The California Crown Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 9 October 1982 as the Goodwood Handicap at the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park as the eighth race on the racecard over a distance of 1 1/16 miles and was won by the and US Hall of Fame, Lázaro "Laz" Barrera trained Cajun Prince who tied the track record for the distance that was set by Ancient Title in 1978. The race was named for Oak Tree Racing Association's sister operation at Goodwood Racecourse near Chichester, England. The event was run at the 1 1/16 miles distance in 1983, 1984 and again in 1986. In 1985 the event was classified by the American Graded Stakes Committee as Grade III and was upgraded to Grade II status in 1990. Between 1996 and 2006, the Breeders' Cup sponsored the event which reflected in the name of the event. In 2012 the event was upgraded to Grade I and was renamed to the Awesome Again Stakes in honor of the Canadian bred 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Awesome Again. Also Awesome Again is the sire of the dual winner of this event, Game On Dude. In 2024 the event was rebranded with other events on the card as the California Crown Stakes.

Records

Time record: Margins: Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry † In the 1996 running Alphabet Soup won the race but was disqualified and placed third. Savinio was declared the winner.

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