Inaugurated 1947 Purse 100,000 USD | Surface Turf | |
Location Golden Gate Fields
Albany, California, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.goldengatefields.com Distance 1 ⁄8 miles (11 furlongs) | ||
The Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. The race is open to horses four-year-olds and up willing to race one and three-eighth miles on the turf and currently offers a purse of $250,000.
The race was formerly named for Stanford University, located in nearby Palo Alto, California. The race has been run at a number of distances; 1 1⁄4 miles from 1947-1950, 1952, 1955 and 1959-1961. It was run at 1 1⁄8 miles in 1951, 1954, 1956-1958, 1965-1967, 1993, 1997, 2001-2004 and 2006.
Records
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References
Golden Gate Fields Turf Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA