San Fernando Stakes

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Inaugurated 1952 Surface Dirt		Website www.santaanita.com Purse 150,000 USD
Location Santa Anita ParkArcadia, California, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)

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The San Fernando Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old horses, it is contested on at a distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs) on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt. In 2011, Santa Anita returned to dirt racing.

First run in 1952, the San Fernando Stakes is the second leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series.

The race was contested at 1 ¹⁄₈ miles from 1960 to 1997. It was run in two divisions in 1964, 1975, and 1977.

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Records

Speed record:

1:40.16 - Air Command (2008) (at current distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles)

1:46.60 - In Excess (at previous distance of 1 ¹⁄₈ miles)

Most wins by a jockey:

8 - Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1975, 1980)

Most wins by a trainer:

5 - Bob Baffert (1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Gedney Farms (1964, 1977)

2 - Maxwell Gluck's Elmendorf Farm

2 - Jack Kent Cooke (1990, 1994)

References

San Fernando Stakes Wikipedia

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