Eddie Read Stakes

Updated on Dec 01, 2023

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Inaugurated 1974 Surface Turf		Website www.dmtc.com
Location Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

The Eddie Read Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of July at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to horses age three and older, it is raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on turf. A Grade I event from 1988 to 2015 and now a Grade II, it can be an important prep to the Breeders' Cup Mile.

The Eddie Read Handicap was first run in 1974.

Records

Speed record:

1:44.79 - Aragorn (2006) (new race and course record)

Most wins:

2 - Wickerr (1981, 1982)

2 - Fastness (1995, 1996)

2 - Special Ring (2003, 2004)

2 - Acclamation (2011, 2012)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Edmund A. Gann (1981, 1982)

2 - Juddmonte Farms (1992, 1997)

2 - Evergreen Farm (1995, 1996)

2 - Prestonwood Farm (2003, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Corey Nakatani (1994, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2009)

Most wins by a trainer:

7 - Robert J. Frankel (1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1997)

References

Eddie Read Stakes Wikipedia

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