March 24
1 1/8 Mile, Grade III VINERY RACING SPIRAL STAKES, Turfway Park ($500,000)

March 25
1 1/8 Mile, Grade III SUNLAND DERBY, Sunland Park ($800,000)

March 31
1 1/8 Mile, Grade I FLORIDA DERBY, Gulfstream Park ($1,000,000)
About 1 3/16 Mile (1,900 Meters), Group 2 UAE DERBY, Meydan Racecourse ($2,000,000)

April 1
1 1/8 Mile, Grade II LOUISIANA DERBY, Fair Grounds ($1,000,000)

April 7
1 1/8 Mile, Grade I RESORTS WORLD NEW YORK CASINO WOOD MEMORIAL, Aqueduct ($1,000,000)
1 1/8 Mile, Grade I SANTA ANITA DERBY, Santa Anita ($750,000)
1 1/8 Mile, Grade III ILLINOIS DERBY, Hawthorne Race Course ($500,000)

April 14
1 1/8 Mile, Grade I TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES, Keeneland ($750,000)
1 1/8 Mile, Grade I ARKANSAS DERBY, Oaklawn Park ($1,000,000)

April 21
1 1/16 Mile, Grade III COOLMORE LEXINGTON STAKES, Keeneland ($200,000)
1 Mile, Grade II JEROME, Aqueduct ($200,000)

April 28
1 Mile, Grade III THE CLIFF'S EDGE DERBY TRIAL, Churchill Downs ($200,000 added)

 

Jan. 29: 1 Mile, Grade III HOLY BULL STAKES
Gulfstream Park ($400,000)
http://www.gulfstreampark.com

Algorithms Runs Down Hansen in Holy Bull
Algorithms took aim at the front-running Hansen and ran him down in the stretch to win the Grade III Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

 

Feb. 4: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade III WITHERS STAKES
Aqueduct ($200,000)
http://www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html

Alpha Is Number One in Withers
Alpha easily won the Grade III Withers Stakes today at Aqueduct and might move on to the Gotham Stakes via the New York route to the Kentucky Derby -- or not.


 

Feb. 4: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES
Santa Anita ($200,000)
http://www.santaanita.com

I'll Have Another: Bottoms Up in the Robert B. Lewis
It was a longshot bettor's paradise as I'll Have Another upset the Grade II Robert B. Lewis field at odds of 43-1.

 

 

Feb. 4: 1 1/6 Mile, Grade III SAM F. DAVIS STAKES
Tampa Bay Downs ($250,000)
http://www.tampabaydowns.com

Battle Hardened Breaks Maiden in Sam F. Davis
Battle Hardened, prominent throughout the running of the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes, came on in the stretch to win, breaking his maiden.

 

Feb. 4: 1 Mile, WEBN STAKES
Turfway Park ($50,000)
http://www.turfway.com

Mr. Prankster Rebounds at Two Turns in WEBN
Mr. Prankster closed strongly and drew off to win the one-mile WEBN Stakes in his second race at two turns. The first one hadn't worked out quite so well.

 

 

Feb. 9: About 1 Mile (1,600 Meters), Group 3 UAE 2000 GUINEAS
Meydan ($250,000)
http://www.meydan.ae/#index

Kinglet Takes 2000 Guineas with Late Surge
Kinglet, a Kentucky-bred son of Kingmambo, won the Group 3 U.A.E. 2000 Guineas at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

 

 

Feb. 11: 7 Furlong, Grade II HUTCHESON STAKES
Gulfstream Park ($150,000)
http://www.gulfstreampark.com

Thunder Moccasin Dominates Hutcheson Stakes
Thunder Moccasin added to Todd Pletcher's 3,000+ wins today in a dominating performance winning the Grade II Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
 

 

 

Feb. 18: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade III EL CAMINO REAL DERBY
Golden Gate Fields ($200,000)
http://www.goldengatefields.com

It's Daddy Nose Best -- By A Nose
Daddy Nose Best outdueled Lucky Chappy to the wire to win the 1 1/18 mile, Grade III El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.

