Stakes Schedule

As the Derby preps com to an end, and the Triple Crown races loom, it is a good time to consider the stakes schedule for the remainder of the year.

Even after watching racing for 20+ years, it is amazing how little I actually know about this part of racing. I guess unless you actually own a nice horse you really do not think about it.

There are several categories:

3 yr old colts on the dirt:

1. Peter Pan – G3 – May 8th – Belmont – 9f
2. Matt Win – G3 – May 29 – Churchill – 8.5f
3. Texas Derby – $300,000 – May 31 – Lone Star – 8.5f
4. Ohio Derby – G3 – June 26 – Thistledown – 9f
5. Iowa Derby – $250,000 – July 2 – Prairie Meadows
6. Dwyer – G3 – July 5 – Belmont – 8f
7. Indiana Derby – G3 – July 7 – Indiana Downs – 8.5f
8. Haskell – G1 – July 17 – Monmouth – 9f
9. Jim Dandy – G2 – July 31 – Saratoga – 9f
10. Travers – G1 – August 28 – Saratoga – 10f
11. Penn Derby – September – Parx – 9f

3 yr old colts on the turf

1. Penn Mile – G2 – May 28 – Penn National – 8f
2. Pennine Ridge – May 28 – Belmont – 9f
3. Belmont Derby – G1 – July 10 – 10f
4. Hall of Fame – G2 – August 6 – Saratoga – 8f
5. Saratoga Derby – G1 -August 7 – Saratoga – 9.5f
6. Bruce D. – G1 – August 14 – Arlington – 8f
7. Del Mar Derby – G2 – September 4 – Del Mar

3 yr old colts sprinting

1. Pat Day Mile – G2 – May 1st – Churchill – 8f
2. Chick Lang – G3 – May 15th – Pimlico – 6f
3. Laz Barrera – G3 – May 15 – SA – 6f
4. Woody Stephens – G1 – June 5 – 7f
5. Allen Jerkens – G1 – August 28 – Saratoga – 7f

3 yr old fillies on dirt:

1. Black Eyed Susan – G2 – May 14 – Pimlico – 9f
2. Summertime Oaks – G2 – May 30 – Santa Anita – 8.5f
3. Mother Goose – G2 – June 26 – Belmont – 8.5f
4. Iowa Oaks – G3 – July 2 – Prairie Meadows – 8.5f
5. Delaware Oaks – G3 – July 3 – Delaware – 8.5f
6. Indiana Oaks – G3 – July 7 – Indiana Downs – 8.5f
7. Monmouth Oaks – G3 – July 21 – Monmouth – 8.5f
8. Alabama – G1 – August 21 – Saratoga – 10f
9. Charlestown Oaks – G3 – Charlestown – 7f

3 yr old fillies on turf

1. Edgewood – G2 – April 30 – Churchill – 8.5f
2. Belmont Oaks – G1 – July 10 – Belmont – 8.5f
3. Lake George – G3 – July 23 – Saratoga – 8f
4. San Clemente – G2 – July 24 – Del Mar – 8f
5. Saratoga Oaks – G3 – August 8 – Saratoga – 9.5f
6. Del Mar Oaks – G1 – August 21 – Del Mar – 9f
7. Lake Placid – G2 – August 21 – Saratoga – 8.5f

3 yr old fillies sprinting

1. Acorn – G1 – June 5 – Belmont – 8f
2. Test – G1 – August 7 – Saratoga – 7f
3. Prioress – G2 – September 4 – Saratoga – 6f

But the owner’s of 3 year olds can also choose to take on older horses:

Dirt:

1. x

Turf:

1. x

4 yr olds

1. Oaklawn Handicap – G2 – 9f
2. Alysheba -G2 – Churchhill – 8.5f
3. Stephan Foster – G2 – Churchill – 9f
4. Brooklyn – G2 – Belmont – 12f
5. Suburban – G2 – Saratoga – 10f
6. Whitney – G1 – Saratoga – 9f

1. Forego – G1 – Saratoga – 7f
2. John Nerud – G2 – Belmont – 7f

1. Sword Dancer – Saratoga – 12f
2. Bowling Green – G2 – Saratoga – 11f