The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California . Run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt, the race is for horses aged three and upward and carries a purse of $ 200,000.
5-647: The race was inaugurated in 1935 as the San Antonio Handicap . It has been a Grade II event since 1990, and was changed from handicap to allowance conditions in 2011. The race was traditionally run in February and was frequently used as a prep race for the Santa Anita Handicap . In 2017 the race was run once in February, and then again on December 26 (opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meet) to serve as
10-660: A prep race for the Pegasus World Cup . In November 2024 Santa Anita renamed the race in honor of Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. , who won the San Antonio five times over three decades. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California . It
15-500: Is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up and was once considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season. The ten- furlong Santa Anita Handicap currently offers a purse of $ 400,000. The first race was held in 1935, just months after the track opened in late 1934, and the event was open to three-year-olds and up until 1969. The Santa Anita Handicap instantly became one of
20-411: The nation's top races because it offered a minimum purse of $ 100,000, then a staggering amount for a horse race. In its early years, the race was most commonly referred to among horsemen and racing media as the "Hundred-Grander." Another nickname for the race dating back to that time, "The Big 'Cap", is still in regular use. Probably the dominant figure in the early years of the race was Seabiscuit , as
25-459: The race proved to be a metaphor for his career. In his first two attempts to win it in 1937 and 1938, he lost in photo finishes , with the second loss to a horse carrying 30 pounds less than he was. He suffered what was believed to be a career-ending injury while preparing for the 1939 edition. He came back to run in the Hundred-Grander in 1940, finally winning in his last race. The 2019 race
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