The San Carlos Stakes is an American

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once held during the third week of February at

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, but now run in March. The

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stakes race is open to horses, aged three and up, willing to race seven

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s on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000. Inaugurated in 1935 as the San Carlos Handicap, it was raced at a distance of miles through 1939. It was run in both January and December 1949. It became known as the San Carlos Stakes beginning with its 2012 running. It wasn't raced due to World War II between 1942 and 1945.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs) * 1:20.2 –

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(1936, 1954) * 2 – Baroni & Battilana (1948, 1949) * 2 –

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(1963, 1964) * 2 – M/M Louis K. Shapiro (1965, 1967) * 2 – M/M Bert W. Martin (1966, 1969) * 2 – Aase Headley/ Marsha Naify (2006, 2008)

Winners

* † In 1973, Kennedy Road won the race but was disqualified from first to second.
† Race run on December 31, 1949.

References

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The 2009 San Carlos Handicap at the NTRA
Horse races in California Santa Anita Park Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for four-year-olds Open mile category horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1935 1935 establishments in California