Prep race
American Pharoah Stakes 2026 Results: Hughes Wins and Earns 10 Kentucky Derby Points at Santa Anita
Hughes won the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, October 3, 2026, for trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez, and paid $2.60 to win. The race was worth 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which puts Hughes at number 1 on the leaderboard.
- Date
- Saturday, October 3, 2026
- Post time
- 7:04 PM
- Track
- Santa Anita
- Points, 1st to 5th
- 10-5-3-2-1
- Series
- Road to the Kentucky Derby
- Purse
- $300,500
- Distance
- 1 1/16 miles on dirt
- Grade
- Grade 1
Result and points
| Fin | Horse | $2 win | Points | Total now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughes | $2.60 | 10 | 40 |
| 2 | Net Par | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Imperial Honor | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Domus | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Emancipate | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Dang Son |
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Date, track and points from Churchill Downs, which lists them as subject to change. Fields and results from DRF's entries and the official charts; points totals are Turf Archive's count, and Churchill Downs' leaderboard is the official one.