April Stakes Races April Stakes Races Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article It’s always good to stay on top of what major horse racing stakes races are approaching. The 2020 racing calendar is full of major stakes races including the Pegasus World Cup, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, Breeders’ Cup, and more. Below are the upcoming stakes races for April 2020 as well as links to other months. You can also see full horse racing track schedules here. ( Content Continues Below Ad ) January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 APRIL 2020 STAKES SCHEDULE RACETRACKDATEPURSEAGE/SEXDISTANCESURFACE April 2, 2020 Palisades Turf SprintKeeApr 2$100k g3yo5.5fTurf April 3, 2020 Distaff H (GIII)AquApr 3$150k g4&up f/m7fDirt Kentucky Utilities Transylvania S (GIIIT)KeeApr 3$150k g3yo8.5fTurf April 4, 2020 Bay Shore S (GIII)AquApr 4$250k g3yo7fDirt Carter H (GI)AquApr 4$400k g4&up7fDirt Excelsior S (GIII)AquApr 4$150k g4&up9fDirt Gazelle S (GIII)AquApr 4$300k g3yo f9fDirt Wood Memorial (GII)AquApr 4$750k g3yo9fDirt Baxter SFonApr 4$10k a3yo6fDirt Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (JPN-IIIT)JRAApr 4$785k a4&up8fTurf Central Bank Ashland S (GI)KeeApr 4$500k g3yo f8.5fDirt Commonwealth S (GIII)KeeApr 4$250k g4&up7fDirt Madison S (GI)KeeApr 4$300k g4&up f/m7fDirt Shakertown S (GIIT)KeeApr 4$200k g3&up5.5fTurf Toyota Blue Grass S (GII)KeeApr 4$1,000k g3yo9fDirt Conniver SLrlApr 4$75k g4&up f/m S7fDirt Not For Love SLrlApr 4$75k g4&up S7fDirt Purple Martin SOPApr 4$150k g3yo f6fDirt Echo Eddie SSAApr 4$200k g3yo S6.5fDirt Evening Jewel SSAApr 4$200k g3yo f S6.5fDirt Providencia S (GIIIT)SAApr 4$100k g3yo f9fTurf Royal Heroine S (GIIT)SAApr 4$200k g4&up f/m8fTurf Santa Anita Derby (GI)SAApr 4$1,000k g3yo9fDirt Santa Anita Oaks (GII)SAApr 4$400k g3yo f8.5fDirt April 5, 2020 Danger's Hour SAquApr 5$100k g4&up8fTurf Osaka Hai (JPN-IT)JRAApr 5$2,375k a4&up10fTurf Appalachian S Presented by Japan Racing Association (GIIT)KeeApr 5$200k g3yo f8fTurf Beaumont Presented by Keeneland Select (GIII)KeeApr 5$150k g3yo fabt 7fDirt Las Flores S (GIII)SAApr 5$100k g4&up f/m6fDirt Peppers Pride SSunApr 5$100k g3&up f/m S8fDirt April 10, 2020 Maker's Mark Mile (GIT)KeeApr 10$300k g4&up8fTurf TVG Limestone Turf SprintKeeApr 10$100k g3yo f5.5fTurf Fantasy S (GIII)OPApr 10$600k g3yo f8.5fDirt April 11, 2020 Bridgetown SAquApr 11$100k g3yo6fTurf Plenty of Grace SAquApr 11$100k g4&up f/m8fTurf Top Flight Invitational HAquApr 11$100k g4&up f/m9fDirt Dowd Mile SFonApr 11$20k g3&up8fDirt Runza SFonApr 11$13k a3&up f/m6fDirt Hanshin Himba S (JPN-IIT)JRAApr 11$1,103k a4&up f/m8fTurf New Zealand Trophy (JPN-IIT)JRAApr 11$1,089k a3yo8fTurf Ben Ali S (GIII)KeeApr 11$200k g4&up9fDirt Coolmore Jenny Wiley S (GIT)KeeApr 11$350k g4&up f/m8.5fTurf Giant's Causeway SKeeApr 11$150k g3&up f/m5.5fTurf Stonestreet Lexington S (GIII)KeeApr 11$200k g3yo8.5fDirt Howard B. Noonan SMVRApr 11$75k g3yo S6fDirt Arkansas Derby (GI)OPApr 11$1,000k g3yo9fDirt CarouselOPApr 11$200k g4&up f/m6fDirt Count Fleet Sprint H (GIII)OPApr 11$500k g4&up6fDirt Oaklawn MileOPApr 11$250k g4&up8fDirt Mizdirection SSAApr 11$75k a4&up f/m5.5fTurf April 12, 2020 Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas) (JPN-IT)JRAApr 12$2,100k a3yo f8fTurf Mt. Cristo Rey HSunApr 12$100k g3&up S5.5fDirt April 16, 2020 Bluebonnet SLSApr 16$75k g3&up