The Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap or "The Big Cap" is on tap for this Saturday, March 2 from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on a day in which three Grade 1 races will be contested at the California track. Horses four years and older will be after the winner's share of the $750,000 purse when they go 1 1/4 miles on Santa Anita's dirt track.
The Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes comes our way from beautiful Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California this Saturday, March 2 on a day that three Grade 1 races will be staged at the California track. Three year old fillies will be featured as they go one mile on Santa Anita's dirt track in search of the winner's share of the $250,000 purse and the 50 points toward qualification in the Kentucky Oaks.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will be the scene of three Grade 1 races on Saturday March 2 - one being the Frank E Kilroe Mile. A nice purse of $300,000 will be on the line as horses four years old and upward go one mile on Santa Anita's turf track.
Aqueduct Race Track in the great state of New York plays host to a trio of graded stakes races this Saturday, March 2 - the biggest being the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes for three year olds looking for some momentum and much needed qualifying points on their "Road to the Kentucky Derby" A nice purse of $400,000 will be on the line for those willing to go 1 1/16 lies on Aqueduct's inner dirt track.
The Grade 3 Top Flight Handicap comes our way this Saturday, March 2 from Aqueduct Race Track. Fillies and mare three years old and upward will be featured in this 1 1/16 mile race as the entries chase their share of the $200,000 purse on Aqueduct's dirt track.
The Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap is on tap for this Saturday, March 2 from Aqueduct Race Track in the great state of New York. Horses three years old and upward will be after their share of the $200,000 purse when they dash seven furlongs on Aqueduct's dirt track.
With the last two Kentucky Derby Prep Races a distant memory, this past weekend saw the action ramp up. The points values jumped from 10-4-2-1 for first to fourth all the way up to 50-20-10-5 as the qualification process moved from "Prep Races" to those in the "Kentucky Derby Championship Series".
Gulfstream Park's elusive 10-cent Rainbow 6 was hit Friday afternoon for a record $3,591,245.44. The ticket was purchased at The Meadowlands in New Jersey. The winning ticket cost $3,118.50.
Santa Anita in Arcadia, California will be the scene of the Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes this Saturday, February 23. Horses four years old and upward will be after their share of the $200,000 purse when they dash seven furlongs on Santa Anita's dirt track.
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida is the scene of a trio of graded stakes races Saturday, February 23 - the first being the Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes for three year old fillies. $250,000 and some valuable qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks is on the line for those willing to go 1 1/16 miles on Gulfstream's main track.
