March:
*Mar 14 2009 Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds II 1 1/16 miles $600,000
*Mar 14 2009 San Felipe Santa Anita II 1 1/16 miles $200,000
*Mar 14 2009 Rebel Oaklawn II 1 1/16 miles $300,000
*Mar 14 2009 Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay Downs III 1 1/16 miles $300,000
Mar 18 2009 Kempton Challenge Kempton, GB 1 1/8 miles $150,000
Mar 21 2009 Lane's End Turfway Park II 1 1/8 miles $500,000
Mar 21 2009 Rushaway Turfway Park 1 1/16 miles $100,000
Mar 28 2009 Florida Derby Gulfstream I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Mar 28 2009 Swale Gulfstream II 7 furlongs $200,000
Mar 28 2009 UAE Derby Nad Al Sheba II 1 1/8 miles $206
TVG Mar 28 2009 San Miguel Santa Anita 6 furlongs $70,000
Mar 29 2009 Sunland Derby Sunland Park 1 1/8 miles $800,000
April:
Apr 4 2009 Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 4 2009 Wood Memorial Aqueduct I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 4 2009 Illinois Derby Hawthorne II 1 1/8 miles $500,000
Apr 4 2009 Bay Shore Aqueduct III 7 furlongs $200,000
Apr 11 2009 Blue Grass Keeneland I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 11 2009 Arkansas Derby Oaklawn II 1 1/8 miles $106
Apr 18 2009 Lexington Keeneland II 1 1/16 miles $325,000
Apr 25 2009 Derby Trial Churchill Downs III 1 mile $100,000
Apr 25 2009 Withers Aqueduct III 1 mile $150,000
May:
May 2 2009 Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs I 1 1/4 miles $206
TV schedule for these races at link: http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/racing-information/preps-schedule
Also see:
Derby Prep Madness (ESPN): http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/index
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA): http://www.ntra.com/
I forgot to add a divider between the prep race names and the various tracks, so here is that part again...
Remaining prep race schedule...
March:
*Mar 14 2009: Louisiana Derby - Fair Grounds II 1 1/16 miles $600,000
*Mar 14 2009: San Felipe - Santa Anita II 1 1/16 miles $200,000
*Mar 14 2009: Rebel - Oaklawn II 1 1/16 miles $300,000
*Mar 14 2009: Tampa Bay Derby - Tampa Bay Downs III 1 1/16 miles $300,000
Mar 18 2009: Kempton Challenge - Kempton, GB 1 1/8 miles $150,000
Mar 21 2009: Lane’s End - Turfway Park II 1 1/8 miles $500,000
Mar 21 2009: Rushaway - Turfway Park 1 1/16 miles $100,000
Mar 28 2009: Florida Derby - Gulfstream I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Mar 28 2009: Swale - Gulfstream II 7 furlongs $200,000
Mar 28 2009: UAE Derby - Nad Al Sheba II 1 1/8 miles $206
TVG
Mar 28 2009: San Miguel - Santa Anita 6 furlongs $70,000
Mar 29 2009: Sunland Derby - Sunland Park 1 1/8 miles $800,000
April:
Apr 4 2009: Santa Anita Derby - Santa Anita I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 4 2009: Wood Memorial - Aqueduct I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 4 2009: Illinois Derby - Hawthorne II 1 1/8 miles $500,000
Apr 4 2009: Bay Shore - Aqueduct III 7 furlongs $200,000
Apr 11 2009: Blue Grass - Keeneland I 1 1/8 miles $750,000
Apr 11 2009: Arkansas Derby - Oaklawn II 1 1/8 miles $106
Apr 18 2009: Lexington - Keeneland II 1 1/16 miles $325,000
Apr 25 2009: Derby Trial - Churchill Downs III 1 mile $100,000
Apr 25 2009: Withers - Aqueduct III 1 mile $150,000
May:
May 2 2009: Kentucky Derby - Churchill Downs I 1 1/4 miles $206
TV schedule for these races at link:
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/racing-information/preps-schedule
The Kentucky Derby is Saturday May 2, 2009! I can’t believe how fast time passes. It’s that time of year again.
Feel free to ping your Horse Racing list if you have one. Thanks.
Here is a link to a complete stakes race schedule for the entire year (2009). It covers all classes of thoroughbred racing (as opposed to just 3 year-olds preparing for the Triple Crown). To access upcoming months, click on the links at the bottom of the chart:
http://www.ntra.com/races_index.aspx
The links to upcoming months are also provided at the top of the stakes schedule I just linked to. I didn’t notice them there before.