The Chillingworth Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the dirt track held annually in October at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California.
The race was inaugurated in 1986 as the Midwick Handicap[1][2] and was over a distance of 1 mile on the turf and was held as part of the 1986 Breeders' Cup program at Santa Anita Park.
In 2000 the event was run over the Downhill turf course over the shorter distance of about 6+1⁄2 furlongs and with conditions for Californian bred entries.
[4] In 2009 the event was reverted to the Louis R. Rowan Stakes with the 2010 running moved to Hollywood Park racetrack[2] and held on the All Weather track.
[4] With the end of Oak Tree holding their fall meeting in 2011 at Santa Anita Park, the administration of the track renamed the event to the current name L.A. Woman Stakes.