Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California United States
Inaugurated
1981
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website
www.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance
1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface
Dirt
Track
left-handed
Qualification
Three-year-olds
Weight
Assigned
Purse
$150,000
The San Rafael Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race was a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and was open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the facility's dirt race track.
Prior to 2005, the race was held in early March. Beginning in 2005, the race was moved to mid-January to offer a better fit to trainers to race in the Sham Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (formerly known as the Santa Catalina Stakes) and the San Felipe Stakes. It became the year's first official prep race for the U.S. Triple Crown series. However, after Conveyance's win in 2010, Santa Anita has stopped running this event.
On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
14, 2008. He won the SanRafaelStakes for his 3-year-old debut, defeating Square Eddie, and was also victorious in the Sham Stakes, leading the entire...
in a stakes race was a third in the 2006 Hollywood Prevue Stakes. In his three-year-old debut, Notional won January's Grade II SanRafaelStakes at Santa...
victories at Santa Anita Park in California. He won the San Vicente Stakes, the grade II SanRafaelStakes, and the 1990 Santa Anita Derby and was considered...
and his first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. In 2014, he was elected to the horse racing hall of fame...
Rafael Q. Meza (born February 19, 1958) is an American retired jockey who competed in Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. A native of Tijuana...
the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1), the Swaps Stakes (Gr. 2), the SanRafaelStakes (Gr. 2), the San Vicente Stakes (Gr. 2), and the Affirmed Handicap (Gr....
McCarron at Santa Anita. In March, Desert Wine won the grade three SanRafaelStakes at one mile at Santa Anita, guided again by jockey Chris McCarron...
Record 7: 5-1-0 Earnings US$1,130,600 Major wins Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile (2000) SanRafaelStakes (2000) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Mile (2000)...
Eddie made his three-year-old debut with a second-place finish in the SanRafaelStakes. [2] Square Eddie's pedigree and partial racing stats Square Eddie's...
Godolphin Arabian/Man O’ War Sire Line Calumet's Bal a Bali Sires First Stakes Winner Goa Gajah horse profile Honour and Glory's pedigree and partial racing...
run-up to the U.S. Triple Crown series, Tabasco Cat won January's SanRafaelStakes and the El Camino Real Derby in March, then finished second to Brocco...
series, although he finished fourth in the San Felipe Stakes to Fusaichi Pegasus and the SanRafaelStakes to War Chant. In the Kentucky Derby, he finished...
the SanRafaelStakes, San Miguel Stakes, Sham Stakes, San Vicente Stakes, San Pedro Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and the San Felipe Stakes, all...
The 2007 Belmont Stakes was the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race was held on June 9, 2007. Rags to Riches won the race by a head over Curlin...
909 races in his career including the Kentucky Oaks twice and the Strub Stakes four times. He has won ten races in the Breeders' Cup, including three consecutive...
Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) Hero's Tribute - Won Gulfstream Park Handicap, Peter Pan Stakes Desert Hero - Won SanRafaelStakes Hero's Pleasure - Won...
most successful were: Dinard (b. 1988) - Won 1991 Santa Anita Derby, SanRafaelStakes Fraise (b. 1988) - Won the 1992 Breeders' Cup Turf Escena (b. 1993)...
trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. Among his numerous Graded stakes race wins, Dollase won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff with Jewel Princess...
July 2007, it was announced that Stevie Wonderboy had retired. 2nd, SanRafaelStakes, Grade II, Santa Anita Park, January 14, 2006 1st, Breeders' Cup Juvenile...
Wilder Than Ever had never won a stakes race and were seen as wildcards. Dinard won the Grade-2 1991 SanRafaelStakes. He defeated Best Pal in what was...
San Bruno, California. The best horse Noble Threewitt conditioned was Correlation with which he won the 1954 Florida Derby and Wood Memorial Stakes....
000. In 2007 Brother Derek finished third in both the San Fernando Stakes and the Strub Stakes after which he underwent surgery to have a bone chip removed...
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