Aqueduct Race Track in New York is home to a packed card this Saturday, November 24. One of the races contested will be the Grade 1 Gazelle Stakes for three year old fillies. The combatants for this race will go 1 1/8 miles on Aqueduct's dirt track in search of the winner's share of the $350,000 purse.
The Grade 2 Go for Wand Handicap goes this Friday, November 23 from Aqueduct Race Track in the great state of New York. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will be featured as they go one mile on Aqueduct's main track for their portion of the $200,000 purse.
Betfair Hollywood Park will be the scene of the Grade 2 Citation Handicap this Friday, November 23. Horses three years old and upward will be after their share of the $250,000 purse when they go 1 1/16 miles on Hollywood Park's turf track.
Aqueduct Race Track in New York will be the scene of the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap this Thursday, November 22. Horses three years old and upward will be featured as they dash six furlongs on Aqueduct's main track in search of their share of the $150,000 purse.
The Grade 3 Prevue Stakes is on tap for this Thursday, November 22 from Betfair Hollywood Park. Some of the best two year olds in the land will go seven furlongs on Hollywood Park's all weather track as they chase their portion of the $100,000 purse.
The nation will get a glimpse into a few contenders for next year's Triple Crown when the Grade 3 Delta Downs Jackpot is run this Saturday from Delta Downs. Top two year olds will be after their share of the very nice $1 million purse when they go 1 1/16 miles on Delta Downs's main track.
Delta Downs will host a pair of lucrative races for juveniles this Saturday, November 17 with the 10th running of the Grade 1 Delta Downs Princess Stakes being contested for two year old fillies. $500,000 will be on the line for those two year olds willing to go one mile on Delta Downs' main tack.
The 68th running of the Grade 3 Discovery Handicap goes down this Saturday, November 17 from Aqueduct Raceway in the great state of New York. Three year olds will go 1 1/8 miles on Aqueduct's main track in search of their share of the $150,000 purse.
In what has been one of the most significant moves in Horse Racing's biggest race in 25 years, Churchill Downs has changed the criteria for qualifying for the Biggest of Them All - The Kentucky Derby, the 1 1/4 mile classic on the first Saturday in May. The reason for the changes? To simplify the qualification process and to make it easier for Horse Racing's ever-evolving fan base to understand how a horse qualifies.
Aqueduct Race Track in beleaguered New York will be the scene of the Grade 3 Long Island Handicap this Saturday, November 10. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will be featured in the Long Island as it covers 1 1/2 miles on Aqueduct's turf track for a $150,000 purse.