Astra Stakes
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| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf |
| Website | www.santaanita.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and Mares, four years old and older |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | $100,000 (since 2023) |
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.
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
- 2 – Brice Blanc (2016, 2020)
- 2 – Flavien Prat (2015, 2019)
- 2 – Umberto Rispoli (2021, 2026)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 2 – Richard Baltas (2017, 2019)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 – Augustin Stables (2015, 2026)