| Grade I race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Malibu Stakes is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses of either gender held each December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race is at a distance of seven furlongs and is the first leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series.
A Grade I event currently with a $300,000 purse, it has attracted some of America's best horses following the Breeders' Cup.
Inaugurated in 1952 as the Malibu Sequet Stakes, its name was changed to the present style in 1958.
There was a Malibu Stakes run in January and December of the same year in 1955, 1960, 1966, and 1984. It was run in two divisions in 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, and 1984.
There was no race in 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970.
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Taiba | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Zedan Racing Stables | 1:21.75 |
| 2021 | Flightline | Flavien Prat | John Sadler | Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing | 1:21.37 |
| 2020 | Charlatan | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, and more | 1:21.50 |
| 2019 | Omaha Beach | Mike E. Smith | Richard Mandella | Fox Hill Farms | 1:22.33 |
| 2018 | McKinzie | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman | 1:22.48 |
| 2017 | City of Light | Drayden Van Dyke | Michael W. McCarthy | Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. | 1:21.21 |
| 2016 | Mind Your Biscuits | Joel Rosario | Robert N. Falcone Jr. | J Stables et al. | 1:20.81 |
| 2015 | Runhappy | Gary Stevens | Laura Wohlers | James McIngvale | 1:21.76 |
| 2014 | Shared Belief | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jungle Racing/KMN Racing/Hollendorfer et al. | 1:20.69 |
| 2013 | Shakin It Up | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Cardoza/Pegram | 1:20.53 |
| 2012 | Jimmy Creed | Garrett Gomez | Richard Mandella | Spendthrift Farm | 1:20.36 |
| 2011 | The Factor | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Fog City Stable/Bolton | 1:19.89 |
| 2010 | Twirling Candy | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Craig Family Trust | 1:19.70 |
| 2009 | M One Rifle | Mike E. Smith | Bruce Headley | Bruce Headley & partners | 1:21.05 |
| 2008 | Bob Black Jack | David Flores | James Kasparoff | Jeff Harmon/Tim Kasparoff | 1:20.20 |
| 2007 | Johnny Eves | David Flores | Jay M. Robbins | Mooncoin LLC | 1:21.08 |
| 2006 | Latent Heat | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:21.39 |
| 2005 | Proud Tower Too | David Cohen | Sal Gonzalez | Tricar Stables | 1:21.62 |
| 2004 | Rock Hard Ten | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Mercedes Stable/M. Paulson | 1:21.89 |
| 2003 | Southern Image | Victor Espinoza | Mike Machowsky | Blahut Stables | 1:22.65 |
| 2002 | Debonair Joe | Julie Krone | Juan Silva | Lynne H. Ristad | 1:22.40 |
| 2001 | Mizzen Mast | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:22.13 |
| 2000 | Dixie Union | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Racing/H. Sarkowsky | 1:21.62 |
| 1999 | Love That Red | Garrett Gomez | Leonard Duncan | Terry D. Wells | 1:22.06 |
| 1998 | Run Man Run | Mike Luzzi | Anthony Margotta Jr. | Blasland/Brooks/Desadora | 1:21.51 |
| 1997 | Lord Grillo | Ed Delahoussaye | Mike Puype | Cobra Farm, Inc. (Lessee) | 1:21.46 |
| 1996 | King of the Heap | Kent Desormeaux | Wallace Dollase | Long/Nemet et al. | 1:21.84 |
| 1995 | Afternoon Deelites | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | Burt Bacharach | 1:21.73 |
| 1994 | Powis Castle | Pat Valenzuela | Rodney Rash | Vistas Stables | 1:20.96 |
| 1993 | Diazo | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Bill Shoemaker | Allen E. Paulson | 1:21.00 |
| 1992 | Star Of The Crop | Gary Stevens | Willard Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:20.67 |
| 1991 | Olympio | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | VHW Stables (Lessee) | 1:21.28 |
