The D. Wayne Lukas Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, it is run on the dirt over a distance of seven furlongs.

Inaugurated in 1957 as the Santa Monica Handicap, through 1959 it was open to horses three-year-olds and up of either sex. In 2010 the race was no longer run under handicap weight conditions,/ Santa Monica Stakes (Gr. 2) (equibase.com) Retrieved Mar./13/2019 and was known as the Santa Monica Stakes until 2025.

In July 2025 Santa Anita's owners, 1/ST Racing and Gaming, announced that the Santa Monica Stakes would be renamed for the late trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Lukas won the Santa Monica six times, holding the record for most wins by a trainer in the race until Bob Baffert won the Santa Monica for the seventh time in 2023.

The race was run in two divisions in 1961 and 1965.

It was rated as GII in 1973–1983, GIII in 1984–1987, GII in 1988 and 1989, GI in 1990–2012, and GII in 2013 and later.

Records Speed record: 1:20.60 – Past Forgetting (1982) (dirt)

Most wins: Chop House (1964, 1965) Past Forgetting (1982, 1983) Pine Tree Lane (1987, 1988) Merneith (2021, 2022)

Most wins by a jockey: 6 – Bill Shoemaker (1961 (2×), 1963, 1980, 1982, 1985)

Most wins by a trainer: 8 – Bob Baffert (2006, 2007, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026)

