. . "The Providencia Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run annually during the first week of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III stakes race, it is contested at a distance of 1 1\u20448 miles (9 furlongs) on the turf, and offers a current purse of $150,000 addedIn 2008, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II, with its purse increased from $100,000 to $150,000."@en . . .