Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland will play host to the G3 Pimlico Special Handicap on Friday, May 19. Horses three years old and upward will be featured when they take to Pimlico's dirt track and race 1 1/16 miles for the winner's share of the $300,000 purse.
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The G1 Man o' War Stakes is on tap for Belmont Park in Elmont New York this Saturday, May 13. Horses four year and upward will take to Belmont Park's turf track and race 1 3/8 miles for the winner's share of the $400,000 purse.
Belmont Park in Elmont, New York will be the scene of the G3 Peter Pan Stakes on Saturday, May 13. Horses three years old will be featured when they take to Belmont Park's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles for the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.
The G2 Ruffian Handicap will be run Saturday, May 13 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A purse of $250,000 will be on the line for fillies and mares four years old and upward willing to go one mile on Belmont Park's dirt track.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will play host to the G3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes on Saturday, May 13. Horses three years old will be after the winner's share of the $100,000 purse when they take to Santa Anita's dirt track and race seven furlongs.
The G3 Beaugay Stakes will be contested this Saturday, May 13 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the winner's share of the $150,000 purse when they take to Belmont Park's turf track and race 1 1/16 miles.