The Chandelier Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is restricted to two-year-old fillies. The Grade I race is contested at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the main track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Grade I race | |
Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1969 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.santaanita.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Track | Pro-Ride synthetic dirt, left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $250,000 |
The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
As of 2012, this race was renamed the Chandelier Stakes having formerly being referred to as the Oak Leaf Stakes.[1]
From 1997 through 2001, the race was run at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.20 – It's In The Air (1978)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Chris McCarron (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 9 – D. Wayne Lukas (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Barry Beal & Lloyd French, Jr. (1982, 1986)
- 2 – Bob & Beverly Lewis (1994, 2002)
- 2 – Golden Eagle Farm (1998, 2000)
Winners
‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.