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The Chandelier Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
held annually at the end of September at
Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
in
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. It is restricted to two-year-old
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. The
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race is contested at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the main track at
Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
in Arcadia, California. The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner will automatically qualify for the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the Uni ...
. As of 2012, this race was renamed the Chandelier Stakes having formerly being referred to as the Oak Leaf Stakes. From 1997 through 2001, the race was run at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). As of 2020 the race was downgraded to Group II.


Records

Speed record: * 1:41.20 –
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(1978) Most wins by a
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: * 5 –
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(1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992) Most wins by a trainer: * 11 –
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(1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Barry Beal & Lloyd French Jr. (1982, 1986) * 2 – Bob & Beverly Lewis (1994, 2002) * 2 –
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(1998, 2000)


Winners


Chandelier Stakes


Oak Leaf Stakes

‡ In 2010 run at Hollywood Park.{{refend


See also

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Road to the Kentucky Oaks The Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system to qualify for the Kentucky Oaks, one of the most important races for three-year-old fillies and held the day before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. It features roughly 30 stakes races for Thor ...


Notes


References


The 2008 Oak Leaf Stakes at the NTRA
Horse races in California Santa Anita Park Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Breeders' Cup Challenge series Grade 1 stakes races in the United States Graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1969 1969 establishments in California