| 1990 | Pleasant Tap | Alex Solis | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm | 1:21.60 |
| 1989 | Music Merci | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Craig C. Lewis | Pendleton/Royal T Stable | 1:21.60 |
| 1988 | Oraibi | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Richard Mandella | Ralph & Aury Todd | 1:21.60 |
| 1987 | On The Line | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:21.00 |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:21.60 |
| 1985 | Banner Bob | Gary Baze | Charlie Whittingham | W. J. & Sharon E. Walsh | 1:21.00 |
| 1984 | Precisionist | Chris McCarron | L. R. Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:21.40 |
| 1984 | Glacial Stream | Chris McCarron | Gordon C. Campbell | Est. of B. J. Ridder | 1:22.20 |
| 1984 | Pac Mania | Pat Valenzuela | Michael Whittingham | Oak Cliff Stable | 1:22.60 |
| 1983 | Time To Explode | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Gary F. Jones | M. G. Rutherford | 1:21.00 |
| 1982 | Island Whirl | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Elcee-H Stable | 1:26.00 |
| 1981 | Doonesbury | Sandy Hawley | Barney Willis | Jones, Roffe et al. | 1:20.40 |
| 1981 | Raise a Man | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Chay R. Knight | Northwest Farms | 1:20.40 |
| 1980 | Spectacular Bid | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 1:20.00 |
| 1979 | Little Reb | Frank Olivares | Jerry M. Fanning | Fanning & Harrison | 1:21.00 |
| 1978 | J. O. Tobin | Steve Cauthen | Laz Barrera | El Peco Ranch | 1:23.00 |
| 1977 | Cojak | Bill Shoemaker | Hubert Hine | Entremont Farm | 1:23.00 |
| 1977 | Romantic Lead | Bill Shoemaker | Stephen A. DiMauro | Meadow Stable | 1:22.40 |
| 1976 | Forceten | Donald Pierce | Neil D. Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1:21.20 |
| 1975 | Lightning Mandate | Álvaro Pineda | Farrell W. Jones | Jones/McLeod/Mabee et al. | 1:20.60 |
| 1975 | Princely Native | Braulio Baeza | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:20.80 |
| 1974 | Ancient Title | Fernando Toro | Keith L. Stucki Sr. | Ethel Kirkland | 1:22.80 |
| 1973 | Bicker | Glenn Brogan | Robert Wingfield | Green Thumb Farm | 1:21.40 |
| 1972 | Wing Out | Bill Shoemaker | John Sullivan | Daybreak Farm | 1:21.00 |
| 1972 | Kfar Tov | Jerry Lambert | John W. Pappalardo | Billrick Stable | 1:21.20 |
| 1971 | King of Cricket | Danny Velasquez | Noble Threewitt | Corradini & Nuccio | 1:21.20 |
| 1969 | First Mate | Jerry Lambert | Buster Millerick | Albert Sultan | 1:22.00 |
| 1968 | Damascus | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Whiteley Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft | 1:21.20 |
| 1966 | Buckpasser | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 1:22.00 |
| 1966 | Terry's Secret | Alex Maese | Carl A. Roles | Poltex Stable | 1:23.00 |
| 1965 | Power of Destiny | Kenneth Church | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:22.00 |
| 1963 | More Megaton | Raymond York | Jerry Wallace II | M/M E. B. Johnston | 1:23.00 |
| 1962 | Native Diver | Ralph Neves | Buster Millerick | M/M Louis K. Shapiro | 1:21.60 |
| 1961 | Olden Times | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1:22.00 |
| 1960 | Tompion | Manuel Ycaza | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1:21.40 |
| 1960 | Ole Fols | William Boland | William B. Finnegan | Neil S. McCarthy | 1:23.00 |
| 1958 | Hillsdale | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon Jr. | Clarence Whitted Smith | 1:22.40 |
| 1957 | Round Table | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | 1:22.00 |
| 1956 | Blen Host | Don Lewis | Bob R. Roberts | Gazelle Stable | 1:23.00 |
| 1955 | Honeys Alibi | William Boland | Dave Hurn | W-L Ranch Co. | 1:23.00 |
| 1955 | Determine | Raymond York | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:22.60 |
| 1954 | Imbros | Raymond York | William Molter | Andrew J. Crevolin | 1:20.60 |
| 1953 | A Gleam | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:22.80 |
| 1952 | Phil D | Raymond York | James Jordan | M/M W. C. Martin | 1:23.00 |