Here is the road of three-year-old stakes races that will lead to the May 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, which kicks off the annual Triple Crown Series.
Saturday January 30 – $200,00 Holy Bull Stakes (Gr. 3) at Gulfstream; $100,000 Robert Lewis Stakes (Gr. 3) at Santa Anita
Saturday Feb. 6 – $250,000 Withers Stakes (Gr. 3) at Aqueduct; $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (Gr. 3) at Tampa Bay Downs
Saturday Feb. 13 – $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds
Monday Feb. 15 – $750,000 Southwest Stakes Gr. 3) at Oaklawn
Saturday Feb. 27 – $300,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (Gr. 2) at Gulfstream
Saturday March 6 – $300,000 Gotham Stakes (Gr. 3) at Aqueduct; $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (Gr. 2) at Santa Anita; $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (Gr. 2) at Tampa Bay Downs
Saturday March 13 – $1 Million Rebel Stakes (Gr. 2) at Oaklawn
Saturday March 20 – $1 Million Louisiana Derby (Gr. 2) at Fair Grounds
Saturday March 27 – $750,000 Florida Derby (Gr. 1) at Gulfstream; $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes (Gr. 3) at Turfway
Saturday April 3 – $750,000 Wood Memorial (Gr. 2) at Aqueduct; $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (Gr. I) at Santa Anita
Saturday April 10 – $1 Million Arkansas Derby (Gr. I)
*Betting available at any Rosie’s Gaming Emporium and VA-Horseplay OTB.
*Online betting available at TVG.com, Xpressbet.com, Twinspires.com and NYRABets.com.
