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Golden Gate Fields Releases Fall Stakes Schedule Highlighted By Nov. 28 Berkeley Handicap

The 32-day 2020 Fall Meet at Golden Gate Fields begins Thursday, Oct. 22, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 13. For the first seven days of the meeting, first post is slated for 1:15 PM. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 1, post time for the first race moves to 12:45 PM.

Ten stakes races are spread throughout the eight-week season, beginning on Oct. 31 with the Pike Place Dancer at one mile on turf for 2-year-old fillies. On Nov. 1, the El Dorado Stakes calls attention to California-bred or California-sired sprinters at six furlongs on the Tapeta main track.

The Pike Place Dancer is one of four stakes races for 2-year-olds. On Saturday, Nov. 14, freshman sprinters journey six furlongs in the Golden Nugget. The fillies get their chance to shine two weeks later in the six-furlong Golden Gate Debutante on Nov. 27. The Gold Rush, a one-mile event on Saturday, Dec. 5, rounds out the 2-year-old Fall Meet stakes series.

The Joseph T. Grace, at one mile and a sixteenth on turf, is one of two stakes' for routers 3-years-old and upward. Horses who compete in the Nov. 7 Joseph T. Grace may also try their hand in the premier race of the meeting, the $100,000 Grade 3 Berkeley Handicap, at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta. The Grade 3 Berkeley is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, two days after Thanksgiving.

The six-furlong Oakland Stakes, for 3-year-olds and upward on Saturday, Nov. 21, shines light on top-quality Bay Area sprinters. Two stakes races highlight closing weekend: the six-furlong Bear Fan for California-bred or California-sired fillies and mares on Saturday, Dec. 12, and the Miss America on Closing Day Sunday, Dec. 13, for fillies and mares at one-mile and a sixteenth on turf.

For additional info or to nominate to a stake, please contact Golden Gate Fields Stakes Coordinator Lisa Jones by phone at (626) 388-8062 or by e-mail at lisnpac12@hotmail.com.

FALL 2020 STAKES SCHEDULE

Saturday, Oct. 31: The $75,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes (2-year-old filles at one mile on turf)

Sunday, Nov. 1: The $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes (California-bred or California-sired 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 7: The $50,000 Joseph T. Grace Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)

Saturday, Nov. 14: The $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes (2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 21: The $50,000 Oakland Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Friday, Nov. 27: The $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante 2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 28: The Grade 3 $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta)

Saturday, Dec. 5: The $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes (2-year-olds at one mile on Tapeta)

Saturday, Dec. 12: The $75,000 Bear Fan Stakes (California-bred or California-sired fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Sunday, Dec. 13: The $50,000 Miss America Stakes (Fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)

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Dubai World Cup Carnival Program Announced For 2021; Applications Close Nov. 23

Dubai Racing Club has announced the program for the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival, as racing returns to the iconic Meydan Racecourse. While the Carnival opens in January, the first race meeting of the 2020-21 racing season is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2020. Racing will be conducted under guidelines from the UAE government; further details will follow closer to the date.

Slated to run over six consecutive Thursdays from Jan. 21 to Feb. 25, 2021, the Dubai World Cup Carnival program will culminate on March the 6 with the Super Saturday race meeting. Better known as a dress rehearsal for the Dubai World Cup race meet, racing on Super Saturday alone is worth $1.7 million.

Total purses are slightly reduced from the previous year, but given the challenging events over the past few months on account of Covid-19, Dubai Racing Club has made every effort to ensure the return of racing in safe and secure conditions.

The opening Carnival race meeting on Jan. 21 promises to be an action-packed evening with six out of seven races falling in the Group and Listed categories. Topping the racecard on the night is the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 (G2), run over a mile, which serves as a prep, for both the Godolphin Mile (G2) and Dubai World Cup (G1). The remaining six nights of racing during the Dubai World Cup Carnival also offer similarly high quality races, sure to attract the finest international trainers, horses and jockeys.

Horses from Denmark, USA, Ireland, UK, Sweden and Norway as well as the UAE were represented at the 2020 running of Super Saturday. Among the impressive international winners on the night was USA's Doug O'Neill-trained Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint-winner Wildman Jack, exemplifying the top quality of runners on the night. Post-Meydan the 4-year-old went on to win the G3 Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita, while being placed in the Group 2 Eddie D Stakes, and is a strong contender in the prestigious 2020 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. A similar international participation is anticipated in 2021.

