SANTA ANITA’S 2017 AUTUMN MEET STAKES SCHEDULE

SANTA ANITA’S 2017 AUTUMN MEET STAKES SCHEDULE STARTS WITH GRADE III EDDIE D STAKES SEPT. 29 & WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY FIVE GRADE I BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ STAKES ON SEPT. 30

ARCADIA, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2017)—Santa Anita Park’s highly anticipated 2017 Autumn Meet will begin on Friday, Sept. 29 and will offer fans and horsemen 21 stakes through Sunday, Oct. 29, beginning with the Grade III Eddie D. Stakes on opening day.The Autumn Meet stakes schedule will be highlighted by a total of five Grade I Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” stakes on Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day, Saturday, Sept. 30.

In all, 11 graded stakes, six of them Grade I, will be included in the 19-day Autumn Meet.

The Sept. 29 Eddie D. Stakes, named for all-time great Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, will be for 3-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course.

Following is a list of all six Autumn Meet Grade I, Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” events:

–Sept. 30-$300,000 FrontRunner Stakes, 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles
–Sept. 30-$300,000 Awesome Again Stakes, 3-year-olds & up at 1 1/8 miles
–Sept. 30-$300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes, fillies & mares, three and up at 1 ¼ miles on turf
–Sept. 30-$300,000 Zenyatta Stakes, fillies & mares, three and up at 1 1/16 miles
–Sept. 30-$300,000 Chandelier Stakes, 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles
–Oct. 7-$300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs

Santa Anita’s complete 2017 Autumn Meet Stakes Schedule can also be viewed at santaaanita.com

Fri., Sept. 29 – Eddie D Stakes (Grade 3) | 3 & Up, abt. 61/2 F (Turf) | $100,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – FrontRunner Stakes (Grade 1) | 2 YO, 1 1/16 M | $300,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – Awesome Again Stakes (Grade 1) | 3 & Up, 1 1/8 M | $300,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – Rodeo Drive Stakes (Grade 1) | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 1/4 M (T) | $300,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – Zenyatta Stakes (Grade 1) | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 1/16 M | $300,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – Chandelier Stakes (Grade 1) | F, 2 YO, 1 1/16 M | $300,000
Sat., Sept. 30 – Unzip Me Stakes | F, 3 YO, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $70,000+
Sun., Oct. 1 – John Henry Turf Championship (Grade 2) | 3 & Up, 1 1/4 M (Turf) | $200,000
Sat., Oct. 7 – Obvioulsy Mile | 3 & Up, 1 M (T) | $75,000+
Sat., Oct. 7 – Santa Anita Sprint Championship Sprint (Grade 1) | 3 & Up, 6 F | $300,000
Sat., Oct. 7 – Swingtime Stakes | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 M (T) | $70,000+
Sun., Oct. 8 – LA Woman Stakes (Grade 3) | F/M, 3 & Up, 6 1/2 F | $100,000
Mon., Oct. 9 – Zuma Beach Stakes | 2 YO, 1 M (T) | $100,000
Mon., Oct. 9 – Surfer Girl Stakes | F, 2 YO, 1 M (T) |$100,000
Sat., Oct. 14 – California Distaff Handicap – F/M, 3 & Up, CA Breds, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000
Sun., Oct. 15 – Speakeasy Stakes | 2 YO, 6 F | $70,000+
Sat., Oct. 21 – California Flag Handicap | 3 & Up, CA Breds, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000
Sun., Oct. 22 – Anoakia Stakes | F, 2 YO, 6 F | $70,00+
Sat., Oct. 28 – Twilight Derby (Grade 2) | 3 YO, 1 1/8 M (T) | $200,000
Sat., Oct. 28 – Comma to the Top Stakes | 3 & Up, 1 M | $70,000+
Sun., Oct. 29 – Autumn Miss Stakes (Grade 3) | F, 3 YO, 1 M (T) | $100,000

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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.