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Thoroughbred horse racing schedules

Find out the major thoroughbred horse racing events happening every month:

Triple Crown Season | Kentucky Derby | Belmont Stakes
Preakness | Breeders Cup Races | Travers | Haskell

3-Year-Old & Up | Races 2-Year Old | Races Major Turf Races
Triple Crown Races | RaceTrack Racing Season Scedules

3-year-old & Up Thoroughbred Races

January

• Santa Monica Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• El Encino Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo) (Fillies)
• The First Lady Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo)
• Hal's Hope Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• San Pasqual Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Mr. Prospector Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Survive Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• El Conejo Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)

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February

• San Antonio Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Strub Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo)
• Palos Verdes Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Sunshine Millions Distaff (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Sunshine Millions Sprint (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• La Canada Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo) (Fillies)
• Sabin Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Deputy Minister Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Shirley Jones Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Barbara Fritchie Handicap (Laurel Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Santa Maria Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• John B. Campbell Handicap (Laurel Park) (4yo&up)
• General George Handicap (Laurel Park) (3yo&up)
• Las Flores Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Donn Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Ken Maddy Sprint (Golden Gate Fields) (3yo&up)

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March

• Santa Anita Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Rampart Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• San Carlos Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Gulfstream Park BC Sprint Championship (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Santa Margarita Handicap Invitational (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• The Oaklawn Breeders' Cup (Oaklawn Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Hurricane Bertie Stakes (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• The Razorback Handicap (Oaklawn Park) (4yo&up)
• Portrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Gulfstream Park Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Berkeley Handicap (Golden Gate Fields) (3yo&up)

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April

• San Bernardino Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• The Apple Blossom Handicap (Oaklawn Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• The Oaklawn Handicap (Oaklawn Park) (4yo&up)
• The Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (Oaklawn Park)
• Skip Away Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)

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May

• The Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) (3yo - Triple Crown)
• Louisville Breeders' Cup (Churchill Downs) (F&M)
• Churchill Downs Handicap (Churchill Downs) (4yo&up)
• Humana Distaff (Churchill Downs) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• The Westchester Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• The Black Tie Affair Handicap (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)
• The Bold Ruler Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Genuine Risk Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Shuvee Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Metropolitan Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Preakness Stakes (Pimlico) (3yo - Triple Crown)

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June

• Belmont Stakes (Belmont Park) (3yo - Triple Crown)
• True North Breeders' Cup Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Vagrancy Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Brooklyn Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Fleur de Lis Stakes (Churchill Downs) (F&M)
• Stephen Foster Stakes (Churchill Downs)
• Chicago Breeders' Cup Handicap (Arlington Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Aristides Handicap (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Ogden Phipps Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Hanshin Cup (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)

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July

• The Charles Town Dash Invitational (Charles Town Races) (3yo&up)
• Tom Fool Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Suburban Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Washington Park Handicap (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)

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August

• Arlington Sprint (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)

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September

• Arlington Matron Handicap (Arlington Park) (F&M)

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October

• Best of Ohio Endurance (Beulah Park) (3yo&up)
• Ack Ack Stakes (Churchill Downs)

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November

• Churchill Downs Distaff (Churchill Downs) (F&M)
• Falls City Stakes (Churchill Downs) (F&M)
• Clark Stakes (Churchill Downs)

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*(F&M) - Fillies & Mares

2-Year-Old Thoroughbred Races

January

February

March

April

May

• Three Chimneys Juvenile Stakes (Churchill Downs)
• Kentucky Breeders' Cup Stakes (Churchill Downs)

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June

• Flash Stakes (Belmont Park)
• Tremont Stakes (Belmont Park)
• Astoria Stakes (Belmont Park) (Fillies)

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July

• Debutante Stakes (Churchill Downs) (Fillies)
• Bashford Manor Stakes (Churchill Downs)
• Schuylerville Stakes (saratoga-race-course) (Fillies)
• Sanford Stakes (Saratoga Race Course)

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August

• Adirondack Stakes (Saratoga Race Course) (Fillies)
• Saratoga Special (Saratoga Race Course)
• Spinaway Stakes (Saratoga Race Course) (Fillies)
• Hopeful Stakes (Saratoga Race Course)

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September

• Matron Stakes (Belmont Park) (Fillies)
• Futurity Stakes (Belmont Park)
• Arlington-Washington Lassie (Arlington Park) (Fillies)
• Arlington-Washington Futurity (Arlington Park)

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October

• Champagne Stakes (Belmont Park)
• Frizette Stakes (Belmont Park) (Fillies)
• Astarita Stakes (Belmont Park) (Fillies)
• Sleepy Hollow Stakes - New York Breeders (Belmont Park)

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November

• Pocahontas Stakes (Churchill Downs) (Fillies)
• Iroquois Stakes (Churchill Downs)
• Nashua Stakes (Aqueduct Park)
• Tempted Stakes (Aqueduct Park) (Fillies)
• NYSS Series - Fifth Avenue Division (Aqueduct Park) (Fillies)
• NYSS Series - Great White Way Division (Aqueduct Park)
• Valley Stream Stakes (Aqueduct Park) (Fillies)
• Demoiselle Stakes (Aqueduct Park) (Fillies)
• Remsen Stakes (Aqueduct Park)
• Golden Rod Stakes (Churchill Downs) (Fillies)
• Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (Churchill Downs)

