Santa Anita: Sunshine Millions-California Cup Day slated for Jan. 25

ARCADIA, Calif. - A combined Sunshine Millions-California Cup Day will be run at Santa Anita on Jan. 25.

Earlier this year, officials with the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association announced that the California Cup, held annually each autumn since 1990, would be merged with the Sunshine Millions Day stakes for California-breds.

On Jan. 25, there will be seven stakes, with three $250,000 races – the California Cup Classic for older horses over 1 1/8 miles, and the Cal Cup Derby for 3-year-olds and Cal Cup Oaks for 3-year-old fillies, each over 1 1/16 miles.

The program will have four other races for older horses – the $125,000 Cal Cup Distaff on the hillside turf, the $100,000 Cal Cup Sprint over six furlongs, and two $100,000 races over a mile on turf, the Crystal Water Stakes for older horses and the Valentine Dancer Stakes for fillies and mares.