Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in New Cumberland, West Virginia will be the scene of the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby on Saturday, August 2. Three year olds will take to Mountaineer's main track and go 1 1/8 miles searching for the winner's share of the very nice $750,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Handicap will be contested this Sunday, July 27 at Monmouth Park in Oceanside, New Jersey. A healthy $1 million purse will be on the line for three year olds willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Monmouth Park's main track.
Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, California will play host to the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap this Saturday, July 26. Horses three years old and upward will be featured as they go 1 1/16 miles on Del Mar's All Weather Track searching for the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario will be the scene of the Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes on Saturday, July 26. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will take to Woodbine's All Weather Track and race 1 1/16 miles searching for the winner's portion of the $150,000 purse.
The Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes comes our way from Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York this Saturday, July 26. A nice purse of $600,000 will be on the line for three year olds willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Saratoga's dirt track.
The Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes comes our way from Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on Saturday, July 26. Three year olds will take to Saratoga's main track and dash six and one half furlongs in search of the winner's portion of the $200,000 purse.
The Grade 3 Cougar II Handicap comes our way from Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, California on Friday, July 25. Horses three years old and upward will take to Del Mar's All Weather Track and go 1 1/2 miles searching for the winner's share of the $100,000 purse.
A little mid-week graded stakes action comes our way from Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on Wednesday, July 23 when the Grade 2 Lake George Stakes is contested. Three year old fillies will be featured as they go 1 1/16 miles on Saratoga's turf track for a purse of $200,000.
The Grade 1 TVG Coaching Club American Oaks is on tap for Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York this Sunday, July 20. A purse of $300,000 will be on the line for three year old fillies willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Saratoga's dirt track.
Del Mar in the great state of California will play host to the Grade 1 Eddie Read Stakes on Sunday, July 20. Horses three years old and upward will be after the winner's portion of the $300,000 purse when they go 1 1/8 miles on Del Mar's turf track.