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Delta Downs Releases Stakes Schedule

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel will offer 26 stakes races during an 84-day season that runs from Oct. 13 through Mar. 5. The stakes schedule includes $2.275 million in total purse money.

The richest race day of the season will happen on Saturday, Feb. 5 when Delta Downs hosts another edition of Louisiana Premier Night, which will offer a total of $895,000 in purse money for Louisiana-bred horses. The highlight of the evening will come in the $150,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship for older horses.

After Delta Downs' opening weekend, the track will race each Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at 12:55 pm Central Time and each Friday and Saturday nights at 5:55 pm.

To view the entire stakes schedule and to get more information about the upcoming season at Delta Downs, visit the track's website at www.deltadownsracing.com.

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Santa Anita Releases Fall Stakes Schedule

Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meeting will get off to a flying start on Friday, Oct. 1, as four graded stakes will highlight what figures to be a tremendous card. The Autumn Meet, which will run through Oct. 31, will again provide “Ship & Win” incentives to attract out-of-state connections and will showcase some of the best horses in the world as they complete final preparations for the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5 and 6.

Three Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Race qualifiers, along with the Grade 2, $200,000 Eddie D Stakes, will highlight an afternoon of world-class racing on opening day, with first post time at 1 p.m. PT.

The Grade 1, $300,000 American Pharoah, for 2-year-olds at a mile and one sixteenth, will serve as a prep to the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile; the Grade 2, $200,000 Chandelier Stakes, for 2-year-old fillies pointing to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, and the $100,0000 Speakeasy Stakes, for 2-year-olds at five furlongs on turf, will serve as a prep to the Grade 1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf.

The Eddie D, named for the all-time great retired Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, is for 3-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs on turf and will provide a launching pad to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar Nov. 6.

“Our intention is to get the Autumn Meet off to a fast start,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary. “With the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar this year, we want the word to go out, far and wide, that we're offering tremendous opportunities for owners and horsemen to prep here and have their best possible chances for Championship success on Nov. 5 & 6.

“We anticipate great weather with optimal conditions for both training and racing. When you factor in that we're just a 90-minute van ride away from Del Mar, we're hopeful a good many folks will choose to race here this fall. We look forward to welcoming everyone and to providing lucrative gambling opportunities to our fans as well.”

On Saturday, Oct. 2, four pivotal Breeders' Cup prep races will be offered: The Grade 1, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes at a mile and one eighth for horses considering the Grade 1, $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 6; the Grade 1, $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes at a mile and one quarter on turf for fillies and mares three and up that are pointing to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, and the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs—a Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” qualifier to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Additionally, the Grade 2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile (turf), a potential showcase for those horses eyeing the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile, will also be run on Oct. 2.

On Sunday, Oct. 3, a total of five stakes will be carded, including one additional “Win & You're In” qualifier–the Grade 2, $200,000 Zenyatta, which will be contested by fillies and mares three and up at 1 1/16 miles. The Zenyatta will serve as a prep to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff. A pair of $200,000 stakes for juveniles at one mile on turf, the Surfer Girl and the Zuma Beach, will also be offered, as will the Grade 3, $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes and the $75,000 Unzip Me.

The popular 'Ship & Win' program will again be available to participating horses who started at Del Mar and to eligible newcomers making their first start at Santa Anita's Autumn Meet.

Santa Anita's complete 2021 Autumn Stakes Schedule is available online at santaanita.com/horsemen. For additional information regarding ticketing, dining reservations or racing opportunities, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Churchill September & Fall Meets to Feature 22 Stakes

Churchill Downs will feature 22 black-type races worth $7.01 million during the upcoming September and Fall Meets, the storied track announced Friday. With a new $10-million turf course currently being installed, racing will be exclusively on the main track until the Spring Meet. The September Meet, to be held Sept. 16-Oct. 3, will have 11 stakes worth a total of $3.26 million, while the Fall Meet will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 28 and will feature another 11 stakes totaling $3.75 million.

The highlight of the second half of the year at Churchill Downs is always the GI Clark H. presented by Norton Healthcare. Worth $750,000 for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles, the Clark is being run for the 147th time this year and will be held on its traditional Friday-after-Thanksgiving date, Nov. 26. Another highlight will be the start of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” and the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” series with the $300,000 GIII Iroquois S. and the $300,000 GIII Pocahontas S., both to be held Saturday, Sept. 18. Both races are also Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge events, which means the winners will receive automatic berths for their respective Breeders' Cup races on Nov. 5 at Del Mar with full entry fees and travel expenses paid.

