Astra_Stakes

Astra Stakes

Astra Stakes

Horse race

The Astra Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles on the turf held annually in January at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...


History

The race was inaugurated in 2015[1] and the event was run over the 1+1⁄2 miles distance.[1]

The event is named in honor of the mare Astra[2] who won four Grade I events including the Santa Barbara Handicap twice, which is run at Santa Anita Park.

In 2019 the event was upgraded to a Grade III event.[3]

In 2020 the event started on the Downhill turf course.[4]

In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the event to Listed.[5]


Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄2 miles – 2:26.61 - Kitten's Point (2015)

Margins:

  • 5+1⁄4 lengths – Pantsonfire (IRE) (2019)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
  • 2 – Richard Baltas (2017, 2019)

Winners

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Notes

  1. The event in 2017 was run as the Astra II Stakes[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Astra Stakes (Gr. 3)". Equibase. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "ASTRA (USA) b. M, 1996 - 16 Starts, 11 Wins, 0 Places, 2 Shows Career Earnings: $1,378,424". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "ASTRA STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    "2020 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 6)". Equibase. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023". Bloodhorse.com. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    "2024 Astra Stakes Listed - (race 6)". Equibase. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. [7]
    "2023 Astra Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. [8]
    "2022 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. [9]
    "2021 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. [10]
    "2019 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. [11]
    "2018 Astra Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. [12]
    "2017 Astra II Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. [13]
    "2016 Astra Stakes Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. [14]
    "2015 Astra Stakes Black Type - (race 8)". Equibase. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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