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Thoroughbred Turf Races

January

• Mac Diarmida Stakes (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• San Gorgonio Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Sensational Star Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Honey Fox Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Pro Or Con Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Appleton Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)

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February

• Herecomesthebride Stakes (Gulfstream Park) (3yo) (Fillies)
• Brown Bess Handicap (Golden Gate Fields) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup Handicap (Fair Grounds) (4yo&up)
• Turf Paradise Breeders' Cup Handicap (Turf Paradise) (3yo&up)
• Sunshine Millions Turf (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• San Marcos Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• The Very One Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Tanforan Handicap (Golden Gate Fields) (3yo&up)
• San Luis Obispo Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Buena Vista Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Baldwin Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (3yo)
• La Habra Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (3yo fillies)

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March

• Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Suwanee River Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Canadian Turf Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• San Luis Rey Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Irish O'Brien Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Golden Gate Breeders' Cup Handicap (Golden Gate Fields) (3yo&up)
• Santa Ana Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Pan American Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up)
• Crystal Water Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• Orchid Handicap (Gulfstream Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)

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April

• Las Cienegas Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• Arcadia Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• La Puente Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (3yo)
• Providencia Stakes (Santa Anita Park) (3yo fillies)
• Santa Barbara Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up) (F&M)
• San Simeon Handicap (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)
• San Juan Capistrano Handicap Invitational (Santa Anita Park) (4yo&up)

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May

• Mamzelle Stakes (Churchill Downs) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Edgewood Stakes (Churchill Downs) (Fillies) (3yo)
• Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo)
• Citgo Distaff Turf Mile (Churchill Downs) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Early Times Mint Julep (Churchill Downs) (F&M) (4yo&up)
• Jaipur Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Louisville Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Sheepshead Bay Handicap (Belmont Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)

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June

• Jefferson Cup Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo)
• Manhattan Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Just A Game Breeders' Cup Handicap (Belmont Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Regret Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo)
• Hill Prince Stakes (Belmont Park) (3yo)
• Sea O'Erin Breeders' Cup Mile (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)
• Sands Point Stakes (Belmont Park) (Fillies) (3yo)
• Locust Grove Handicap (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Arlington Classic (Arlington Park) (3yo)
• Beverly Hills Handicap (Hollywood Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)

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July

• New York Handicap (Belmont Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Firecracker Breeders' Cup Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Poker Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Stars & Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)
• Bowling Green Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Lexington Stakes (Belmont Park) (3yo)
• American Derby (Arlington Park) (3yo)
• Arlington Handicap (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)
• Modesty Handicap (Arlington Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)
• Kent Breeders' Cup Stakes (Delaware Park) (3yo)
• Virginia Derby (Colonial Downs) (3yo)
• American Oaks (Hollywood Park) (3yo) (Fillies)
• United Nations Handicap (Monmouth Park) (3yo&up)
• Poker Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• New York Handicap (Belmont Park) (F&M) (3yo&up)

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August

• Secretariat Stakes (Arlington Park) (3yo)
• Arlington Million Stakes (Arlington Park) (3yo&up)
• Del Mar Handicap (Del Mar) (3yo&up)
• Niagara Breeders' Cup Stakes (Woodbine) (3yo&up)
• El Joven Stakes (Retama Park) (2yo)
• La Senorita Stakes (Retama Park) (2yo) (Fillies)
• Glens Falls Handicap (Saratoga Race Course) (3yo&up)
• Del Mar Oaks (Del Mar) (3yo) (Fillies)
• Fourstardave Handicap (Saratoga Race Course) (3yo&up)
• Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Handicap (Saratoga Race Course) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Matchmaker Handicap (Monmouth Park) (F&M)
• National Museum of Racing HOF Handicap (Saratoga Race Course) (3yo)
• San Clemente Handicap (Del Mar) (3yo Fillies)

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September

• Pucker Up Stakes (Arlington Park) (Fillies) (3yo)
• Jamaica Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo)
• Kentucky Cup Turf Handicap (Kentucky Downs) (3yo&up)
• Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf (Kentucky Downs) (3yo&up)
• Kentucky Cup Mile (Kentucky Downs) (3yo&up)
• Kentucky Cup Turf Dash (Kentucky Downs) (3yo&up)
• Ashley Cole Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Noble Damsel Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Canadian Handicap (Woodbine) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Belmont Bredeers' Cup Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (Del Mar) (3yo&up) (F&M)
• Garden City Breeders' Cup Handicap (Belmont Park) (3yo)
• Del Mar Derby (Del Mar) (3yo)
• Man o'War Stakes (Belmont Park) (3yo&up)
• Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (Calder Race Course)
• Edward J. De Bartolo Sr. Memorial BC Handicap (Remington)

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October

November

• Mrs. Revere Stakes (Churchill Downs) (Fillies)
• River City Stakes (Churchill Downs) (3yo&up)
• Cardinal Stakes (Churchill Downs) (F&M) (3yo&up)

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