The Churchill stable area was closed in July due to the work on the turf course. Horsemen can return to Churchill for stabling on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The main track will be open for training Thursday, Sept. 9.

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Maryland Jockey Club Unveils Fall Schedule Of 33 Stakes Worth $3.525 Million

The Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday a fall schedule of 33 stakes worth $3.525 million in purses for Laurel Park led by the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) and 36th edition of the Jim McKay Maryland Million.

The fall meet begins Thursday, Sept. 9 and run through Saturday, Dec. 31.

The six-furlong De Francis for 3-year-olds and up will help kick off the fall stakes schedule as one of four stakes worth $500,000 in purses Saturday, Sept. 18. Named for the late president and chairman of both Laurel and historic Pimlico Race Course, its illustrious roster of winners includes Hall of Famer Housebuster, fellow sprint champions Cherokee Run, Smoke Glacken, Thor's Echo and Benny the Bull, and Lite the Fuse, the race's only two-time winner.

Also on Sept. 18 are the $100,000 Weathervane for fillies and mares 3 and older sprinting six furlongs and a pair of one-mile events for 3-year-olds and up, the $100,000 Twixt for females and $100,000 Polynesian.

Saturday, Oct. 2 will feature five stakes, all on turf, worth $600,000 in purses highlighted by the $150,000 Laurel Futurity for 2-year-olds and $150,000 Selima for 2-year-old fillies, both going 1 1/16 miles. They are joined by the $100,000 Laurel Dash sprinting six furlongs and a pair of listed stakes, the $100,000 Japan Turf Cup at 1 ½ miles and $100,000 All Along for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles.

The ground-breaking Maryland Million, which debuted in 1986 and inspired copycat programs throughout the U.S. and Canada, returns Saturday, Oct. 23 with eight stakes anchored by the $150,000 Classic for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles. Juveniles are in the spotlight in the $100,000 Nursery and $100,000 Lassie for females, both at six furlongs.

Maryland Million will also serve up the $100,000 Sprint (3-year-olds and up, six furlongs), $100,000 Distaff (fillies and mares 3 and up, seven furlongs), $100,000 Turf (3-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles), $100,000 Ladies (fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/8 miles), and $75,000 Turf Sprint (3-year-olds and up, 5 ½ furlongs).

Juveniles will take center stage again Saturday, Nov. 13 in the $100,000 James F. Lewis III and $100,000 Smart Halo, the latter for fillies, both at six furlongs. The card will also include the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go at 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares 3 and up.

Thanksgiving weekend will feature five stakes worth $450,000 in purses spread over two days. Maryland-bred/sired horses are featured Friday, Nov. 26 with the seven-furlong, $75,000 Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial for 3-year-olds and up and six-furlong, $75,000 Politely for fillies and mares 3 and older.

Saturday, Nov. 27 offers the last stakes races in Maryland for straight 3-year-olds, the $100,000 Safely Kept for fillies and $100,000 City of Laurel, both sprinting seven furlongs. In addition, horses aged 3 and up will travel 1 1/8 miles in the $100,000 Richard W. Small.

The final month of the calendar year will feature eight stakes worth $850,000 in purses, launched by the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity for 2-year-olds and $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, each at seven furlongs, Saturday, Dec. 4.

Christmastide Day Stakes return Saturday, Dec. 26 with six stakes worth $650,000 in purses including the $100,000 Heft for 2-year-olds and $100,000 Gin Talking for 2-year-old fillies sprinting seven furlongs, $100,000 Dave's Friend for 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 Willa On the Move for females 3 and older, each at 6 ½ furlongs.

New to the stakes calendar are the $150,000 Robert T. Manfuso for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles and $100,000 Carousel at 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares 3 and older. The Carousel, which carried Grade 3 status from 1988 through 1997, was last run in 2002 at Laurel.

Manfuso passed away March 19, 2020 at the age of 82. A former owner of both Laurel and Pimlico and longtime partner of trainer Katy Voss, Manfuso was instrumental in revitalizing Thoroughbred racing in Maryland. An owner and breeder who established Chanceland Farm with Voss in 1987, Manfuso bred 2016 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Cathryn Sophia and was named Maryland's Breeder of the Year with his filly earning Maryland-bred Horse of the Year honors.

The extended Preakness Meet at Pimlico runs through Sunday, Aug. 22. Live racing shifts to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium from Aug. 26 through Labor Day, Sept. 6.

Fall Stakes Schedule: https://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/PDF/2021-FINAL-Fall-stakes-schedule.pdf

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