Santa
Anita Park, which will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 2
& 3, has announced name changes for a total of 14 stakes, six of them Grade
I events, effective with the opening of the 2012 Autumn Meet on Sept. 28.
“This
has been an important process for all of us involved with live racing here at
Santa Anita,” said Rick Hammerle, Santa Anita Vice President of Racing.
“We did a lot of research and tried hard to make sure each name had a tangible
meaning, either geographically, historically or culturally. We feel good
about the new names and we’d like to sincerely thank all of our fans that
participated in the ‘Name That Stakes Contest’ to rename the former Harold C.
Ramser, Sr. Stakes. It will now be the Grade III Autumn Miss Stakes and
will be run on Oct. 27.
“We’re
also excited to be honoring one of the all-time best Cal Breds, with the Lava
Man Cal Cup Classic on Oct. 13.”
The
2012 Autumn Meet Stakes, excluding Breeders’ Cup races, their prior names where
applicable, and the dates they will be run on are as follows:
--Eddie D. Stakes (Gr. III)
Morvich
Friday,
Sept. 28
--FrontRunner Stakes (Gr. I)
Norfolk
Saturday,
Sept. 29
--Awesome Again Stakes (Gr. I)
Goodwood
Saturday,
Sept. 29
--Rodeo Drive Stakes (Gr. I)
Yellow Ribbon
Saturday,
Sept. 29
--Zenyatta Stakes (Gr. I)
Lady’s
Secret
Saturday,
Sept. 29
--Chandelier Stakes (Gr. I)
Oak
Leaf
Saturday, Sept. 29
--John Henry Turf Champ. (Gr.II) Clement
Hirsch
Sunday,
Sept. 30
--Arroyo Seco Mile (Gr. II)
Oak Tree
Mile
Saturday,
Oct. 6
--Santa Anita Sprint Champ. (Gr. I) Ancient Title
Saturday,
Oct. 6
--Swingtime
Stakes
(Same)
Saturday,
Oct. 6
--Tim Conway Stakes
Jack
Goodman
Saturday,
Oct. 6
--L.A. Woman
Stakes
Louis
Rowan
Sunday, Oct.
7
--Zuma Beach
Stakes
(New)
Monday, Oct.
8
--Surfer Girl
Stakes
(New)
Monday, Oct.
8
--Lava Man Cal Cup Classic
Classic
Saturday,
Oct. 13
--California
Cup Distaff
(Same)
Saturday,
Oct. 13
--California
Cup Sprint
(Same)
Saturday,
Oct. 13
--California
Cup Juvenile
(Same)
Saturday,
Oct. 13
--California
Cup Juv. Fillies
(Same)
Saturday,
Oct. 13
--Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes (Gr. III) (Same)
Saturday, Oct. 20
--Autumn Miss Stakes (Gr. III)
Harold Ramser,
Sr.
Saturday,
Oct. 27
--BREEDERS’ CUP, DAY
ONE
Friday, Nov.
2
Twilight Derby
Gr. II)
Oak Tree Derby
Friday, Nov. 2
--BREEDERS’ CUP, DAY
TWO
Saturday,
Nov. 3
--Damascus
Stakes
(Same)
Saturday,
Nov. 3
--Goldikova Stakes (Gr. II)
Las
Palmas
Sunday, Nov.
4
First
post time on most racing days, including opening day, Sept. 28, is 1 p.m.
First live race post time on Breeders’ Cup Day One, Nov. 2, is 11:15 a.m.
First post time on Breeders’ Cup Classic Day, Nov. 3, is 10:05 a.m.