Most wins by an owner: 3 – C. V. Whitney (1959, 1960, 1961) 3 – William Haggin Perry (1965, 1966, 1969) 3 – Bernard J. Ridder (1978, 1982, 1983)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026Splendora5Juan J. HernandezBob BaffertBy Talla Racing LLC1:22.092025Kopion4Antonio FresuRichard E. MandellaSpendthrift Farm LLC1:21.272024Three Witches5Flavien PratMichael McCarthyYuesheng Zhang1:23.212023Fun to Dream4Juan HernandezBob BaffertNatalie J. Baffert & Connie Pageler1:22.752022Merneith5Edwin A. MaldonadoBob BaffertHRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud1:22.392021Merneith4Edwin A. MaldonadoBob BaffertHRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud1:22.282020Hard Not to Love5Mike E. SmithJohn ShirreffsMercedes Stables, West Point Thoroughbreds, S. Dilworth, D. Ingordo, F. Mooney1:22.192019Marley's Freedom5Drayden Van DykeBob BaffertCicero Farms, LLC 1:22.342018Selcourt4Tyler BazeJohn W. SadlerMedallion Racing, Keith Abrahams, Sandra Lazaruk 1:21.002017Finest City5Mike E. SmithIan KruljacSeltzer Thoroughbreds 1:21.492016Lost Bus4Fernando Hernandez PerezGary SherlockTerry C. Lovingier1:21.782015 Sam's Sister 4 Elvis Trujillo Jerry Hollendorfer Dedomenico/Hollendorfer/Todaro1:22.422014 Scherzinger 4Mike E. SmithJerry HollendorferHollendorfer/Dedomenico/et al.1:22.002013Teddy's Promise5Victor EspinozaRonald W. EllisTed & Judy Nichols1:22.642012Home Sweet Aspen4Joel RosarioJohn W. SadlerCRK Stable1:21.422011Switch4Joel RosarioJohn W. SadlerCRK Stable1:20.702010Gabby's Golden Gal4Martin Garcia Bob BaffertArnold Zetcher1:21.252009Ventura5Garrett K. GomezRobert J. FrankelJuddmonte Farms1:21.612008Intangaroo4Alonso QuinonezGary SherlockTom Grether Farms, Inc.1:20.712007Pussycat Doll5Garrett GomezBob Baffert Michael E. Pegram1:22.322006Behaving Badly5Victor EspinozaBob BaffertHal & Patti Earnhardt1:21.932005Salt Champ (ARG)5Gary StevensRichard MandellaArturo Vargas1:22.142004Island Fashion4Kent DesormeauxMarcelo PolancoEverest Stables1:21.372003Affluent5Alex SolisRon McAnallyJanis R. Whitham1:22.772002Kalookan Queen6Alex SolisBruce HeadleyLouis Asistio1:22.372001Nany's Sweep5 Kent DesormeauxKathy WalshBudget Stable1:22.502000Honest Lady4Corey NakataniRobert J. FrankelJuddmonte Farms1:21.451999Stop Traffic6Corey BlackRichard MandellaDiamond A Racing Corp.1::22.171998Exotic Wood6Chris McCarronRonald W. EllisPam & Martin Wygod1:21.071997Toga Toga Toga5Julio A. GarciaEduardo IndaStanley J. Bell1:23.271996Serena's Song4 Gary StevensD. Wayne LukasRobert & Beverly Lewis1:21.561995Key Phrase4Chris AntleyRonald W. EllisPam & Martin Wygod1:22.821994Southern Truce6 Gary StevensRoger SteinRegal Rose Stable1:21.441993Freedom Cry5Alex SolisGary F. JonesHi Card Ranch1:21.781992Laramie Moon5Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. DrysdaleHenry E. Pabst1:22.661991Devil's Orchid4Russell Baze Richard MandellaShannon Farms1:21.801990Stormy But Valid4Gary StevensBrian A. MayberryJan Siegel et al.1:22.401989Miss Brio5Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. DrysdaleWilliam S. Farish III1:21.601988Pine Tree Lane6Gary StevensD. Wayne LukasWilliam T. Young1:23.001987Pine Tree Lane5Ángel Cordero Jr.D. Wayne LukasL. Don Mathis1:21.801986Her Royalty5Chris McCarronBruce HeadleyJohnston et al.1:21.601985Lovlier Linda5Bill ShoemakerWillard L. ProctorWilliam R. Hawn1:22.801984Bara Lass5Walter GuerraD. Wayne LukasSam E. Stevens1:22.001983Past Forgetting5Chris McCarronGordon CampbellBernard J. Ridder1:23.401982Past Forgetting4Bill ShoemakerGordon CampbellBernard. J. Ridder1:20.601981Parsley5Ángel Cordero Jr.D. Wayne LukasRobert H. Spreen1:23.401980Flack Flack5Bill ShoemakerD. Wayne LukasBlatz & Smith1:23.801979Grenzen4Laffit Pincay Jr.Loren RetteleDelaplaine/Schaffer/Woolsey1:21.601979Winter Solstice6Darrel McHargueGordon C. CampbellBernard J. Ridder1:21.201977Hail Hilarious4Don PierceNeil D. DrysdaleSaron Stable1:22.601976Gay Style6Don PierceCharles WhittinghamJohn Sikura Jr.1:22.001975Sister Fleet5Fernando Toro Robert P. KingGordon B. Howell1:21.401974Tizna5Fernando ToroHenry M. MorenoNile Financial Corp.1:24.001973Chou Croute5John L. RotzBob G. DunhamFolsom Farm & Jones Jr.1:23.601972Typecast6Laffit Pincay Jr. Tommy DoyleWesterly Stud Farms1:21.401971Manta5Laffit Pincay Jr.Farrell W. JonesElmendorf1:22.20 1970 no race 1969Gamely5Wayne HarrisJames W. MaloneyWilliam Haggin Perry1:23.601968Amerigo Lady4Don PierceRobert L. WheelerRokeby Stables1:23.001967Miss Moona4Laffit Pincay Jr.Steve IppolitoJacnot Stable1:22.401966Batteur6Eddie BelmonteJames W. MaloneyWilliam Haggin Perry1:22.401965Face The Facts4 Manuel YcazaJames W. MaloneyWilliam Haggin Perry1:22.001965Chop House 5 Ismael ValenzuelaTed SaladinM/M Bert W. Martin1:22.401964Chop House4Braulio BaezaTed SaladinM/M Bert W. Martin1:22.801963Table Mate4Bill ShoemakerWarren StuteKerr Stable1:22.001962Perizade6Rudy CampasNoble ThreewittDr. & Mrs. T. M. Brown1:22.401961Taboo4 Bill ShoemakerJohn H. AdamsRalph Lowe 1:23.001961Swiss Roll4 Bill ShoemakerRobert L. WheelerC. V. Whitney1:22.201960Silver Spoon4Eddie ArcaroRobert L. WheelerC. V. Whitney1:23.001959Bug Brush4Angel ValenzuelaRobert L. WheelerC. V. Whitney1:23.001958Market Basket4Raymond YorkJack. M. PhillipsConnie M. Ring1:22.801957Mary Machree6George TaniguchiWilliam B. FinneganEl Peco Ranch1:22.00

References

The 2008 Santa Monica Handicap at the NTRA Ten Things You Should Know: Santa Monica Stakes