Santa Anita Park's 19-day Autumn Meet will open Friday, Sept. 29 and will feature the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3-4. Breeders' Cup preps will dominate the first two weekends of racing as a total of 31 graded stakes will be run throughout the meet. Closing day will be Sunday, Nov. 5.
In addition to hosting the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships for a record 11th time, Santa Anita will hold 42 stakes during the Autumn Meet, including 15 Grade Is and four listed stakes restricted to California-bred or sired horses.
Four Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” qualifiers will be run: the Sept. 30 GI Awesome Again S., the Oct. 7 GI American Pharoah S., the Oct. 7 GII Chandelier S., and the Oct. 7 GII Rodeo Drive S.
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