Cinema Stakes
American thoroughbred horse racer
The Cinema Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California. Raced on turf originally over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) in late May or early June. In 2023, the race was extended to one and one-quarter miles (10 furlongs).
History
The event was inaugurated in 1946 at Hollywood Park Racetrack.
The race was run in two divisions in 1961 and 1963. It was not run in 1974.
In 1973 the event was given Grade II status. It held this classification until 1994 when it was downgraded to Grade III.
The event was not held from 2010 to 2018.
In 2016 the event was renewed as the Rainbow Stakes at Santa Anita Park and renamed back to the Cinema Stakes in 2019.
Winners since 1985
† In 1989, Notorious Pleasure finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.
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