Major Horse Races
Stay up to date on when the biggest horse races of the season are coming up. Click on the links for any of the major races below to get in-depth details about the history of various races, the winningest trainers and thoroughbreds for individual events, and much, much more!
| Race Name | Month | Track | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus World Cup | January | Gulfstream Park | $9,000,000 |
| Pegasus World Cup Turf | January | Gulfstream Park | $6,000,000 |
| Las Virgenes | February | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Dubai World Cup | March | Meydan (Dubai) | $10,000,000 |
| Frank E. Kilroe Mile | March | Santa Anita | $350,000 |
| Santa Anita Handicap | March | Santa Anita | $750,000 |
| Santa Margarita Stakes | March | Santa Anita | $350,000 |
| Florida Derby | March | Gulfstream Park | $1,000,000 |
| Wood Memorial Stakes | April | Aqueduct | $1,000,000 |
| Carter Handicap | April | Aqueduct | $500,000 |
| Central Bank Ashland | April | Keeneland | $500,000 |
| Santa Anita Oaks | April | Santa Anita | $400,000 |
| Santa Anita Derby (Grade 1) | April | Santa Anita | $1,000,000 |
| Maker's 46 Mile | April | Keeneland | $300,000 |
| Apple Blossom Handicap | April | Oaklawn Park | $600,000 |
| Madison | April | Keeneland | $300,000 |
| Jenny Wiley | April | Keeneland | $300,000 |
| Blue Grass | April | Keeneland | $750,000 |
| Arkansas Derby | April | Oaklawn Park | $1,000,000 |
| Charles Town Classic | April | Charles Town | $1,500,000 |
| Kentucky Oaks | May | Churchill Downs | $1,000,000 |
| Humana Distaff Stakes | May | Churchill Downs | $300,000 |
| Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes | May | Churchill Downs | $500,000 |
| Kentucky Derby | May | Churchill Downs | $2,000,000 |
| Man o' War Stakes | May | Belmont Park | $400,000 |
| Preakness Stakes | May | Pimlico | $1,500,000 |
| Gamely Stakes | May | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| American Oaks | May | Santa Anita | $350,000 |
| Acorn Stakes | June | Belmont Park | $750,000 |
| Ogden Phipps Stakes | June | Belmont Park | $1,000,000 |
| Just a Game Stakes | June | Belmont Park | $750,000 |
| Metropolitan Handicap | June | Belmont Park | $1,250,000 |
| Manhattan Handicap | June | Belmont Park | $1,000,000 |
| Belmont Stakes | June | Belmont Park | $1,500,000 |
| Stephen Foster Handicap | June | Churchill Downs | $500,000 |
| Shoemaker Mile | June | Santa Anita | $400,000 |
| Vanity | June | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Mother Goose | June | Belmont Park | $300,000 |
| Triple Bend | June | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Gold Cup at Santa Anita | June | Santa Anita | $500,000 |
| Belmont Derby Invitational | July | Belmont Park | $1,250,000 |
| Belmont Oaks | July | Belmont Park | $1,000,000 |
| United Nations Stakes | July | Monmouth Park | $500,000 |
| Delaware Handicap | July | Delaware Park | $750,000 |
| Diana Stakes | July | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Eddie Read Stakes | July | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Coaching Club American Oaks | July | Saratoga | $300,000 |
| Bing Crosby | July | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Haskell Invitational | July | Monmouth Park | $1,000,000 |
| Clement L. Hirsch | August | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Alfred G. Vanderbilt | August | Saratoga | $350,000 |
| Test Stakes | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Whitney Handicap | August | Saratoga | $1,500,000 |
| Secretariat | August | Arlington | $500,000 |
| Beverly D. | August | Arlington | $750,000 |
| Arlington Million | August | Arlington | $1,000,000 |
| Del Mar Oaks | August | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Alabama Stakes | August | Saratoga | $600,000 |
| Sword Dancer | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Personal Ensign Stakes | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Allen Jerkens | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Ballerina | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Traver Stakes | August | Saratoga | $1,250,000 |
| Pacific Classic Stakes | August | Del Mar | $1,000,000 |
| Del Mar Debutante | August | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Forego | August | Saratoga | $500,000 |
| Woodward | August | Saratoga | $600,000 |
| Spinaway | August | Saratoga | $350,000 |
| Hopeful | September | Saratoga | $350,000 |
| Del Mar Futurity | September | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Northern Dancer Turf | September | Woodbine | $300,000 |
| Ricoh Woodbine Mile | September | Woodbine | $1,000,000 |
| Cotillion | September | Parx Racing | $1,000,000 |
| Beldame | September | Belmont Park | $400,000 |
| Flower Bowl | September | Belmont Park | $600,000 |
| Vosburgh | September | Belmont Park | $400,000 |
| Joe Hirsch Turf Classic | September | Belmont Park | $600,000 |
| Jockey Club Gold Cup | September | Belmont Park | $1,000,000 |
| Zenyatta | September | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| American Pharoah Stakes | September | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Rodeo Drive | September | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Awesome Again | September | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Chandelier | September | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Darley Alcibiades | October | Keeneland | $400,000 |
| Frizette | October | Belmont Park | $500,000 |
| Champagne | October | Belmont Park | $500,000 |
| First Lady | October | Keeneland | $400,000 |
| Claiborne Breeders' Futurity | October | Keeneland | $500,000 |
| Shadwell Turf Mile | October | Keeneland | $1,000,000 |
| Santa Anita Sprint | October | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Juddmonte Spinster | October | Keeneland | $500,000 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup | October | Keeneland | $500,000 |
| Pattison Canadian International Stakes | October | Woodbine | $1,000,000 |
| E. P. Taylor | October | Woodbine | $500,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | October | Keeneland | 1,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | October | Keeneland | $1,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | October | Keeneland | $1,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Distaff | October | Keeneland | $2,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | October | Keeneland | $2,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf | October | Keeneland | $2,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint | October | Keeneland | $1,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | October | Keeneland | $1,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | October | Keeneland | $2,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Turf | October | Keeneland | $3,000,000 |
| TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint | October | Keeneland | $1,500,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Mile | October | Keeneland | $2,000,000 |
| Breeders' Cup Classic | October | Keeneland | $5,000,000 |
| Clark Handicap | November | Churchill Downs | $500,000 |
| Cigar Mile Handicap | November | Aqueduct | $753,750 |
| Hollywood Derby | November | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Matriarch | November | Del Mar | $300,000 |
| Starlet | December | Los Alamitos Thoroughbred | $350,000 |
| Los Alamitos Futurity | December | Los Alamitos Thoroughbred | $500,000 |
| La Brea | December | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
| Malibu | December | Santa Anita | $300,000 |
