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The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up [1] and was once considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season.
The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt, the race is for horses aged three and upward and carries a purse of $200,000. The race was inaugurated in 1935 as the San Antonio Handicap. It has been a Grade II event since 1990, and was ...
The Santa Ana Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race run at annually Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the third week of March. The race is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles on the turf. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $200,000. In 1973 the race was run in two ...
Stilleto Boy won the Santa Anita Handicap for his first Grade 1 win and biggest victory for veteran trainer Ed Moger Jr.
Santa Anita Handicap headlines six graded stakes races at Arcadia track. Bob Baffert takes two to post in the San Felipe Stakes after losing latest ruling by KHRC.
The Santa Anita Handicap is no longer a must-attend event for horsemen nationally. Gone are competitive purses because of the lack of a secondary source of income such as casino gambling. Field ...
In 2016 the Santa Anita's downhill chute was under repair, and the race was run on the flat turf oval, at 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 miles. [6] In 1964, the San Juan Capistrano Handicap was run in two divisions. [7] In 1965 it became an invitational event and was named the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap. [5]
In 1993 the race was renamed to the Affirmed Handicap in honor of the 1978 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Affirmed. [2] In 1995 the distance of the event was decreased to 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles. [2] After Hollywood Park Racetrack was closed in 2013 the race was moved to Santa Anita Park. [4]