The Grade 1 La Brea Stakes went down on opening day at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Friday, December 26.
Opening Day at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California took place on Friday, December 26 and featured the $300,000 Grade 1 Malibu Stakes - a seven furlong sprint for three year olds.
The only graded stakes race on North American soil this past weekend, the first ever $500,000 Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity (formerly the CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park) took place on Saturday, December 20 - a 1 1/16 mile test for two year olds.
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida was the scene of the $100,000 Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes on Saturday, December 13.
The $350,000 Grade 1 Starlet Stakes was contested at Los Alamitos Race Course in Orange County, California on Saturday, December 13 - a 1 1/16 mile test for two year old fillies.
The $150,000 Grade 3 Valedictory Stakes was contested at Woodbine in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, December 7.
Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos, California was the scene of the $200,000 Grade 2 Bayakoa Stakes on Saturday, December 6.
Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero, Illinois played host to the $250,000 Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap on Saturday, November 29.
The $300,000 Grade 1 Hollywood Derby went down on Del Mar turf on Saturday, November 29 - it represented the turf debut of the great California Chrome who looked to bolster his case in the Horse of the Year conversation.
The main event on a busy weekend of North American Thoroughbred racing - the 500,000 Grade 1 Cigar Mile took place at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park on Saturday, November 29.
