Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will be the scene of the G3 Thunder Road Stakes on Saturday, April 29. A purse of $100,000 will be on the line for horses three years old and upward willing to go one mile on Santa Anita's turf track.
Featuring the third annual Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, itself anchored by the 149th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10, live thoroughbred racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, April 28 for its 54-day spring/summer meet.
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky will play host to the G3 Bewitch Stakes on Friday, April 28 - closing day of Keeneland's Spring Meet. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will take to Keeneland's turf track and race 1 1/2 miles searching for the winner's share of the $150,000 purse.
The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby is in the books - the 35 designated points gathering races all over the globe have concluded and the top 20 have earned their way into the starting gates in America's most prestigious race - the 143rd Kentucky Derby in a couple of week's time.
The G3 San Juan Capistrano Stakes takes place this Saturday, April 22 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A purse of $100,000 will be on the line for horses four years old and upward willing to race about 1 3/4 miles on Santa Anita's turf track.
The G2 Elkhorn Stakes will be contested this Saturday, April 22 at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Horses four years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the $250,000 purse when they take to Keeneland's turf track and race 1 1/2 miles.
The G2 Californian Stakes will be contested this Saturday, April 22 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Horses three years old and upward will take to Santa Anita's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles for the winner's portion of the $200,000 purse.
Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races in Ranson, West Virginia will play host to the G2 Charles Town Classic on Saturday, April 22. A nice purse of $1.25 million will be on the line for horses four years old and upward willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Charles Towns' dirt track.
The G3 Illinois Derby comes our way this Saturday, April 22 from Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero, Illinois. Horses three years old will be featured when they take to Hawthorne's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles for the winner's share of the $250,000 purse.
Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky will be the scene of the G3 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes on Friday, April 21. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the $100,000 purse when they take to Keeneland's dirt track and race 1 1/16 miles.