Free General Admission & Parking Along With $3 Beers & $5 Margaritas on All Fridays
ARCADIA, Calif.— Entries were taken for opening day Friday this morning at Santa Anita as the track’s 18-day Autumn Meet will get underway with a nine-race card starting at 1 p.m.
Santa Anita will again offer free General Admission and parking, along with $3 beers and $5 margaritas each Friday during the Autumn Meet.
With entries now set for Friday, the stage is set for Breeders’ Cup Challenge Weekend as 10 stakes will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, including the Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again on Saturday at 1 1/8 miles for 3-year-olds and up prepping for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Nov. 5.
Along with the Awesome Again, five other stakes, the Grade II, $200,000 John Henry Turf Championship, the Grade II, $200,000 Eddie D, the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, the Grade II, $200,000 City of Hope Mile and the $85,000 Unzip Me, will all be part of a blockbuster program on Saturday with first post time at 12:30 p.m.
Four stakes will be offered on Sunday, the Grade II, $200,000 Zenyatta, the Grade III, $100,000 Chillingworth, the Grade III, $100,000 Tokyo City and the $100,000 Speakeasy, which is a Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” Challenge Race providing the winner with a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 4.
First post time on all weekends through closing day, Sunday, Nov. 6, will be at 12:30 p.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.
Santa Anita Press Release
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