Pure speed will be on display Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Race Track with the running of the (G1) Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes. A flat-out six furlong dash for the cash on the Santa Anita dirt, the race offers a total purse of $300,000 and a spot for the winner in the 2018 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs on November 3.
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Bet On The Sham Stakes 2019
Article posted on Friday 04 January - 03:58 EST
After a stop in New York City for the Jerome Stakes on New Year's Day, the road to 2019 Kentucky Derby qualification runs through southern California on Saturday. Seven three-year-old colts are expected to go to the gate at Santa Anita Race Track for the (G3) Sham Stakes. They'll be racing one mile on the Santa Anita dirt course, chasing a total purse of $100,000 and 2019 Derby qualifying points.
On the final weekend of qualifying for the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, more than a dozen 'Win and You're In' races are taking place in the US, including at Santa Anita out in sunny California. On Saturday the track will host the Speakeasy Stakes, which will send the winner to the BC Juvenile Turf Sprint, the newest race in the Breeders' Cup lineup.
As usual, trainer Bob Baffert is expected to have a loaded hand in the Breeders' Cup Classic, and two of his top charges will go head-to-head on Saturday at Santa Anita Race Track. Accelerate and West Coast will square off in the (G1) Awesome Again Stakes where a field of six will run 1 1/8 miles chasing a $300,000 purse on the Santa Anita dirt.
There are five races on tap at Santa Anita Race Track this Saturday with implications for the 2017 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Included in those is the 1 1/16 mile $300,000 (G1) Zenyatta Stakes, with the winner gaining a spot in the BC Distaff on November 3 at Del Mar.
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