40
4	Next Shares	Flavien Prat	Richard Baltas			5.00

SAN FELIPE STAKES – Race Recap/Replay

Race #: 8
Purse: $400,000
Grade: 2
Distance: 1 1/16 Miles
Age: 3-Year-Olds
Kentucky Derby Points: 50-20-10-5

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
4	Authentic	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	4.40	3.20	2.60
2	Honor A. P.	Mike Smith	John Shirreffs		4.00	2.80
6	Storm the Court	Joel Rosario	Peter Eurton			2.80

LATEST BIG ‘CAP NEWS

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Combatant after winning the Santa Anita Handicap (Credit: Ernie Belmonte)

Thanks to recent acquisition Combatant, trainer John Sadler and owner Hronis Racing celebrated victory for a record third straight year in the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. Read More

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PAST BIG ‘CAP WINNERS

The Santa Anita Handicap was first held in 1935 and instantly became a hit. Commonly referred to as “The Big Cap,” the race still stands today as one of the most important races of the year. Winners such as Shared Belief, Game On Dude, Lava Man, and Shaman Ghost have dazzled us in recent runnings, while Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, John Henry, and Alysheba remind us how strong the race was in its early years.

YEAR	HORSE	TIME	OWNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY
2020	Combatant	2:02.32	Hronis Racing	John Sadler	Joel Rosario
2019	Gift Box	2:03.02	Hronis Racing	John Sadler	Joel Rosario
2018	Accelerate	2:01.83	Hronis Racing	John Sadler	Victor Espinoza
2017	Shaman Ghost	2:01.57	Adena Springs	Jimmy Jerkens	Javier Castellano
2016	Melatonin	2:02.01	Tarabilla Farms	David E. Hofmans	Joe Talamo
2015	Shared Belief	2:00.67	Jungle Racing	Jerry Hollendorfer	Mike Smith
2014	Game On Dude	1:58.17	Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Schiappa	Bob Baffert	Mike Smith
2013	Game On Dude	2:00.14	Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Schiappa	Bob Baffert	Mike Smith
2012	Ron the Greek	2:00.41	Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable/Hammer	Bill Mott	Jose Lezcano
2011	Game On Dude	1:59.47	Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & Schiappa	Bob Baffert	Chantal Sutherland
2010	Misremembered	2:00.20	Jill Baffert & George Jacobs	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia
2009	Einstein	2.01.93	Midnight Cry Stable	Hellen Pitts-Blasi	Julien Leparoux
2008	Heatseeker	2.00.42	William de Burgh	Jerry Hollendorfer	Rafael Bejarano
2007	Lava Man	2.02.11	STD Racing/Jason Wood	Doug O'Neill	Corey Nakatani
2006	Lava Man	2.00.57	STD Racing/Jason Wood	Doug O'Neill	Corey Nakatani
2005	Rock Hard Ten	2.01.20	Mercedes Stables/M. Paulson	Richard Mandella	Gary Stevens
2004	Southern Image	2.01.64	Blahut Stables	Micheal Machowsky	Victor Espinoza
2003	Milwaukee Brew	1.59.80	Stronach Stables	Robert J. Frankel	Edgar Prado
2002	Milwaukee Brew	2.01.02	Stronach Stables	Robert J. Frankel	Kent Desormeaux
2001	Tiznow	2.01.55	M. Cooper/C. Straub-Rubens	Jay M. Robbins	Chris McCarron
2000	General Challenge	2.01.49	Golden Eagle Farm	Bob Baffert	Corey Nakatani
1999	Free House	2.00.67	McCaffery & Toffan	J. Paco Gonzalez	Chris McCarron
1998	Malek	2.02.26	Stud Panter	Richard Mandella	Alex Solis
1997	Siphon	2.02.23	Rio Claro Thoroughbreds	Richard Mandella	David Flores
1996	Mr. Purple	2.02.04	Alex G. Campbell, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Ed Delahoussaye
1995	Urgent Request	1.59.25	Stewart Aitken	Rodney Rash	Gary Stevens
1994	Stuka	2.00.17	Allen E. Paulson	Gary F. Jones	Chris Antley
1993	Sir Beaufort	2.00.40	Victoria Calantoni	Charlie Whittingham	Pat Valenzuela
1992	Best Pal	1.59.00	Golden Eagle Farm	Gary F. Jones	Kent Desormeaux
1991	Farma Way	2.00.30	Quarter B Farm	D Wayne Lukas	Gary Stevens
