The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American

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that exists to conduct live

thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

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Graded Stakes races at the Oak Tree meet

Since Oak Tree Racing moved to Hollywood Park in 2010, some of these races have been renamed by Santa Anita Park now that its lease with Oak Tree Racing Association has expired.) * Ancient Title Stakes (renamed the Santa Anita Sprint Championship) * Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (renamed the John Henry Turf Championship) * Goodwood Stakes (renamed the Awesome Again Stakes) * Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap (renamed the Autumn Miss Stakes) *

Lady's Secret Stakes The Zenyatta Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age three and older the distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The ...

(renamed the Zenyatta Stakes) *

Las Palmas Handicap The Goldikova Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three years old or older over the distance of one mile on the turf scheduled annually in November at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. The event ...

(renamed the Goldikova Stakes) *

Morvich Handicap The Eddie Delahoussaye Stakes (often shortened to the "Eddie D") is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of about furlongs on the Downhill Turf course scheduled annually in late S ...

(renamed the Eddie D Stakes) * Norfolk Stakes (renamed the FrontRunner Stakes) *

Oak Leaf Stakes The Chandelier Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is restricted to two-year-old fillies. The Grade II race is contested at a distance of one and one ...

(renamed the Chandelier Stakes) *

Oak Tree Derby The Twilight Derby is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three years olds over the distance of one-and-one-eighth miles on the turf scheduled annually in October at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The event currently carri ...

(renamed the Twilight Derby) * Oak Tree Mile (renamed the City of Hope Mile) * Senator Ken Madddy Stakes *

Yellow Ribbon Stakes The Rodeo Drive Stakes is a Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards. It is run at Santa Anita Park with a current purse of $300,000 and is contested over a distance of . Originally named the Yellow Ribb ...

(renamed the Rodeo Drive Stakes)

Track announcers

* Terry Gilligan (1969-circa 1976) * Alan Buchdahl (circa 1976-1982) *

Trevor Denman Trevor Denman (born 24 September 1952) is a South African American sportscaster and public-address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing. Background Denman was born in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. A part-time jockey and exe ...

(1983-2009) * Vic Stauffer (2010)

References

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External links

Oak Tree Racing media guide

Oak Tree Racing Association official website

"Hollywood Park, Oak Tree Agree to Second Meet in 2011"

"Stauffer to call races for Oak Tree"
''Thoroughbred Times'', 6 September 2010 Horse racing in California Eclipse Award winners