The Triple Crown Series may be over, but there is still plenty of great stakes racing action to watch and wager year round from tracks around the country. You can continue to follow this year’s crop of elite three year old horses, who battle next in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth and the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. In the meanwhile, here are details on a power packed card of racing this Saturday evening. Bet the action at a Richmond area OTB — at Ponies & Pints downtown, or at Breakers Sports Grille in the west end.
Saturday June 17
1 Evening – 2 Tracks – 11 Stakes Races – $3.4 Million In Purse Monies
Watch & wager 2 huge cards of racing from Churchill Downs &
Mohawk Raceway on the same evening!
It’s Stephen Foster Stakes Night at Churchill Downs – 6:00 PM:
*$500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (Gr. I)
*$200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (Gr. 2)
*$200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (Gr. 2)
*$100,000 Regret Stakes (Gr. 3)
*$100,000 Matt Winn Stakes (Gr. 3)
North American Pace Night at Mohawk Raceway – 6:30 PM
*$1,000,000 North American Cup 3 YO Open Pace
*$400,000 Fan Hanover Final 3 YO Filly Pace
*$325,000 Roses Are Red Pace
*$265,000 Good Times 3 YO Open Trot
*$240,000 Armbro Flight Trot
*$100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup Open Pace
For updates, visit www.virginiahorseracing.com