The Closing date for Horse Connections to file in their Dubai World Cup Carnival applications is Nov. 23, 2020.

All races will be contested and regulated in standard fashion and results will be recorded in an official capacity. In line with the UAE Government regulations, Dubai Racing Club will follow the strict health and safety measures, including comprehensive sanitation, thermal screening of attendees and social distancing.

Dubai Racing Club is also pleased to welcome back our sponsors, Emirates Airline, Longines, DP World, Gulf News, Emirates NBD, Azizi Developments, Al Tayer Motors, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District One and Mubadala.

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NYRA Releases 2020-2021 Aqueduct Winter, Spring Meet Stakes Schedules

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the race dates and stakes schedule for the 2020-21 winter and spring meets at Aqueduct Racetrack.

In addition, NYRA announces that the purse increases now in effect across a number of categories at the Belmont Park fall meet will be extended to the fall, winter and spring meets at Aqueduct.

Purses for open claiming and maiden claiming races at NYRA are the highest in the country, providing opportunities for horsemen at all levels. The open $25,000 claiming category will see a $4,000 increase to $50,000, while the $40,000 maiden-claiming condition will now offer a purse of $43,000.

“NYRA is pleased to be able extend these significant purse increases to our upcoming Aqueduct meets as part of NYRA's commitment to year-round racing,” said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. “Aqueduct plays a vital role within the overall ecosystem of New York racing, and we look forward to our return to the Big A.”

New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) President Joe Appelbaum expressed his support for the upcoming Aqueduct schedule and attendant purse increases.

“Over the last several months, the NYTHA Board and management team has been working with NYRA to ensure year-round racing has a solid foundation, both in terms of racing opportunities and the purses that fuel our thoroughbred economy”, said Appelbaum. “This plan is a big step in that direction. Aqueduct is going to be a great spot for horsemen to race.”

With 42 stakes races on offer worth $4.57 million in purses, the 56-day winter meet begins Thursday, Dec. 10, and runs through Sunday, March 28. Live racing will generally be conducted Thursday through Sunday until the end of February with a holiday break set for Dec. 24 – 27 and the addition of special Monday cards on Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Feb. 15 for Presidents' Day.

Live racing in March will be offered Friday through Sunday through the conclusion of the winter meet on March 28.

The December winter meet calendar will feature a trio of $100,000 stakes races at nine furlongs on the main track, including the Alex M. Robb on December 12 for New York-breds 3-years-old and up; the Bay Ridge on December 13 for New York-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up; and the Queens County on December 19 for 3-years-old and up.

January racing will open on New Year's Day with the one-mile $150,000 Jerome, the first of three Kentucky Derby prep races at the Big A winter meet. The Jerome will offer 10-4-2-1 qualifying points to the top-four finishers. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday card, marking the birthday of the late civil rights leader, is slated for Monday, Jan. 18 and features the $100,000 Interborough for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up. There will be no live racing on Thursday, Jan. 14 to accommodate the special holiday card.

The nine-furlong $100,000 Busanda for sophomore fillies on Jan. 24 will provide 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top four finishers. The winter meet graded stakes calendar will open with the Grade 3, $150,000 Toboggan, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses on Jan. 30.

New York's road to the Kentucky Derby continues at the Big A winter meet with the nine-furlong Grade 3, $250,000 Withers on Feb. 6, offering 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers. The Monday, Feb. 15 President's Day Card will be highlighted by the $100,000 Hollie Hughes, a six-furlong sprint for New York-breds 4-years-old and up. There will be no live racing on Thursday, Feb. 11 to accommodate the Presidents' Day card.

A total of 12 racing cards are set for March, featuring eight stakes, including two graded events. The centerpiece of the March racing calendar is the one-mile Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham on March 6, which provides 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers. The Gotham day card includes the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap for 4-year-olds and up going six furlongs; the $250,000 Busher Invitational for 3-year-old fillies offering 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-four finishers; and the $125,000 Stymie for 4-year-olds and up.

On its final weekend, the 56-day winter meet will showcase a 10-stakes card on New York Claiming Championship Day, Saturday, March 27 and the $100,000 East View on Sunday, March 28.

