With three prestigious Grade 1 stakes on opening day, Saturday, Dec. 26, Santa Anita's 2020-21 Winter/Spring stakes schedule will offer fans and horsemen a total of 95 stakes through closing day, June 20. This will include 10 Grade 1 events and 60 graded stakes, available to horses on both dirt and turf at the Arcadia, Calif., track.
Santa Anita's traditional Winter/Spring opener will be highlighted by three Grade 1, $300,000 stakes, the seven-furlong Runhappy Malibu, for 3-year-olds, the seven-furlong La Brea, for 3-year-old fillies, and the American Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and one quarter on turf.
These Grade 1 races will be complemented by three other stakes on opening day, the Grade 2, $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile, the Grade 2, $200,000 San Antonio and the $75,000 Lady of Shamrock.
The Grade 1, $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap and the Grade 1, $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile will be run on March 6 and be complemented by one of American's most important Derby preps, the Grade 2, $300,000 San Felipe Stakes, the Grade 2, $200,000 San Carlos Stakes and the $75,000 China Doll Stakes.
The following Saturday, March 13, the Grade 1, $300,000 Beholder Mile for fillies and mares will highlight a program that will also include the Grade 3, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes, which will be run out of Santa Anita's all-new turf chute at six furlongs.
The Grade 1, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, which has produced 18 Kentucky Derby winners, will be run on April 3, as will the Grade 2, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks, as well as two Cal-bred stakes, the $200,000 Echo Eddie and the $200,000 Evening Jewel.
The iconic Grade 1, $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup will be run on May 31, as will two other Grade 1 stakes, both to be run on turf, the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile and the $300,000 Gamely.
The Winter/Spring Meeting will finish strong with the iconic Grade 3, $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes, to be run at a mile and three quarters down the track's Camino Real Turf Course on June 19 and the Grade 3, $100,000 American Stakes, at one mile on turf June 20.
In addition to the American on closing day, a pair of new stakes for 2-year-olds, the $75,000 Fasig-Tipton Futurity and the $75,000 Fasig-Tipton Debutante, will both be contested at five furlongs on the main track.
For the full stakes schedule on the Santa Anita website, click here.
| 2020 – 2021 Winter Spring Stakes Schedule |
| Run Date |
Race |
Age |
Distance |
2020-21 Purse |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
RUNHAPPY Malibu Stakes (Gr I) |
3YO |
7 F |
$300,000 |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
La Brea Stakes (Gr I) |
F,3YO |
7 F |
$300,000 |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
San Antonio Stakes (Gr II) |
3 &up |
1 1/16 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
Mathis Brothers Mile (Gr II) |
3YO |
1 M(T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
Lady of Shamrock Stakes |
F,3YO |
1 M(T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Dec 26 |
American Oaks (Gr I) |
F,3YO |
1 1/4 M (T) |
$300,000 |
| Sun. Dec 27 |
Eddie Logan Stakes |
2YO |
1 M(T) |
$75,000 |
| Sun. Dec 27 |
Robert J. Frankel Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M, 3&up |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Thurs. Dec 31 |
Blue Norther Stakes |
F,2YO |
1 M(T) |
$75,000 |
| Fri. Jan 1 |
Joe Hernandez Stakes (II) |
4&up |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 2 |
San Gabriel Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 2 |
Sham Stakes (Gr III) |
3YO |
1 M |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jan 3 |
Santa Ynez Stakes (Gr II) |
F,3YO |
7 F |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 9 |
La Canada Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M,4&up |
1 1/16 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 9 |
Las Cienegas Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M,4&up |
6 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jan 10 |
Kalookan Queen Stakes |
F/M, 4&up |
6 1/2 F |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Jan 16 |
Unusual Heat Turf Classic |
4&up (CA) |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 16 |
Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint |
F/M, 4 & up (CA) |
6 F (T) |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Jan 16 |
California Cup Sprint |
4&up (CA) |
6 F |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Jan 16 |
California Cup Derby |
3 YO (CA) |
1 1/16 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 16 |
California Cup Oaks |
F, 3YO (CA) |
1 M(T) |
$200,000 |
| Sun. Jan 17 |
Astra Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M,4&up |
1 1/2 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Mon. Jan 18 |
Megahertz Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M,4&up |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Jan 23 |
Palos Verdes Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
6 F |
$200,000 |
| Sun. Jan 24 |
Clockers' Corner Stakes |
4&up |
6 F (T) |
$70,000 |
| Sat. Jan 30 |
San Pasqual Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
1 1/8 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 30 |
San Marcos Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
1 1/4 (T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Jan 30 |
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Gr III) |
3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jan 31 |
Baffle Stakes |
3YO |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Feb 6 |
Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr II) |
F,3YO |
1 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Feb 6 |
Thunder Road Stakes (Gr III) |
4&up |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Feb 6 |
San Vicente Stakes (Gr II) |
3YO |
7 F |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Feb 13 |
