Santa Anita Derby top three finishers
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Santa Anita Derby, an American Grade 1 race for three-year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.[1] (List 1973–present)
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Starters |
| 2025 | Journalism | Baeza | Westwood | 5 |
| 2024 | Stronghold | Imagination | E J Won The Cup | 8 |
| 2023 | Practical Move | Manderin Hero | Skinner | 8 |
| 2022 | Taiba | Messier | Happy Jack | 6 |
| 2021 | Rock Your World | Medina Spirit | Dream Shake | 8 |
| 2020 | Honor A. P. | Authentic | Rushie | 7 |
| 2019 | Roadster | Game Winner | Instagrand | 6 |
| 2018 | Justify | Bolt d'Oro | Core Beliefs | 7 |
| 2017 | Gormley | Battle of Midway | Royal Mo | 13 |
| 2016 | Exaggerator | Mor Spirit | Uncle Lino | 8 |
| 2015 | Dortmund | One Lucky Dane | Bolo | 6 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Hoppertunity | Candy Boy | 8 |
| 2013 | Goldencents | Flashback | Super Ninety Nine | 8 |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | Creative Cause | Blueskiesnrainbows | 9 |
| 2011 | Midnight Interlude | Comma to the Top | Mr. Commons | 9 |
| 2010 | Sidney's Candy | Setsuko | Lookin at Lucky | 11 |
| 2009 | Pioneerof the Nile | Chocolate Candy | Mr. Hot Stuff | 7 |
| 2008 | Colonel John | Bob Black Jack | Coast Guard | 11 |
| 2007 | Tiago | King of the Roxy | Sam P. | 10 |
| 2006 | Brother Derek | Point Determined | A. P. Warrior | 5 |
| 2005 | Buzzards Bay | General John B | Wilko | 11 |
| 2004 | Castledale | Imperialism | Rock Hard Ten | 7 |
| 2003 | Buddy Gil | Indian Express | Kafwain | 9 |
| 2002 | Came Home | Easy Grades | Lusty Latin | 8 |
| 2001 | Point Given | Crafty C. T. | I Love Silver | 6 |
| 2000 | The Deputy | War Chant | Captain Steve | 6 |
| 1999 | General Challenge | Prime Timber | Desert Hero | 8 |
| 1998 | Indian Charlie | Real Quiet | Artax | 7 |
| 1997 | Free House | Silver Charm | Hello | 10 |
| 1996 | Cavonnier | Honour and Glory | Corker | 8 |
| 1995 | Larry the Legend | Afternoon Deelites | Jumron | 8 |
| 1994 | Brocco | Tabasco Cat | Strodes Creek | 6 |
| 1993 | Personal Hope | Union City | Eliza | 7 |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Bertrando | Casual Lies | 7 |
| 1991 | Dinard | Best Pal | Sea Cadet | 9 |
| 1990 | Mister Frisky | Video Ranger | Warcraft | 8 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Flying Continental | Music Merci | 6 |
| 1988 | Winning Colors | Lively One | Mi Preferido | 9 |
| 1987 | Temperate Sil | Masterful Advocate | Something Lucky | 6 |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | Icy Groom | Ferdinand | 7 |
| 1985 | Skywalker | Fast Account | Nostalgia's Star | 9 |
| 1984 | Mighty Adversary | Precisionist | Prince True | 8 |
| 1983 | Marfa | My Habitony | Naevus | 10 |
| 1982 | Muttering | Prince Spellbound | Journey At Sea | 9 |
| 1981 | Splendid Spruce | Johnlee n' Harold | Hoedown's Day | 13 |
| 1980 | Codex | Rumbo | Bic's Gold | 9 |
| 1979 | Flying Paster | Beau's Eagle | Switch Partners | 10 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Balzac | Think Snow | 12 |
| 1977 | Habitony | For The Moment | Steve's Friend | 15 |
| 1976 | An Act | Double Discount | Life's Hope | 9 |
| 1975 | Avatar | Rock of Ages | Diablo | 7 |
| 1974 | Destroyer | Aloha Mood | Agitate | 8 |
| 1973 | Sham | Linda's Chief | Out of the East | 6 |
References
- ^ Stakes Histories, The Original Racing Almanac 2009, page 445 on June 26, 2008.