City of Hope Mile Stakes

City of Hope Mile Stakes
Grade II race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated1986 (as Colonel F. W. Koester Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteSanta Anita Park
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
Purse$200,000 (since 2018)

The City of Hope Mile Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of one mile on the turf scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.