Grade III race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1935 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.santaanita.com |
Race information | |
Distance | About 1+3⁄4 miles (actual distance 1 mile 1,232 yards (2.736 km)) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | downhill chute, right and left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 120 lbs. |
Purse | US$100,000 (2023) |
The San Juan Capistrano Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 1 mile 1,232 yd (2.736 km) run on the turf track held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in June. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000. It is one of the longest graded grass races in the United States.