The Arcadia Stakes is an American

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run in early April at

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. Open to horses four years of age and older, it is raced on

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over a distance of one mile. A

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race, it currently offers a purse of $200,000. Inaugurated in 1988 as the El Rincon Handicap, it was renamed the Arcadia Handicap in 2001 after the original Arcadia Handicap had been renamed the

Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap The Frank E. Kilroe Mile is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses four years of age and older, it is raced over a distance of one mile (1.6 km). The Grade I race curre ...

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won this race in 1949. From 1998 through 2004, the race was run at a distance of miles.

Records

Time record: * 1:33.09 –

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(2016) Most wins: * 2 – Steinlen (1988, 1990) Most wins by an owner: * 3 –

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(1992, 1996, 2004) Most wins by a

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: * 5 – Gary Stevens (1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2015) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 – Neil D. Drysdale (1989, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2014) * 4 – Robert J. Frankel (1992, 1993, 1996, 2004)

Winners of the Arcadia Stakes

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References

Arcadia Handicap at the NTRA
Graded stakes races in the United States Open mile category horse races Turf races in the United States Horse races in California Santa Anita Park 1988 establishments in California Recurring sporting events established in 1988