 

 

Feb. 19: 7 Furlong, Grade II SAN VICENTE STAKES
Santa Anita ($150,000)
http://www.santaanita.com

Drill Breaks Through in San Vicente
Drill, who'd been through a five-month winner's circle drought, figured things out in the seven-furlong, Grade II San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita.

 

 

Feb. 20: 1 Mile, Grade III SOUTHWEST STAKES
Oaklawn Park ($250,000)
http://www.oaklawn.com/racing

Castaway Keeps Improving, Wins Southwest Part I
Castaway won division 1 of the Grade III Southwest Stakes under Rafael Bejarano.

Baffert Hits Two-Bagger, Takes Southwest II with Secret Circle
Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Rafael Bejarano completed a sweep of both divisions of the Grade III Southwest Stakes, winning part 2 with favored Secret Circle.

 

 

Feb. 25: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II RISEN STAR STAKES
Fair Grounds ($300,000)
http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com

El Padrino Edges Mark Valeski in Risen Star
Another race on the road to the Kentcky Derby was decided by a narrow margin as El Padrino got up in the final strides to outmatch Mark Valeski in the Grade II Risen Star Stakes.

 

Feb. 26: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II FASIG-TIPTON FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH STAKES
Gulfstream Park ($400,000)
http://www.gulfstreampark.com

Union Rags Romps in Fountain of Youth
Union Rags won the Grade II Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes by daylight, establishing himself as the clear leader on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

 

 

March 3, 1 1/16 Mile, Grade III GOTHAM STAKES
Aqueduct ($400,000)
http://www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html

Hansen Shows Versatility in Gotham
With blinkers off, Hansen showed a new dimension winning the Grade III Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.

 

 

March 3: 1 1/16 Mile, JOHN BATTAGLIA MEMORIAL STAKES
Turfway Park ($75,000)
http://www.turfway.com

State of Play Guts Out Battaglia Memorial Win
State of Play was best by a head in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park.

March 10: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II TAMPA BAY DERBY
Tampa Bay Downs ($350,000)
http://www.tampabaydowns.com

Prospective Triumphant in Tampa Bay Derby
Prospective, bet down to 3-1 from an 8-1 morning line, saved ground from post 1 en route to winning the Grade II Tampa Bay Derby.

 

 

March 10: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II SAN FELIPE STAKES
Santa Anita ($300,000)
http://www.santaanita.com

Creative Cause Spurts by Bodemeister to Win
Creative Cause won the Grade II San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita, but it wasn't without some drama.

 

 

March 10: About 1 3/16 Mile (1,900 Meters), AL BASTAKIYA
Meydan Racecourse ($250,000)
http://www.meydan.ae/#index

Mickdaam Takes Al Bastakiya
Mickdaam won the Al Bastakiya at Meydan Racecourse at 8-5 odds on TwinSpires.com.
 

 

 

March 11: 1 1/8 Mile (T), Grade III PALM BEACH STAKES
Gulfstream Park ($150,000)
http://www.gulfstreampark.com

Howe Great Outruns Dullahan
Howe Great ran his record at Gulfstream Park to three-for-three today when he won the 1 1/8-mile, Grade III Palm Beach Stakes.

 

 

March 17: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade II REBEL STAKES
Oaklawn Park, $500,000
http://www.oaklawn.com/racing

Secret Circle Perseveres, Wins Rebel
Secret Circle made it two-for-two at Oaklawn Park by winning the Grade II Rebel Stakes despite having less than a dream trip.

 

 

March 24: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade III VINERY RACING SPIRAL STAKES
Turfway Park ($500,000)
http://www.turfway.com

Team Valor, Motion Repeat with Went the Day Well
Animal Kingdom was a footnote in the chronology of 3-year-old racing until he won the Grade III Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes. This year, Went the Day Well took the race for the same connections with much the same kind of resume -- except for one thing.

