The $150,000 Grade 3 Selene Stakes took place on Sunday, May 15 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario and featured three year old fillies who went 1 1/16 miles on Woodbine's All Weather Track in what is a major prep for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on June 12.
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario was the scene of the $150,000 Grade 3 Marine Stakes on Saturday, May 14 - a 1 1/16 miles All Weather Track test for three year olds.
The $100,000 Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes went down Saturday, May 14 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
The $400,000 Grade 1 Man o' War Stakes took place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and Saturday, May 14.
Belmont Park in Elmont, New York played host to the $200,000 Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes on Saturday, May 14 - a 1 1/8 mile dirt test for three year olds.
The $250,000 Grade 2 Ruffian Stakes was contested at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday, May 14. Fillies and mares four years old and upward were featured when they took to Belmont Park's dirt track and raced one mile.
The culmination of months of prep races finally took place on Saturday, May 7 when the $2 million Grade 1 Kentucky Derby was contested at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
A busy day, Friday, May 7 at Churchill Downs in Lexington, Kentucky was punctuated by the $1 million Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks - a 1 1/8 mile test for some of the best three year old fillies in the land - minus Songbird who was an unfortunate omission due to a fever.
Santa Anita Park in Acadia, California played host to the $100,000 Grade 3 Adoration Stakes on Sunday, May 8. Fillies and mares three years old and upward were featured when they took to Santa Anita's dirt track and went 1 1/16 miles.
The $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes went down at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, May 8 - a 6 1/2 furlong dash for fillies and mares four years old and upward.