Monrovia Handicap
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1968 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | about 6 1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares four years old and older |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Monrovia Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, four years old and older over a distance of about 6 1⁄2 furlongs on the downhill turf course scheduled annually in May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
The event was inaugurated in 1968 as the Monrovia Handicap.
The race was contested at a distance of seven furlongs in 1969. When conditions are too wet the Los Angeles Turf Club on discretion has moved the event to the dirt track.
The event was run in two divisions in 1979.
The event was originally scheduled in February but the Los Angeles Turf Club in late 1999 moved the race to the start of the winter racing meet at Santa Anita whereby the race was run twice in the calendar year. In 2006 the club reverted to later in the winter meet and consequently the event was not held in 2006.
The race is named after Monrovia, the local city near the track at Arcadia.
The race was renamed to the current name in 2011.
Speed record: (about 6 1⁄2 furlongs on turf)
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Legend:
Turf – about 6 1⁄2 furlongs Dirt – 6 1⁄2 furlongs Dirt – 7 furlongs
Notes:
¶ Not held due to change of scheduling during the winter meet
‡ Run in Divisions
† Viva La Vivi won the race but was disqualified for interference
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