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Annual American Thoroughbred horse race in California
Horse race
San Luis Rey Stakes
Grade III race
Location
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated
1952
Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website
www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance
1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)
Surface
Turf
Track
downhill chute, left-handed
Qualification
Four-year-olds & up
Weight
Assigned
Purse
$100,000
The San Luis Rey Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Held during the third week of March, the Grade III event is open to horses of either gender, age four and up, willing to race one and one-half miles (12 furlongs) on the turf. The race normally begins on Santa Anita's downhill chute; from this position horses race down the hill and cross the dirt track before running one complete lap of the main turf course.
Prior to 1955, the race was restricted to California-foaled three-year-olds and in 1958 and 1959 to three-year-olds and up. It was contested on dirt at 7 furlongs in 1952, 6 furlongs in 1953, one mile in 1954, and at 1+1⁄2 miles in 1962. The race was transferred to the dirt track in 1975 and in 1989 was started on the backstretch instead of its normal position on the hillside. Two divisions were run in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1970.
In its 66th running in 2013, Bright Thought won with a final time of 2:22.72, a world record time for 1+1⁄2 miles[1] that stood for only one week; Twilight Eclipse lowered the standard at Gulfstream Park one week later.
^"Bright Thought Set World Mark in San Luis Rey Read more on BloodHorse.com". BloodHorse.com. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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