Santa Anita Park Stable Area reopens on Friday, Sept. 4 for 2026 Autumn Meet; First Condition Book now available online

SANTA ANITA PARK STABLE AREA REOPENS ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 FOR 2026 AUTUMN MEET; FIRST CONDITION BOOK NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

The 19-day Autumn Meet features 26 stakes that include 7 Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ races

ARCADIA, CA (Aug. 26 , 2026)—The stable area at Santa Anita Park will reopen on Friday, Sept. 4, three weeks ahead of the 2026 Autumn Meet that begins on Friday, Sept. 25. The training track will be available starting on Saturday, Sept. 5. Also reopening to the public is Clockers’ Corner, Santa Anita Park’s popular trackside breakfast destination. The main track will open the following day. Timed workouts can begin on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

The 19-day Autumn Meet at Santa Anita features 26 stakes that include two Grade Is (Goodwood, American Pharoah) and a total of seven Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races. There will be live racing every Friday through Sunday (plus a special holiday card on Monday, Oct. 12) through closing day on Sunday, Nov. 1.

The 1 1/8-mile Goodwood—an automatic qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic—is part of a blockbuster program that will help kick the meet off with a bang on Saturday, Sept. 26. Also on the program is the GII City of Hope Mile (Breeders’ Cup Mile), GII John Henry Turf Championship, GII Eddie D and GIII John C. Harris.

The 1 1/16-mile American Pharoah—an automatic qualifier to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile—will be run the following Saturday on Oct. 3. Also on the card will be the GII Oak Leaf Stakes (Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies), Rodeo Drive (Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf), GIII Chillingworth Stakes and Speakeasy Stakes. The remaining two Breeders’ Cup Challenge series races are the GII Zenyatta Stakes (Breeders’ Cup Distaff) and GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship (Breeders’ Cup Sprint), both to be run on Sunday, Sept. 27.

The first condition book for the Autumn Meet is now available online here. Hard copies will be available in the racing office later this week.

For more information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.