Four $100K stakes at fall meet
ALBANY, Calif. - Four $100,000 stakes, highlighted by the Grade 3 Silky Sullivan, will be offered when Golden Gate Fields holds its fall meeting from Oct. 19-Dec. 19. The Silky Sullivan is a 1 1/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds on Nov. 5.
The other $100,000 races at the meet are: the 1 3/8-mile Tanforan Handicap on the turf, to be run Oct. 22, the opening Saturday of the meet; the Miss America Handicap for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on the turf Oct. 30; and the 1 1/16-mile Forty Niner Handicap on Nov. 25.
"Hopefully, we'll put together a strong field for the Silky Sullivan," racing secretary Sean Greely said.
Greely said he's hoping an increase in distance for the Tanforan - from 1 1/16 miles to 1 3/8 miles - will make it a more popular race.
"We think the Miss America should be attractive, and there's always a lot of interest in the Forty Niner," he said
Eleven stakes have been scheduled for the meet with a total purse value of $775,000.
2005 Golden Gate stakes schedule
| DATE | EVENT | CONDITIONS | DISTANCE | PURSE |
| Oct. 22 | Tanforan Handicap | 3 & Up | 1 3/8 miles (turf) | $100,000 |
| Oct. 23 | Albany Stakes | 3 & Up F&M | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |
| Oct. 29 | Sausalito Stakes | 3 & Up | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |
| Oct. 30 | Miss America Handicap | 3 & Up F&M | 1 1/8 miles (turf) | 100,000 |
| Nov. 5 | Silky Sullivan (GIII) | 3 YO | 1 1/8 miles (turf) | 100,000 |
| Nov. 12 | Moment to Buy | 3 YO fillies | 1 1/16 miles (turf) | 75,000 |
| Nov. 13 | Piedmont Stakes | 2 YO fillies | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |
| Nov. 25 | Forty Niner Handicap | 3 & Up | 1 1/16 miles | 100,000 |
| Nov. 26 | Mill Valley Stakes | 2 YO | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |
| Dec. 3 | Angel Island Stakes | 3 YO fillies | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |
| Dec. 10 | Larkspur Stakes | 3 YO | 6 furlongs | 50,000 |