Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Golden Gate Fields Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Golden Gate Fields in Albany California. The race is open to horses four-year-olds and up willing to race one and three-eighth miles on the turf and currently offers a purse of $250000. The race was formerly named for Stanford University located in nearby Palo Alto California. The race has been run at a number of distances; 1-1/4 miles from 1947-1950 1952 1955 and 1959-1961.