Santa Monica Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M, 4 & up |
7 F |
$200,000 |
| Sun. Feb 14 |
Sweet Life Stakes (GIII) |
F,3YO |
6 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Mon. Feb 15 |
Wishing Well |
F/M,4&up |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Feb 20 |
Buena Vista Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M,4&up |
1 M(T) |
$200,000 |
| Sun. Feb 21 |
Spring Fever Stakes |
F/M, 4 & up (CA) |
6 F |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Feb 27 |
Pasadena Stakes (Listed) |
3YO |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Feb 28 |
Tiznow Stakes |
4&up (CA) |
1 M |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Mar 6 |
Santa Anita Handicap (Gr I) |
4&up |
1 1/4 M |
$400,000 |
| Sat. Mar 6 |
San Carlos (Gr II) |
4&up |
7F |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Mar 6 |
San Felipe Stakes (Gr II) |
3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$300,000 |
| Sat. Mar 6 |
Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr I) |
4&up |
1 M(T) |
$400,000 |
| Sat. Mar 6 |
China Doll Stakes |
F,3YO |
1 M(T) |
$75,000 |
| Sun. Mar 7 |
Santa Ysabel Stakes (G III) |
F,3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Mar 13 |
Beholder Mile (Gr I) |
F/M,4&up |
1 M |
$300,000 |
| Sat. Mar 13 |
San Simeon Stakes (Gr III) |
4&up |
6 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Mar 14 |
Irish O'Brien Stakes |
F/M, 4&up |
6 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Mar 20 |
San Luis Rey Stakes (Gr III) |
4&up |
1 1/2 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Mar 21 |
Sensational Star Stakes |
4&up (CA) |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Mar 27 |
Santa Ana Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M4&up |
1 1/4 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Mar 28 |
Santana Mile |
4&up |
1 M |
$75,000 |
|
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| Sat. Apr 3 |
Santa Anita Derby (Gr I) |
3YO |
1 1/8 M |
$750,000 |
| Sat. Apr 3 |
Santa Anita Oaks (Gr II) |
F, 3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$400,000 |
| Sat. Apr 3 |
Echo Eddie Stakes |
3 YO (CA) |
6 1/2 F |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Apr 3 |
Evening Jewel |
F, 3 YO (CA) |
6 1/2 F |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Apr 3 |
Royal Heroine Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M4&up |
1 M(T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Apr 3 |
Providencia Stakes (Gr III) |
F,3YO |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Apr 4 |
Las Flores Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M,4&up |
6 F |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Apr 10 |
Mizdirection Stakes Listed) |
F/M 4&up |
6 F (T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Apr 17 |
Californian Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
1 1/8 M |
$200,000 |
| Sun. Apr 18 |
Tokyo City Cup (Gr III) |
4&up |
11/2 M |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Apr 18 |
Kona Gold Stakes (Gr III) |
4&up |
6 1/2 F |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Apr 24 |
Santa Margarita Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M, 4&up |
1 1/8 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. Apr 24 |
Crystal Water Stakes |
3 &up (CA) |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Apr 25 |
Singletary Stakes |
3YO |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. May 1 |
Senorita Stakes (Gr III) |
F,3YO |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. May 1 |
Angel's Flight Stakes |
F,3YO |
7 F |
$75,000 |
| Sat. May 8 |
Santa Barbara Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M, 3 &up |
1 1/2 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. May 9 |
Fran's Valentine Stakes |
F/M, 3 & up (CA) |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. May 15 |
Lazaro Barrera Stakes (Gr III) |
3YO |
7 F |
$100,000 |
| Sun. May 16 |
Desert Stormer Stakes (Gr III) |
F/M, 3 &up |
6 F |
$100,000 |
| Sat. May 22 |
Santa Maria Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M,3&up |
1 1/16 M |
$200,000 |
| Sat. May 22 |
Honeymoon Stakes (Gr III) |
F3YO |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. May 23 |
Cinema Stakes |
3YO |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. May 29 |
Triple Bend Stakes (Gr II) |
4&up |
7 F |
$200,000 |
| Sat. May 29 |
Charles Whittingham Stakes (Gr II) |
3&up |
1 1/4 M (T) |
$200,000 |
| Sat. May 29 |
Daytona Stakes (Gr III) |
4&up |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. May 30 |
Summertime Oaks (Gr II) |
F,3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$200,000 |
| Mon. May 31 |
The Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Gr I) |
3&up |
1 1/4 M |
$300,000 |
| Mon. May 31 |
Shoemaker Mile (Gr I) |
3&up |
1 M(T) |
$300,000 |
| Mon. May 31 |
Gamely Stakes (Gr I) |
F/M, 3 &up |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$300,000 |
| Sat June 5 |
Monrovia Stakes (Gr II) |
F/M, 3 &up |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$200,000 |
| SUN. Jun 6 |
Desert Code Stakes |
3YO |
6 F (T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Jun 12 |
Thor's Echo Stakes |
3 &up (CA) |
6 F |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jun 13 |
Affirmed Stakes (Gr III) |
3YO |
1 1/16 M |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jun 13 |
Possibly Perfect Stakes (Listed) |
F/M, 3 &up |
1 1/4 M(T) |
$75,000 |
| Sat. Jun 19 |
Snow Chief Stakes |
3 YO (CA) |
1 1/8 M (T) |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Jun 19 |
Melair Stakes |
F, 3 YO (CA) |
1 1/16 M |
$150,000 |
| Sat. Jun 19 |
San Juan Capistrano Stakes (Gr III) |
3&up |
abt 1 3/4 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sat. Jun 19 |
Siren Lure Stakes |
3&up |
6 1/2 F (T) |
$75,000 |
| Sun. Jun 20 |
Wilshire Stakes (Gr. III) |
F/M, 3 &up |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun. Jun 20 |
American (Gr III) |
3&up |
1 M(T) |
$100,000 |
| Sun Jun 20 |
Fasig-Tipton Futurity |
2YO |
5 F |
$75,000 |
| Sun Jun 20 |
Fasig-Tipton Debutante |
F 2YO |
5 F |
$75,000 |
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