Listed stakes race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park, Inglewood, California |
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Inaugurated | 1963 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 6+1⁄2 furlongs |
Track | dirt, left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Purse | $75,000 (2013) |
The Angels Flight Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Santa Anita Park in Inglewood, California. A Grade III event open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of a six and one-half furlongs.
Inaugurated in 1963 as the Railbird Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California, it was a race for three-year-old horses of either sex until 1964 when it was changed to a race for fillies only. The event was originally named for railbirds, honoring those fans and/or handicappers who line the racetrack rail to be close to the race.
In 1965 the race was run in two divisions.