On Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the track will host the 3rd running of the $100,000 El Prado Stakes. Named after the prolific turf sire, the race will be run at seven and a half furlongs on the turf and has drawn a field of eleven.
Opening day at Gulfstream Park begins Saturday, December 6 in grade style with the 16th running of The Claiming Crown – an eight race stakes series sometimes referred to as the “Blue Collar Breeders’ Cup. The action begins in race 3 with the $110,000 Iron Horse Stakes
On Saturday at Aqueduct, the $400,000 Remsen Stakes will showcase some of the most promising juveniles on the East Coast. The Grade 2 race will be run at a mile and an eighth and has drawn a full field of twelve entrants.
On Saturday at Delta Downs, the track will feature the 12th running of the $250,000 Delta Mile. The mile contest has attracted a field of eight colts and geldings.
The Grade 3 $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes November 15 at Del Mar features a field of nine two year-olds set to go seven furlongs on the Polytrack in an attractive betting race.
The $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes Friday, November7 at Remington Park features a field of eight two year-old colts going seven furlongs on the main – the featured race of the day under the lights.
On Saturday at Laurel Park, the Maryland breeding program will be showcased for Maryland Million Day. The $125,000 Maryland Million Turf has drawn a field of twelve, including the popular Ben’s Cat, to compete in the one mile contest.
The Grade 1 $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is the featured race Saturday, October 11 at Keeneland as a field of nine three year-old fillies are signed on to contest the mile and an eighth event on the turf course.
On Saturday at Keeneland, the featured race is the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup. The Grade 1 race, restricted to three-year-old fillies, will be run at a mile and an eighth on the turf and could serve as a final prep for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.