Santa Anita’s 19-Day Autumn Meet Opens Friday 

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• First Post Time At 1 P.M., Free Parking & Admission, $3 Beers, $5 Margaritas Available
• 40^th Running Of The Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 3 & 4 To Highlight Meet

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ARCADIA, Calif.—Santa Anita’s 19-day Autumn Meet will get underway on Friday, with first post time for a nine-race card at 1 p.m. and the track will also offer free admission and parking along with $3 beers and $5 margaritas.  The Autumn Meet will be highlighted by the 40^th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 3 & 4 as Santa Anita will host the equivalent of racing’s Super Bowl for a record 11^thtime.

The Grade III, $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes, for fillies and mares three and up at 6 ½ furlongs, will serve as Friday’s main event and will keynote a total of nine stakes over opening weekend—most of which have Breeders’ Cup implications.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29

• Admission gates open 11 a.m.
• First post time 1 p.m.
• Free Parking & Admission
• Grade III, $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes
• $3 Beers & $5 Margaritas
• Reserved Premium Box Seats, FrontRunner & SILKS are $10 on Fridays
• Grandstand Seating, free, first come, first served ALL DAYS except Breeders’ Cup

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30

• Admission gates open 11 a.m. 
• First post time 1 p.m. 
• $10 Admission, includes Parking, Racing Program and access to Grandstand Reserved Seating
• Reserved Premium Box Seats, FrontRunner Restaurant & SILKS, $20 (includes admission)
• Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes, Grade II, $200,000 Eddie D, Grade II, $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship presented by Estrella Jalisco and the Grade II, $200,000 City of Hope Mile

SUNDAY, OCT. 1

• Admission Gates open 11 a.m. 
• First post time 1 p.m.
• $10 Admission includes Parking, Racing program and access to Grandstand Reserved Seating
• Reserved Premium Box Seats, FrontRunner Restaurant & SILKS, $20 (includes admission)          
• Grade II, $200,000 Zenyatta Stakes, Grade II, $200,000 John Henry Turf Championship, Grade III, $100,000 Tokyo City Stakes and the $100,000 Unzip Me Stakes

Fans are encouraged to explore events and purchase tickets for live racing at Santa Anita at santaanita.com/events.  For additional information regarding the Autumn Meet opening weekend,  please visit santaanita.com and for Breeders’ Cup ticketing and reservations, please visit breederscup.com/ticketing or call (626) 574-RACE.