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run 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 ...

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each year. Currently a

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stakes race with a purse of $200,000, it is for four-year-olds, at one and one-eighth miles on Santa Anita Park's dirt track. Run in early February, the race is the third leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series. Inaugurated in 1948 as the Santa Anita Maturity, the name was changed to the Charles H. Strub Stakes in 1963 in honor of

Charles H. Strub Charles Henry "Doc" Strub (November 3, 1884 – March 28, 1958) was an American dentist and entrepreneur who built and owned Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, California, and was president and partner of the San Francisco Seals baseball cl ...

(1884–1958) who built and owned Santa Anita Park. In 1994 the billing was shortened to the Strub Stakes to honor both Dr. Strub and Dr. Strub's son, Robert P. Strub, who succeeded Dr. Strub as CEO at Santa Anita and had died the previous May. From 1948 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1997 the race was contested at miles.

Records

Speed record: * 1:47.25 -

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(2002) * 1:57.80 -

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(1980 at miles) Most wins by a jockey: * 7 -

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(1951, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1980) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 -

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(1998, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014) Most wins by an owner: * 3 -

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(1992, 1999, 2000)

Winners of the Strub Stakes

* † Miz Clementine (1955) and Nodouble (1969) both finished first but after a stewards' inquiry were disqualified to second place.

References

{{reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in California Open mile category horse races Santa Anita Park Recurring sporting events established in 1948 1948 establishments in California