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The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia California. It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up [1] and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season. The ten furlong Santa Anita Handicap offers a purse of $750000.The first race was held in 1935 just months after the track opened in late 1934 and was for three-year-olds and up until 1969.