All eyes were on Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, January 9 when the $200,000 Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes was contested - a 1 1/16 mile test for older horses.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Monrovia Stakes went down on Santa Anita's unique downhill turf track on Sunday, January 3 - a 6 1/2 furlong test for fillies and mares four years old and upward.
Newly turned three year old fillies took center stage at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 2 when the $100,000 Grade 3 Old Hat Stakes was run.
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida played host to the $100,000 Grade 3 Hutcheson Stakes on Saturday, January 2 - a six furlong test for newly turned three year olds.
The $200,000 Grade 3 Jerome Stakes went down at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York on Saturday, January 2, a one-mile-and-70-yard test for some of the best three year olds in the land.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Ynez Stakes was contested at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, January 2 - a 6 1/2 furlong race for three year old fillies.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California was the scene of the $200,000 Grade 2 San Gabriel Stakes on Saturday, January 2 - a 1 1/8 mile turf test for older horses.
The $100,000 Grade 3 Robert J. Frankel Stakes went down on Santa Anita Park turf on Sunday, December 27 - a 1 1/8 mile event for older fillies and mares.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes went down at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, December 26 - a one mile race for three year olds.
Three year old fillies took center stage at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, December 26 when the seven furlong $300,000 Grade 1 La Brea Stakes was run.