Must See Races of the Fall

With the summer racing season now in the rear view mirror it’s time to focus on the Breeders Cup.  Everyone knows about those two huge days of racing, but here is a list of must see races leading up to the big event.  The next six weeks will surely help shape what is setting up to be a huge Breeders cup.

September 6th

Louisiana Downs
Super Derby (Grade 2)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/8 Miles

Churchill Downs
Pocahontas S. (Grade 2)
$200,000; 2 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

Iroquois S. (Grade 3)
$100,000; 2 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

Arlington Park
Arlington-Washington Futurity S. (Grade 3)
$150,000; 2 Year Olds
7 Furlongs

Kentucky Downs
Kentucky Turf Cup (Grade 3)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 1/2 Miles

September 20th

Parx Racing
Cotillion S. (Grade 1)
$1,000,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

Pennsylvania Derby (Grade 2)
$1,000,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/8 Miles

Gallant Bob S. (Grade 3)
$300,000; 3 Year Olds
6 Furlongs

September 27th

Belmont Park

Santa Anita

September 28th

Remington Park
Oklahoma Derby (Grade 3)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/8 Miles

Belmont Park

Santa Anita

October 3rd

Keeneland
Darley Alcibiades S. (Grade 1)
$400,000; 2 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (Grade 3)
$200,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
6 Furlongs

October 4th

Keeneland
Shadwell Turf Mile (Grade 1)
$750,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 Mile (Turf)

Claiborne Breeder’s Futurity (Grade 1)
$500,000; 2 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

First Lady S. (Grade 1)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 Mile (Turf)

Woodford Presented by Keeneland Select (Grade 3)
$150,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

Indiana Downs
Indiana Derby (Grade 2)
$500,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles

Belmont Park

Santa Anita

October 5th

Keeneland
Juddmonte Spinster S. (Grade 1)
$500,000; 3 Year Olds And Up
1 1/8 Miles

Dixiana Bourbon S. (Grade 3)
$250,000; 2 Year Olds
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)

Belmont Park

October 11th

Keeneland
Sponsored by Lane’s End (Grade 1)
$500,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S.
$500,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/8 Miles (Turf)