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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes
Flat horse race in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up, and contested on dirt usually at a distance of 1+5⁄8 miles. The race has a purse of US$250,000. It is run as part of the undercard on either the Friday card or Saturday card of the Breeders' Cup.
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Grade II race | |
![]() The 2009 Marathon, Man of Iron, hidden on the rail defeating Cloudy's Knight by a nose | |
Location | Dependant on where the Breeders' Cup is held that year (See Winner section) |
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Inaugurated | 2008 (as Breeders' Cup Marathon at Santa Anita Park) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (since 2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+5⁄8 miles (13 furlongs) (2020) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and older |
Weight | Base Weights for Northern Hemisphere: Three-Year-Olds – 122 lbs. Older 126 lbs. Base Weights for Southern Hemisphere: Three-Year-Olds – 118 lbs. Older 126 lbs. with allowances |
Purse | $250,000 (since 2023) |
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