The Sweet Life Stakes is a listed American

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for three years old fillies over the distance of about six and one-half

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s on the downhill

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course scheduled annually in February at

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. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2010 and was raced on the downhill turf course over the about furlongs distance. The event is named in honor of the 2009

Kentucky Broodmare of the Year The Kentucky Broodmare of the Year is selected each year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. The title is considered the highest honor an American thoroughbred broodmare can receive, as the majority of American breeding s ...

Sweet Life. Sweet Life was the dam of 2004

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Sweet Catomine and 2009 GI

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winner Life Is Sweet. Also Sweet Life was victorious in the 1999

Providencia Stakes The Providencia Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf course scheduled annually in April at Santa Anita Park. The event currently carries a purse ...

. In 2019 the event was upgraded to a Grade III event but was run on the dirt track due to inclement weather. In 2020 the event was run at a distance of

s on turf, using the backstretch start and in 2021 the distance was increased to six furlongs. In 2022 the event was scheduled on the original downhill turf course at the about six and one-half

s distance. In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the event to a Listed race.

Records

Speed record: * about furlongs – 1:12.00 – Rose Catherine (2010) Margins: * lengths – Rose Catherine (2010) ;Most wins by a

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* 2 –

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(2013, 2014) ;Most wins by a trainer * 3 – Peter L. Miller (2014, 2018, 2020) Most wins by an owner: * 2 -

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(2018, 2020)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References