Breeders' Cup Challenge Day Tops Santa Anita 2017 Fall Stakes Schedule

Santa Anita Park’s highly anticipated 2017 Autumn Meet will begin on Friday, Sept. 29 and will offer fans and horsemen 21 stakes through Sunday, Oct. 29, beginning with the Grade III Eddie D. Stakes on opening day. The Autumn Meet stakes schedule will be highlighted by a total of five Grade I Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” stakes on Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day, Saturday, Sept. 30.

In all, 11 graded stakes, six of them Grade I, will be included in the 19-day Autumn Meet.

The Sept. 29 Eddie D. Stakes, named for all-time great Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, will be for 3-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course.

Following is a list of all six Autumn Meet Grade I, Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” events:

Sept. 30-$300,000 FrontRunner Stakes, 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles

Sept. 30-$300,000 Awesome Again Stakes, 3-year-olds & up at 1 1/8 miles

Sept. 30-$300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes, fillies & mares, three and up at 1 ¼ miles on turf

Sept. 30-$300,000 Zenyatta Stakes, fillies & mares, three and up at 1 1/16 miles

Sept. 30-$300,000 Chandelier Stakes, 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles

Oct. 7-$300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs

Santa Anita’s complete 2017 Autumn Meet Stakes Schedule can also be viewed at santaaanita.com.

Fri., Sept. 29 - Eddie D Stakes (Grade 3) | 3 & Up, abt. 61/2 F (Turf) | $100,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - FrontRunner Stakes (Grade 1) | 2 YO, 1 1/16 M | $300,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - Awesome Again Stakes (Grade 1) | 3 & Up, 1 1/8 M | $300,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - Rodeo Drive Stakes (Grade 1) | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 1/4 M (T) | $300,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - Zenyatta Stakes (Grade 1) | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 1/16 M | $300,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - Chandelier Stakes (Grade 1) | F, 2 YO, 1 1/16 M | $300,000

Sat., Sept. 30 - Unzip Me Stakes | F, 3 YO, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $70,000+

Sun., Oct. 1 - John Henry Turf Championship (Grade 2) | 3 & Up, 1 1/4 M (Turf) | $200,000

Sat., Oct. 7 - Obvioulsy Mile | 3 & Up, 1 M (T) | $75,000+

Sat., Oct. 7 - Santa Anita Sprint Championship Sprint (Grade 1) | 3 & Up, 6 F | $300,000

Sat., Oct. 7 - Swingtime Stakes | F/M, 3 & Up, 1 M (T) | $70,000+

Sun., Oct. 8 - LA Woman Stakes (Grade 3) | F/M, 3 & Up, 6 1/2 F | $100,000

Mon., Oct. 9 - Zuma Beach Stakes | 2 YO, 1 M (T) | $100,000

Mon., Oct. 9 - Surfer Girl Stakes | F, 2 YO, 1 M (T) |$100,000

Sat., Oct. 14 - California Distaff Handicap - F/M, 3 & Up, CA Breds, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000

Sun., Oct. 15 - Speakeasy Stakes | 2 YO, 6 F | $70,000+

Sat., Oct. 21 - California Flag Handicap | 3 & Up, CA Breds, abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000

Sun., Oct. 22 - Anoakia Stakes | F, 2 YO, 6 F | $70,00+

Sat., Oct. 28 - Twilight Derby (Grade 2) | 3 YO, 1 1/8 M (T) | $200,000

Sat., Oct. 28 - Comma to the Top Stakes | 3 & Up, 1 M | $70,000+

Sun., Oct. 29 - Autumn Miss Stakes (Grade 3) | F, 3 YO, 1 M (T) | $100,000

Source: Santa Anita Park