Santa Anita Oaks
Grade I race | |
File:Santaanitalogo.png | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, USA |
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Inaugurated | 1935 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.santaanita.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 8.5 furlongs (1 1⁄16 miles) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 122 lbs. |
Purse | $400,000 (2015) |
Santa Anita Oaks is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to three-year-old fillies willing to race 8.5 furlongs (1 1⁄16 miles) on the dirt. The race is a Grade I event with a current purse of $400,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
Inaugurated in 1935 as a race for two-year-olds, it originated as the Santa Susana Stakes. In 1952 the race became the Santa Susana Handicap then in 1958 reverted to the Santa Susana Stakes. In 1986 it was given its current designation as the Santa Anita Oaks.
Since inception, the race has been set at various distances:
- 1935 : 3 furlongs
- 1937 - 1938 : 6 furlongs
- 1939 - 1951 & 1956 : 7 furlongs
- 1954 & 1957 : 8 furlongs
- 1957 – present : 8.5 furlongs
Contents
Records
Stakes Record
- Turbulent Descent (1:41.05) - Current Distance of 8.5 furlongs
Most wins by a jockey:
- Bill Shoemaker - 10
- Donald R. Pierce - 5
- Gary Stevens won four in a row, 1987–1990
Most wins by a trainer:
- D. Wayne Lukas - 8
- Charles E. Whittingham - 4
Winners of the Santa Anita Oaks since 1975
Earlier winners
- 1974 - Miss Musket
- 1973 - Belle Marie
- 1972 - Susan's Girl
- 1971 - Turkish Trousers
- 1970 - Opening Bid
- 1969 - Dumptys Lady
- 1968 - Allie's Serenade
- 1967 - Fish House
- 1966 - Spearfish
- 1965 - Desert Love
- 1964 - Blue Norther
- 1963 - Lamb Chop
- 1962 - Pixie Erin
- 1961 - Fun House
- 1960 - Darling June
- 1959 - Silver Spoon
- 1958 - Penumbra
- 1957 - Market Basket
- 1956 - Dupatta
- 1955 - No race
- 1954 - Quillo Maid
- 1953 - Femme Fatale
- 1952 - Season's Best
- 1951 - Ruth Lily †
- 1950 - Special Touch
- 1949 - Gaffery
- 1948 - Mrs. Rabbit
- 1947 - Hubble Bubble
- 1946 - Enfilade
- 1945 - Busher
- 1941 - Cute Trick
- 1940 - Augury
- 1939 - Sweet Nancy
- 1938 - Minulus
- 1937 - Patty Cake
- 1936 - No race
- 1935 - Dunlin Lady
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
1) win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
1) run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
5) run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
See also
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- Horse races in the United States
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- Santa Anita Park
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 1935