SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WINTER MEET STAKES SCHEDULE

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SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WINTER MEET STAKES SCHEDULE, HEADED BY THE GRADE I MALIBU & LA BREA STAKES OPENING DAY, DECEMBER 26

A TOTAL OF 60 STAKES, INCLUDING 34 GRADED EVENTS (EIGHT OF THEM GRADE I) TO BE OFFERED THROUGH APRIL 7, WITH ADDITIONAL SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE TO FOLLOW

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2018)—Santa Anita Park, which will open for its 82nd Winter Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 26, has announced its Winter Meet Stakes Schedule, which will include a total of 60 added money races, highlighted by 34 graded stakes (eight of them Grade I), through Sunday, April 7. (Santa Anita’s complete Spring Stakes Schedule will be released at a later date).
A pair of Grade I stakes at seven furlongs, the $300,000 Malibu and the $300,000 La Brea, will headline the opening day program Dec. 26 and be complemented by the Grade II, $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile (turf) and the Grade II, $300,000 San Antonio Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth.
The prestigious Grade I, $300,000 American Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and one quarter on turf, will serve as Santa Anita’s final Grade I offering of the year on Saturday, Dec. 29.
The Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby will be run on Saturday, April 6. Won by this year’s undefeated Triple Crown Champion Justify, the Santa Anita Derby has now produced a total of 18 Kentucky Derby winners.
First run in February, 1935, the Grade I, $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap, which was won this past March by Horse of the Year candidate and recent $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic champ Accelerate, will be contested for the 82nd time on Saturday, March 9.
Santa Anita’s Winter Meet racing will again be comprised of 60 racing dates, while the track’s total Winter/Spring offering, to run through Sunday, June 23, will offer fans and horsemen 102 combined racing days, dating back to Dec. 26.

SANTA ANITA’S GRADE I STAKES ROSTER, DEC. 26 THROUGH APRIL 7

Dec. 26 $300,000 Malibu Stakes
Dec. 26 $300,000 La Brea Stakes
Dec. 29 American Oaks (turf)
March 9 Santa Anita Handicap
March 9 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (turf)
March 16 Beholder Mile
April 6 Santa Anita Derby
April 6 Santa Anita Oaks

For a complete roster of Santa Anita’s Winter Meet stakes, see below or visit Santa Anita’s stakes schedule on the website’s ‘Horsemen’ page.