1990	Ruhlmann	2.01.20	Ann & Jerry Moss	Charlie Whittingham	Garry Stevens
1989	Martial Law	1.58.80	Hughes, Messina Et Al	Julio C. Canani	Martin Pedroza
1988	Alysheba	1.59.80	Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer	Jack Van Berg	Chris McCarron
1987	Broad Brush	2.00.60	Robert E. Meyerhoff	Richard W. Small	Angel Cordero, Jr.
1986	Greinton	2.00.00	Bradley/Whittingham/H. Wynne	Charlie Whittingham	Laffit PIncay, Jr.
1985	Lord at War	2.00.60	Peter Perkins	Charlie Whittingham	Bill Shoemaker
1984	Interco	2.00.60	David I. Sofro	Ted West	Pat Valenzuela
1983	Bates Motel	1.59.60	J. Getty Phillips/M. Riordan	John H. M. Gosden	Terry Lipham
1982	John Henry	1.59.00	Dotsam Stable	Ron McAnally	Bill Shoemaker
1981	John Henry	1.59.40	Dotsam Stable	Ron McAnally	Laffit Pincay, Jr.
1980	Spectacular Bid	2.00.60	Hawksworth Farm	Bud Delp	Bill Shoemaker
1979	Affirmed	1.58.60	Harbor View Farm	Laz Barrera	Laffit PIncay, Jr.
1978	Vigors	2.01.20	William R. Hawn	Larry J. Sterling	Darrel McHargue
1977	Crystal Water	1.59.20	Connie M. Ring	Roger Clapp	Laffit Pincay, Jr.
1976	Royal Glint	2.00.40	Dan Lasater	Gordon R. Potter	Jorge Tejeira
1975	Stardust Mel	2.06.40	Marjorie L. Everett	Charlie Whittingham	Bill Shoemaker
1974	Prince Dantan	2.03.60	Sigmund Sommer	Frank Martin	Ron Turcotte
1973	Cougar II	2.00.00	Mary F. Jones	Charlie Whittingham	Laffit Pincay, Jr.
1972	Triple Bend	2.00.00	Frank M. McMahon	Vance Longden	Donald Pierce
1971	Ack Ack	2.03.00	Forked Lightning Ranch	Charlie Whittingham	Bill Shoemaker
1970	Quicken Tree	1.59.60	L. R. Rowan/W. Whitney	William T. Canney	Fernando Alvarez
1969	Nodouble	2.01.80	Verna Lea Farm	J. Bert Sonnier	Eddie Belmonte
1968	Mr. Right	2.04.60	Cheray Duchin	Evan S. Jackson	Moses Yanez
1967	Pretense	2.00.80	Llangollen Farm	Charlie Whittingham	Bill Shoemaker
1966	Lucky Debonair	2.00.20	Ada L. Rice	Frank Catrone	Bill Shoemaker
1965	Hill Rise	2.00.60	El Peco Ranch	William B. Finnegan	Donald Pierce
1964	Mr. Consistency	2.01.00	Ann Peppers	James I. Nazworthy	Kenneth Church
1963	Crozier	2.00.80	Fred W. Hooper	Julius E. Tinsley, Jr.	Braulio Baeza
1962	Physician	2.02.60	Lynn A. Boice	Lynn A. Boice	Donald Pierce
1961	Prove It	2.00.00	Rex C. Ellsworth	Mesh Tenney	Bill Shoemaker
1950	Linmold	2.00.60	Mr. & Mrs. L. I. Nelson	Harold C. McBride	Donald Pierce
1959	Terrang	2.00.00	Poltex Stable & R. Bond	Carl A. Roles	William Boland
1958	Round Table	1.59.80	Kerr Stable	William Molter	Bill Shoemaker
1957	Corn Husker	2.01.80	Llangollen Farm	Charlie Whittingham	Ralph Neves
1956	Bobby Brocato	2.04.60	Kerr Stable	William Molter	Johnny Longden
1955	Poona II	2.03.00	Helbush Farm	Red McDaniel	Bill Shoemaker
1954	Rejected	2.00.60	King Ranch	William J. Hirsch	Bill Shoemaker
1953	Mark-Ye-Well	2.01.20	Calumet Farm	Horace A. Jones	Eddie Arcaro
1952	Miche	2.01.00	Muriel Vanderbilt Adams	Don Cameron	John S. Covalli
1951	Moonrush	2.02.60	Anita King & Gus Luellwitz	Willie Alvarado	Johnny Longden
1950	Noor	2.00.00	Charles S. Howard	Burley Parke	Johnny Longden
1949	Vulcan's Forge	2.02.80	Isaac J. Collins	Don Cameron	Dave Gorman
1948	Talon	2.03.40	Richard N. Ryan	Horatio Luro	Eddie Arcaro
1947	Olhaverry	2.01.80	Pan De Azucar Stable	Anthony E. Silver	Melvin Peterson
1946	War Knight	2.01.60	Ethel Hill	Charlie Leavitt	John H. Adams
1945	Thumbs Up	2.01.20	Louis B. Mayer	George M. Odom	Johnny Longden
1941	Bay View	2.05.40	Anthony Pelleteri	Patrick F. Dwyer	Nick Wall
1940	Seabiscuit	2.01.20	Charles S. Howard	Tom Smith	Red Pollard
1939	Kayak II	2.01.40	Charles S. Howard	Tom Smith	John H. Adams
1938	Stagehand	2.01.60	Maxwell Howard	Earl H. Sande	Nick Wall
1937	Rosemont	2.02.80	Foxcatcher Farms	Richard E. Handlen	Harry Richards
1936	Top Row	2.04.20	Albert A. Baroni	Albert A. Baroni	Wayne D. Wright
1935	Azucar	2.02.20	Fred M. Alger, Jr.	James Rushton	George Woolf