Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky opens for action this Friday, April 8. The first graded stakes action of the season will take place on that day - the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select will go down on Keeneland's turf track. Three year olds will be after the winner's share of the $100,000 purse when they saddle up and go 1 1/16 miles.
The Grade 1 Florida Derby comes our way from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida this Saturday, April 2. Some of the best three year olds in the land will be after the winner's share of the $1 million purse and the 100-40-20-10 points scale toward the Kentucky Derby when they take to Gulfstream's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles.
The Grade 3 Top Flight Invitational Handicap is on tap for this Sunday, April 3 from Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will take to Aqueduct's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles searching for the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will play host to the Grade 3 Tokyo City Cup on Sunday, April 3. A purse of $100,000 will be up for grabs for horses four years old and upward willing to go 1 1/2 miles on Santa Anita's dirt track.
The Grade 3 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes comes our way this Saturday, April 2 from Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. Three year olds will be after the winner's share of the $500,000 purse and the 85 qualifying points (50 for the winner) toward the Kentucky Derby in May when they take to Turfway Park's All Weather Track and race 1 1/8 miles.
Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky will be the scene of the Grade 3 Bourbonette Oaks on Saturday, April 2. Three year old fillies will be featured when they take to Turfway Park's All Weather Track and race one mile for the winner's share of the $100,000 purse and the 50-20-10-5 points to the respective top four finishers toward a starting berth in the Kentucky Oaks.
The Grade 2 Pan American Stakes is on tap for this Saturday, April 2 from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A purse of $200,000 will be on the line for horses four years old and upward willing to go 1 1/2 miles on Gulfstream's turf track.
The Grade 2 Honey Fox Stakes will be contested this Saturday, April 2 from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will be featured when they take to Gulfstream's turf track and race one mile for the winner's portion of the $300,000 purse.
The Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks comes our way this Saturday, April 2 from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Three year old fillies will take to Gulfstream's dirt track and race 1 1/16 miles searching for the winner's share of the $250,000 purse and the 100-40-20-10 points scale toward the Kentucky Oaks in May.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is quickly coming to an intriguing conclusion as three year olds from around the world try to qualify for arguably the biggest race on the planet - the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
