Grade II race | |
Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1974 (as Eddie Read Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Del Mar |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs. 3-year-olds: 120 lbs. |
Purse | $250,000 (2021) |
The Eddie Read Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf course scheduled annually in late July or early August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.