f/m S6.5fDirt April 17, 2020 Mizdirection SAquApr 17$100k g3yo f6fTurf Baird Doubledogdare S (GIII)KeeApr 17$150k g4&up f/m8.5fDirt Rainbow Miss SOPApr 17$125k g3yo f S6fDirt Rainbow SOPApr 17$125k g3yo S6fDirt April 18, 2020 New York Stallion S (Park Avenue Div.)AquApr 18$200k g3yo f R6.5fDirt Woodhaven SAquApr 18$100k g3yo8.5fTurf Book Review SCTApr 18$100k g3yo f7fDirt Charles Town Classic (GII)CTApr 18$1,000k g4&up9fDirt Coin Collector SCTApr 18$75k a3yo S4.5fDirt Confucius Say SCTApr 18$75k a3&up S7fDirt Dance to Bristol SCTApr 18$150k g3&up f/m7fDirt It's Binn Too Long SCTApr 18$75k a3yo f S4.5fDirt Original Gold SCTApr 18$75k a3&up f/m S7fDirt Robert Hilton MemorialCTApr 18$100k g3yo7fDirt Russell Road SCTApr 18$100k g3&up7fDirt Fonner Park Special SFonApr 18$20k a3yo c/g S6fDirt Fonner Park Special SFonApr 18$20k a3yo f S6fDirt Arlington Cup (JPN-IIIT)JRAApr 18$759k a3yo8fTurf Dixiana Elkhorn S (GIIT)KeeApr 18$250k g4&up12fTurf Dahlia SLrlApr 18$100k g3&up f/m8fTurf Federico Tesio SLrlApr 18$200k g3yo9fDirt Henry S. Clark SLrlApr 18$100k g3&up8fTurf King T. Leatherbury SLrlApr 18$100k g3&up5.5fTurf Maryland Racing Media SLrlApr 18$100k g3&up f/mabt 8.5fDirt Weber City Miss SLrlApr 18$125k g3yo fabt 8.5fDirt Apple Blossom H (GI)OPApr 18$1,000k g4&up f/m8.5fDirt Oaklawn H (GII)OPApr 18$1,000k g4&up9fDirt Californian S (GII)SAApr 18$200k g3&up9fDirt Neon Desert HSunApr 18$75k g3&up f/m6.5fDirt Sunland Park HSunApr 18$150k g3&up9fDirt Ann Owens Distaff HTuPApr 18$25k g3&up f/m S6fDirt Dwight D. Patterson HTuPApr 18$25k g3&up S8.5fTurf Gene Fleming Breeders' DerbyTuPApr 18$50k g3yo S8.5fDirt Joanne Dye Breeders' OaksTuPApr 18$30k a3yo f S6.5fDirt Lyman and Bradley Rollins HTuPApr 18$25k g3&up S6fDirt April 19, 2020 Memories of Silver SAquApr 19$100k g3yo f8.5fTurf New York Stallion S (Times Square Div.)AquApr 19$200k g3yo R6.5fDirt Antares S (JPN-III)JRAApr 19$717k a4&up9fDirt Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) (JPN-IT)JRAApr 19$2,210k a3yo10fTurf Kona Gold S (GIII)SAApr 19$200k g3&up6.5fDirt Tokyo City Cup (GIII)SAApr 19$100k g4&up12fDirt April 21, 2020 Copper Top FuturitySunApr 21$130k a2yo S4.5fDirt April 24, 2020 Bewitch S (GIIIT)KeeApr 24$150k g4&up f/m12fTurf April 25, 2020 Bosselman Pump and Pantry/Gus Fonner SFonApr 25$75k g3&up8.5fDirt California DerbyGGApr 25$100k g3yo8.5fAW California OaksGGApr 25$75k g3yo f8.5fAW Camilla UrsoGGApr 25$75k g3&up f/m5fTurf Golden PoppyGGApr 25$75k g3&up f/m8.5fTurf Lost in the FogGGApr 25$75k g3&up6fAW San Francisco Mile (GIIIT)GGApr 25$250k g3&up8fTurf Fukushima Himba S (JPN-IIIT)JRAApr 25$759k a4&up f/m9fTurf Bachelor SOPApr 25$150k g3yo6fDirt Crystal Water SSAApr 25$100k g3&up S8fTurf Santa Margarita S (GII)SAApr 25$200k g4&up f/m9fDirt Inaugural SSuRApr 25$50k g3&up6.5fDirt April 26, 2020 Campanile SGGApr 26$100k g3yo f S8fTurf Silky SullivanGGApr 26$100k g3yo c/g S8fTurf Flora S (JPN-IIT)JRAApr 26$1,042k a3yo f10fTurf Yomiuri Milers Cup (JPN-IIT)JRAApr 26$1,187k a4&up8fTurf Steve Sexton Mile S (GIII)LSApr 26$300k g3&up8fDirt Singletary SSAApr 26$100k g3yo8fTurf Russell & Helen Foutz DistaffSuRApr 26$60k g3&up f/m S6.5fDirt ( Content Continues Below Ad ) MORE STAKES RACING INFORMATION Looking for more information about major stakes races like the Breeders’ Cup, Kentucky Derby, Pegasus World Cup, and Travers? 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