 

 

March 25, 1 1/8 Mile, Grade III SUNLAND DERBY
Sunland Park ($800,000)
http://www.sunland-park.com

Daddy Nose Best Gets by Isn't He Clever
At the beginning, it was a two-horse race, and at the end it was a two-horse race. But they were different horses.

 

 

March 31: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade I FLORIDA DERBY
Gulfstream Park ($1,000,000)
http://www.gulfstreampark.com

Take Charge Indy Takes Florida Derby; Union Rags Third
Take Charge led a carousel of sorts to victory in the Grade I Florida Derby. Meanwhile, heavily favored Union Rags settled for third after a less than ideal trip.

 

March 31: About 1 3/16 Mile (1,900 Meters), Group 2 UAE DERBY
Meydan Racecourse ($2,000,000)
http://www.meydan.ae/#index

Daddy Long Legs on to Kentucky Off UAE Derby Win
Daddy Long Legs took the lead at the top of the stretch and maintained it to the finish to win the Group 2 UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Saturday.

 

 

April 1: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade II LOUISIANA DERBY
Fair Grounds ($1,000,000)
http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com

Hero of Order Lights Up Tote in Louisiana Derby
Crazy things happen in horse racing, and the 2012 Grade II Louisiana Derby was one such example with Hero Of Order winning at odds of 109-1.

 

April 7: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade I RESORTS WORLD NEW YORK CASINO WOOD MEMORIAL
Aqueduct ($1,000,000)
http://www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html

Gemologist Gets It Done
Gemologist, favored at 6-5, won the Grade I Wood Memorial to book a berth in the Kentucky Derby.

 

April 7: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade I SANTA ANITA DERBY
Santa Anita ($750,000)
http://www.santaanita.com

I'll Have Another Outlasts Creative Cause
Just six days after a 109-1 shot won a Kentucky Derby prep race, it was beginning to look like another shocker might unfold in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby. That is, until I'll Have Another and Creative Cause rallied to run one-two.

 

April 7: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade III ILLINOIS DERBY
Hawthorne Race Course ($500,000)
http://www.hawthorneracecourse.com

Done Talking Enters Kentucky Derby Picture
The Kentucky Derby got a new contender from out of the blue when Done Talking won the Grade III Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.

 

 

April 14: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade I TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES
Keeneland ($750,000)
http://www.keeneland.com/default.aspx

Dullahan Closes Past Hansen in Blue Grass
Dullahan was far back in the early going, but he came on strong in the stretch and won his second career race -- and second grade I -- in the Grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes.

 

April 14: 1 1/8 Mile, Grade I ARKANSAS DERBY
Oaklawn Park ($1,000,000)
http://www.oaklawn.com/racing

Bodemeister Blasts Off in Arkansas Derby
Bodemeister fulfilled every trainer's dream in the Grade I Arkansas Derby; he went to the lead and improved his position. And now he's qualified to make the Kentucky Derby.

 

 

April 21: 1 1/16 Mile, Grade III COOLMORE LEXINGTON STAKES
Keeneland ($200,000)
http://www.keeneland.com/default.aspx

All Squared Away Shocks Lexington Field
Dismissed at 70-1 based on poor past performances, All Squared Away won the Grade III Coolmore Lexington Stakes in his first start for trainer Wesley Ward.

 

 

April 21: 1 Mile, Grade II JEROME STAKES
Aqueduct ($200,000)
http://www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html

The Lumber Guy Kicks Away in Jerome
The Grade II Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct was won by The Lumber Guy, who outfinished Brigand after the two vied for the lead beyond the top of the stretch.

 

 

April 28: 1 Mile, Grade III THE CLIFF'S EDGE DERBY TRIAL
Churchill Downs ($200,000)
http://www.churchilldowns.com

Hierro Defeats Paynter, Seven Others in Derby Trial
Hierro rallied four wide in the stretch to run down favored Paynter to win 88th running of the Grade III The Cliff’s Edge Derby Trial by 1 1/2 length.