Astra Stakes

The Astra Stakes is a Grade III 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.

Astra Stakes
Grade III race
LocationSanta Anita Park
Arcadia, California, United States
Inaugurated2015
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf
Websitewww.santaanita.com
Race information
Distance​1 1⁄2 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies and Mares, four years old and older
WeightAllowance
Purse$101,000 (2020)


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]

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
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2020[lower-alpha 1] Ms Peintour 5 Brice Blanc Brian J. Koriner Jay Em Ess Stable ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:26.71 $101,000 III [4]
2019 Pantsonfire (IRE) 5 Flavien Prat Richard Baltas Next Wave Racing, Pat Maciariello, Jeremy Peskoff & Mark Silverstein ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:27:83 $101,404 III [5]
2018 Plein Air (IRE) 5 Tyler Baze Bob Baffert Sunny Brook Stable ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:27.34 $82,425 Listed [6]
2017[lower-alpha 2] Goodyearforroses (IRE) 5 Corey Nakatani Richard Baltas Abbondanza Racing ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:28.07 $79,725 Listed [7]
2016 Havanna Belle (IRE) 4 Brice Blanc Philip D'Amato Michael House ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:27.03 $80,200 [8]
2015 Kitten's Point 5 Flavien Prat H. Graham Motion Augustin Stable ​1 1⁄2 miles 2:26.61 $80,500 [9]

Notes
  1. The event in 2020 started on the Downhill turf course.[4]
  2. The event in 2017 was run as the Astra II Stakes[7]
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References
  1. "Megahertz Stakes (Gr. 3)". Equibase. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  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. "ASTRA STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "2020 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 6)". Equibase. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "2019 Astra Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "2018 Astra Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. "2017 Astra II Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. "2016 Astra Stakes Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. "2015 Astra Stakes Black Type - (race 8)". Equibase. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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