The Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes is on tap for this Sunday, October 7 from Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky. A very nice purse of $500,000 is on the line for horses three years old and upward willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Keeneland's main dirt track.
Keeneland in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky will be the scene of the Grade 1 Dixiana Breeders' Futurity this Saturday, October 6. Two year olds will race 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's synthetic track in search of their portion of the $400,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is on tap for Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky this Saturday, October 6. Horses three years old and upward will go one mile on Keeneland's turf track for their share of the very nice $750,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship comes our way from Arcadia California this Saturday, October 6. Horses three years old and upward will dash six furlongs on Santa Anita's main track in search of their share of the $250,000 purse.
Hoosier Park in Indianapolis, Indiana will host the Grade 2 Indiana Derby this Saturday, October 6. A nice purse of $500,000 will be on the line for three year olds willing to go 1 1/16 miles on Hoosier Park's dirt track.
The Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap comes our way from Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero Illinois this Saturday, October 6. A purse of $500,000 will be on the line for horses three years old and upward willing to race 1 1/4 miles on Hawthorne's main dirt track.
The Grade 1 Frizette Stakes goes down this Saturday, October 6 from Belmont Park in the lovely state of New York. The race will feature two year olds willing to go one mile on Belmont's main dirt track for their share of the $400,000 purse.
New York's Belmont Park will host the Grade 1 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes this Saturday, October 6. The race features some of the best two year olds in the land as they chase their share of the $400,000 purse over a distance of one mile on Belmont's main dirt track.
Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky is open for business once again starting this weekend. One highlight of opening weekend is the Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades Stakes on Friday, October 5. Two year old fillies will go 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's main track in search of their share of the very nice $400,000 purse and an automatic bid into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita November 2.
What a weekend! Packed cards on both coasts produced more Breeders' Cup contenders for the Big Day at Santa Anita in November. Santa Anita hosted its first weekend of action for its autumn meet while Belmont Park was the scene of Jockey Club Gold Cup Day on Saturday when five Grade 1 and one Grade 2 races were contested. Let's take a look at what happened starting at Santa Anita.