2018-2019 Santa Anita Stakes Schedule

Run Date Race Age Distance Purse

Wed Dec 26 Malibu Stakes (Grade I) 3 YO 7 F $300,000
Wed Dec 26 Mathis Brothers Mile (Grade II) 3 YO 1 M (T) $200,000
Wed Dec 26 La Brea Stakes (Grade I) F, 3 YO 7 F $300,000
Wed Dec 26 San Antonio Stakes (Grade II) 3 & UP 1 1/16 M $300,000
Wed Dec 26 Lady Of Shamrock Stakes F, 3 YO 1 M (T) $75,000
Fri Dec 28 Eddie Logan Stakes 2 YO 1 M (T) $75,000
Sat Dec 29 American Oaks (Grade I) F, 3 YO 1 1/4 M (T) $300,000
Sat Dec 29 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (Grade III) F/M, 3 & UP 1 1/8 M (T) $150,000
Sun Dec 30 Blue Norther Stakes F, 2 YO 1 M (T) $75,000
Tue Jan 1 Joe Hernandez Stakes 4 & UP abt 6 1/2 F (T) $75,000
Sat Jan 5 San Gabriel Stakes (Grade II) 4 & UP 1 1/8 M (T) $200,000
Sat Jan 5 Sham Stakes (Grade III) 3 YO 1 M $100,000
Sun Jan 6 Santa Ynez Stakes (Grade II) F, 3 YO 7 F $200,000
Sat Jan 12 Las Cienegas Stakes (Grade III) F/M, 4 & UP abt 6 1/2 F (T) $100,000
Sat Jan 12 La Canada Stakes (Grade II) FM, 4 & UP 1 1/16 M $200,000
Sun Jan 13 Kalookan Queen Stakes FM, 4 & UP 6 1/2 F $75,000
Sat Jan 19 Palos Verdes Stakes (Grade II) 4 & UP 6 F $200,000
Sun Jan 20 Astra Stakes FM, 4 & UP 1 1/2 M (T) $75,000
Mon Jan 21 Megahertz Stakes (Grade III) FM, 4 & UP 1 M (T) $100,000
Sat Jan 26 Cal Cup Turf Sprint Stakes 3 YO (CA) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $100,000
Sat Jan 26 Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint F & M, 4 & UP (CA) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $150,000
Sat Jan 26 California Cup Sprint 4 & UP (CA ) 6 F $150,000
Sat Jan 26 Unusual Heat Turf Classic 4 & UP (CA) 1 1/8 M (T) $200,000
Sun Jan 27 Clockers’ Corner Stakes ( R ) 4 & UP ( R ) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $75,000
Sat Feb 2 San Pasqual Stakes (Grade II) 4 & UP 1 1/8 M $200,000
Sat Feb 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Grade III) 3 YO 1 1/16 M $150,000
Sat Feb 2 San Marcos Stakes (Grade II) 4 & UP 1 1/4 M (T) $200,000
Sun Feb 3 Baffle Stakes 3 YO abt 6 1/2 F (T) $75,000
Sat Feb 9 Thunder Road Stakes (Grade III) 4 & UP 1 M (T) $100,000
Sat Feb 9 Las Virgenes Stakes (Grade II) F, 3 YO 1 M $200,000
Sun Feb 10 Sweet Life Stakes F, 3 YO abt 6 1/2 F (T) $75,000
Sun Feb 10 San Vicente Stakes (Grade II) 3 YO 7 F $200,000
Sat Feb 16 Wishing Well Stakes ( R ) FM, 4 & UP ( R ) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $75,000
Sat Feb 16 Santa Monica Stakes (Grade II) FM, 4 & UP 7 F $250,000
Mon Feb 18 California Cup Derby 3 YO (CA) 1 1/16 M $200,000
Mon Feb 18 California Cup Oaks F, 3 YO (CA) 1 M (T) $200,000
Sat Feb 23 Buena Vista Stakes (Grade II) F/M, 4 & UP 1 M (T) $200,000
Sun Feb 24 Spring Fever Stakes F/M, 4 & UP (CA) 6 F $100,000
Sat Mar 2 Pasadena Stakes 3 YO 1 M (T) $200,000
Sun Mar 3 Tiznow Stakes 4 & UP (CA) 1 M $100,000
Sat Mar 9 San Felipe Stakes (Grade II) 3 YO 1/1/16 M $500,000
Sat Mar 9 China Doll Stakes F, 3 YO 1 M (T) $75,000
Sat Mar 9 Santa Anita Handicap (Grade I) 4 & UP 1 1/4 M $500,000
Sat Mar 9 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Grade I) 4 & UP 1 M (T) $400,000
Sat Mar 9 San Carlos Stakes (Grade II) 3 & UP 7 F $200,000
Sun Mar 10 Santa Ysabel Stakes (Grade III) F, 3 YO 1 1/16 M $100,000
Sat Mar 16 San Simeon Stakes (Grade III) 3 & UP abt 6 1/2 F (T) $100,000
Sat Mar 16 Beholder Stakes (Grade I) F/M, 3 & UP 1 M $400,000
Sun Mar 17 Irish O’Brien Stakes F/M, 4 & UP (CA) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $100,000
Sat Mar 23 San Luis Rey Stakes (Grade II) 4 & UP 1 1/2 M (T) $200,000
Sun Mar 24 Sensational Star Stakes 4 & UP (CA) abt 6 1/2 F (T) $100,000
Sat Mar 30 Santa Ana Stakes (Grade II) F/M, 4 & UP 1 1/4 (T) $200,000
Sun Mar 31 Santana Mile 4 & UP 1 M $75,000
Sat Apr 6 Santa Anita Derby (Grade I) 3 YO 1 1/8 M $1,000,000
Sat Apr 6 Echo Eddie Stakes 3 YO (CA ) 6 1/2 F $200,000
Sat Apr 6 Evening Jewel Stakes F, 3 YO (CA) 6 1/2 F $200,000
Sat Apr 6 Santa Anita Oaks (Grade I) F, 3 YO 1 1/16 M $400,000
Sat Apr 6 Providencia Stakes (Grade III) F, 3 YO 1 1/8 M (T) $150,000
Sat Apr 6 Royal Herione Stakes (Grade II) F/M, 4 & UP 1 M (T) $200,000
Sun Apr 7 Las Flores Stakes (Grade III) F/M, 4 & UP 6 F $100,000

ABOUT SANTA ANITA PARK
Santa Anita Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and is one of North America’s top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is North America’s premier supplier of virtual online horseracing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.

ABOUT THE STRONACH GROUP
The Stronach Group is North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, home of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and is one of North America’s top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; XpressBet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.