The G1 Darley Alcibiades Stakes will be run this Friday, October 6 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. A purse of $400,000 and an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies will be on the line for two-year-old fillies willing to saddle up and go 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's dirt track.
Keeneland's Opening Weekend features nine graded stakes, five of which are Grade 1, and stakes purse money totaling $3.75 million. Keeneland's Fall Meet, which commences Friday, Oct. 6, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 28. is a Premier Stop on Road to Breeders' Cup
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario will be the scene of the G3 Grey Stakes on Sunday, October 1. Horses two years old will line up on Woodbine's All Weather Track and race 1 1/16 miles for the winner's share of the $125,000 purse.
The G1 Awesome Again Stakes takes place this Saturday, September 30 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Horses three years old and upward will chase the winner's share of the $300,000 purse when they take to Santa Anita's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles.
The G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic will be run this Saturday, September 30 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Horses three years old and upward will line up on Belmont Park's turf track and race 1 1/2 miles for the winner's portion of the $500,000 purse and an automatic berth into the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will play host to the G1 Rodeo Drive Stakes on Saturday, September 30. A purse of $300,000 will be up for grabs for fillies and mares three years old and upward who want to race 1 1/4 miles on Santa Anita's turf track.
The G1 Beldame Stakes will be run this Saturday, September 30 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A purse of $400,000 will be on the line for fillies and mares three years old and upward willing to race 1 1/8 miles on Belmont Park's dirt track.
The G1 FrontRunner Stakes takes place this Saturday, September 30 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Horses two years old will line up on Santa Anita's dirt track and race 1 1/16 miles for the winner's share of the $300,000 purse.
Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland will play host to the G2 Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup on Saturday, September 30. Horses three years old and upward will be featured when they line up on Laurel Park's turf track and race one mile.
The G1 Chandelier Stakes will be contested this Saturday, September 30 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A purse of $300,000 will be on the line for two year old fillies willing to race 1 1/6 miles in Santa Anita's dirt track.
