The Eddie Read Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of July at the Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, California. Open to horses age three and older, it is raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on turf. A Grade I event since 1988, it can be an important prep to the Breeders' Cup Mile. The Eddie Read Handicap was first run in 1974.
Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
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Eddie Read Stakes | I | $300,000 |
San Clemente Handicap | II | $150,000 |
Cougar II Handicap | III | $125,000 |
San Diego Handicap | II | $200,000 |
Bing Crosby Stakes | I | $250,000 |
Sorrento Stakes | III | $150,000 |
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | I | $300,000 |
Best Pal Stakes | II | $150,000 |
La Jolla Handicap | II | $150,000 |
John C. Mabee Stakes | II | $250,000 |
Del Mar Oaks | I | $250,000 |
Rancho Bernardo Handicap | III | $150,000 |
Del Mar Mile | II | $200,000 |
Del Mar Handicap | II | $200,000 |
Pacific Classic Stakes | I | $1,000,000 |
Pat O'Brien Stakes | I | $250,000 |
Del Mar Debutante | I | $250,000 |
Del Mar Derby | II | $250,000 |
Palomar Handicap | II | $150,000 |
Del Mar Futurity | I | $250,000 |