The Futurity is one of the races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with the winner receiving 10 points towards a berth in the 2018 Kentucky Derby next May 5 at Churchill Downs.
Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos, California will play host to the G2 Bayakoa Handicap on Sunday, December 3. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will be featured when they take to Los Alamitos dirt track and race 1 1/16 miles for the winner's portion of the $200,000 purse.
The G1 Cigar Mile Handicap comes our way this Saturday, December 2 from Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, New York. Horses three years old and upward will be featured when they take to Aqueduct's dirt track and race one mile for the winner's share of the very nice $750,000 purse.
Aqueduct in South Ozone Park, New York will be the scene of the G2 Remsen Stakes on Saturday, December 2. Some of the best two-year olds in the land will line up on Aqueduct's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles for the winner's share of the $250,000 purse and the 10-4-2-1 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby.
The G2 Demoiselle Stakes will be contested this Saturday, December 2 at Aqueduct in South Ozone Park, New York. A purse of $250,000 and a 10-4-2-1 points distribution for qualification into next year's Kentucky Oaks will be on the line for two-year-old fillies filling to take to Aqueduct's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles.
Aqueduct in South Ozone Park, New York will play host to the G3 Go For Wand Handicap on Saturday, December 2. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will line up on Aqueduct's dirt track and race one mile for the winner's portion of the $200,000 purse.
The Cigar Mile, the cornerstone of the Aqueduct fall meet, will headline a stakes-packed day of racing at the Big A. Mind Your Biscuits and Sharp Azteca top a competitive group of 17.
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario will play host to the G2 Bessarabian Stakes on Sunday, November 26. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will be featured when they take to Woodbine's All Weather Track and race seven furlongs for the winner's share of the $175,000 purse.
The G1 Matriarch Stakes takes place this Sunday, November 26 at Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, California. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will line up on Del Mar's turf track and race one mile for the winner's portion of the $300,000 purse.
Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero, Illinois will be the scene of the G3 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap on Saturday, November 25. Horses three years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the $150,000 purse when they take to Hawthorne's dirt track and race 1 1/4 miles.