The Arcadia Stakes is an American

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run in early April at

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. Open to horses four years of age and older, it is raced on

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over a distance of one mile. A

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race, it currently offers a purse of $200,000. Inaugurated in 1988 as the El Rincon Handicap, it was renamed the Arcadia Handicap in 2001 after the original Arcadia Handicap had been renamed the Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap.

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won this race in 1949. From 1998 through 2004, the race was run at a distance of miles.

Records

Time record: * 1:33.09 –

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(2016) Most wins: * 2 – Steinlen (1988, 1990) Most wins by an owner: * 3 –

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(1992, 1996, 2004) Most wins by a

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: * 5 – Gary Stevens (1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2015) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 – Neil D. Drysdale (1989, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2014) * 4 – Robert J. Frankel (1992, 1993, 1996, 2004)

Winners of the Arcadia Stakes

References

Arcadia Handicap at the NTRA
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