2010 Kentucky Derby Prep Race Schedule
by Kenneth Strong of Predictem.com
Kentucky Derby 2010 is only a few months away and once again we’ll be tracking the best 3-year-old thoroughbred racehorses in the world as they embark on the grueling road to the Derby.
We’ll be following all the races looking for fast horses with big hearts. Horses that can go the distance. Horses that find a way to win when they have nothing left. We’re looking for race horses with championship qualities – those that have what it takes to win the world’s most famous horse race over 1 1/4 miles of dirt on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Churchill Downs – The Kentucky Derby!
Kentucky Derby 2010 Prep Race Schedule
Date – Track – Kentucky Derby Prep Race – Distance
February 6 – Aqueduct – Whirlaway Stakes – 1 1/16 Miles
February 6 – Santa Anita – Robert B. Lewis Stakes Grade II – 1 1/16 Miles
February 7 – Gulfstream Park – Hallandale Beach Stakes – 1 1/16 Miles Turf
February 13 – Tampa Bay Downs – Sam F. Davis Stakes Grade III – 1 1/16 Miles
February 15 – Oaklawn Park – Southwest Stakes Grade III – 1 Mile
February 15 – Santa Anita – San Vicente Stakes Grade II – 7 Furlongs
February 20 – Fair Grounds – Risen Star Stakes Grade II – 1 1/16 Miles
February 20 – Golden Gate – El Camino Real Derby Grade III – 1 1/8 Miles
February 20 – Gulfstream Park – Fountain of Youth Stakes Grade II – 1 1/8 Miles
February 20 – Gulfstream Park – Hutcheson Stakes Grade II – 7 Furlongs
February 20 – Turf Paradise – Turf Paradise Derby – 1 1/16 Miles
February 26 – Delta Downs – Sportsman’s Paradise Stakes – 1 Mile
February 27 – Laurel – Miracle Wood Stakes – 7 Furlongs
February 27 – Santa Anita – Sham Stakes Grade III – 1 1/8 Miles
February 27 – Sunland Park – Borderland Derby – 1 1/16 Miles
February 27 – Turfway Park – John Battaglia Memorial Stakes – 1 1/16 Miles
March 6 – Aqueduct – Gotham Stakes Grade III – 1 1/16 Miles
March 6 – Gulfstream Park – Palm Beach Stakes Grade III – 1 1/8 Miles Turf
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March 13 – Oaklawn Park – Rebel Stakes Grade II – 1 1/16 Miles
March 13 – Santa Anita – San Felipe Stakes Grade II – 1 1/16 Miles
March 13 – Tampa Bay Downs – Tampa Bay Derby Grade III – 1 1/16 Miles
March 20 – Gulfstream Park – Florida Derby Grade I – 1 1/8 Miles
March 20 – Gulfstream Park – Swale Stakes Grade II – 7 Furlongs
March 20 – Laurel – Private Terms Stakes – 1 Mile
March 27 – Nad El Sheba – UAE Derby Grade II – 1 1/8 Miles
March 27 – Fair Grounds – Louisiana Derby Grade II – 1 1/8 Miles
March 27 – Fair Grounds – Crescent City Derby – 1 1/16 Miles
March 27 – Turfway Park – Lane’s End Stakes Grade II – 1 1/8 Miles
March 27 – Turfway Park – Rushaway Stakes – 1 1/16 Miles
March 28 – Sunland Park – Sunland Derby Grade III – 1 1/8 Miles
April 3 – Aqueduct – Bay Shore Stakes Grade III – 7 Furlongs
April 3 – Aqueduct – Wood Memorial Stakes Grade I – 1 1/8 Miles
April 3 – Hawthorne – Illinois Derby Grade III – 1 1/8 Miles
April 3 – Santa Anita – Santa Anita Derby Grade I – 1 1/8 Miles
April 10 – Keeneland – Blue Grass Stakes Grade I – 1 1/8 Miles
April 10 – Oaklawn Park – Arkansas Derby Grade I – 1 1/8 Miles
April 17 – Keeneland – Coolmore Lexington Stakes Grade II – 1 1/16 Miles
April 24 – Aqueduct – Withers Stakes Grade III – 1 Mile
April 24 – Churchill Downs – Cliffs Edge Derby Trial Grade III – 1 Mile
May 1 – Churchill Downs – Kentucky Derby – Grade I – 1 1/4 Miles