The Mill Valley Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
run each year at
Golden Gate Fields. An
ungraded stakes, it's open to horses three years old and older.
The race is named for a small town in
Marin County
Marin County is a county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231. Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. Marin County is acros ...
across the
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the big cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
San Francisco Bay drains water from a ...
from the site of Golden Gate Fields. Mill Valley, once a mill sending lumber to build
San Francisco, is now a bustling community of many thousands.
This race is not listed as running for the time being.
Past winners
* 2006 -
Cause to Believe
Cause to Believe (foaled February 11, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006.
Cause to Believe was bred by Overbrook Farm. He is the son of Maria's Mon, the 1995 American Ch ...
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External links
Golden Gate Fields website
Horse races in California
Golden Gate Fields
Ungraded stakes races in the United States