Throughout the 2020-21 Aqueduct winter meet, the trainer of any horse who finishes fourth through last in a race will receive a $300 credit towards an insurance escrow account in the trainer's name with the horseman's bookkeeper. The horse must be an official starter and finish the race. This money can only be used to make New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund [NYJICF] payments. These funds cannot be withdrawn by trainers. Monies not used by the end of 2021 will refund to the purse account.

The 11-day 2021 Big A spring meet will run Thursday, April 1 through Sunday, April 18 with live racing returning to a Thursday to Sunday schedule. The 2020 spring meet will include 13 stakes worth $2.7 million in purses highlighted by the 96th running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on Saturday, April 3.

Opening Weekend of the spring meet will offer six graded races in total beginning on Friday, April 2 with the Grade 3, $150,000 Distaff at seven furlongs for older fillies and mares.

Wood Memorial day on Saturday, April 3 features the first Grade 1 of 2021 on the NYRA circuit in the $300,000 Carter Handicap, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses. The stakes-laden day is headlined by the Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino, which offers 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-four finishers.

Bolstering the lucrative Wood Memorial day card are a trio of Grade 3 races, including the $250,000 Gazelle at nine furlongs for sophomore fillies offering 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-four finishers; the $200,000 Bay Shore, a seven-furlong sprint for sophomores; and the $150,000 Excelsior at nine furlongs for older horses.

Closing weekend of the Big A spring meet offers the $200,000 NYSSS Times Square at 6 ½-furlongs for sophomore state-breds and the $100,000 Woodhaven for sophomore turf routers on April 18. The 11-day spring meet will conclude on Sunday, April 19 with the $200,000 NYSSS Park Avenue at 6 ½-furlongs for sophomore filly New York-breds and the $100,000 Memories of Silver for sophomore filly turf routers.

As previously announced, the 18-day Aqueduct Racetrack fall meet, offering 29 stakes, including 11 graded events worth $3.41 million in purses, will begin off on Friday, November 6 and run through Sunday, Dec. 6.

The Aqueduct fall meet is highlighted by the 32nd renewal of the Grade 1, $250,000 Cigar Mile for 3-year-olds and up on Saturday, Dec. 5.

For additional information, visit NYRA.com.

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Sam Houston Race Park Releases Expanded Stakes Schedule For 2021 Season

Sam Houston Race Park will not only offer an expanded live racing season, but additional stakes throughout its 2021 Thoroughbred meet, which begins on Friday, Jan. 8.

The 2021 Thoroughbred Stakes schedule will offer $2.4 million in purses, up from $1.8 million in 2020. The Houston Racing Festival will take place on Sunday, Jan. 31, headlined by the Houston Ladies Classic (G3) and the John B. Connally Turf (G3). Inaugurated in 2013, the Houston Ladies Classic was formed to serve as the marquee racing event for Sam Houston's Thoroughbred meet. Now in its ninth running, the mile and one-sixteenth Houston Ladies Classic anchors the Houston Racing Festival, which also includes the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup, the $100,000 Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint, the $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf Stakes and $75,000 Stonerside Sprint. The $200,000 Texas Turf Mile for 3-year-olds was added last year and drew a highly competitive field of ten.

Opportunities for Texas-breds are plentiful in the upcoming meet. The 2021 Thoroughbred racing season will feature 14 Texas-bred stakes. Additionally, all seven stakes races on Texas Champions Day have been increased from $75,000 to $100,000.

Frank Hopf, Sam Houston Race Park's Senior Director of Racing Operations, explains that while the Houston Racing Festival continues to garner national attention, rewarding Texas Thoroughbreds is also a very important priority.

“We have worked closely with the Texas Thoroughbred Association and are pleased with the increases for our Texas-bred stakes in 2021,” said Hopf. “Heading into 2021, we want to build on the positive strides made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and take a lead role in improving racing in Texas.”

The 2021 Thoroughbred season will conclude on April 3 with three new $75,000 stakes added to the racing program.

James Leatherman will serve as racing secretary for the Thoroughbred live racing season and 23-day Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse meet which will run from Friday, April 23 through Saturday, June 12. Stall applications for the upcoming Thoroughbred season are due by Wednesday, November 6. The Sam Houston Race Park barn area will open on Saturday, November 28 with training hours set to commence on Tuesday, December 1. The first condition book is available on equibase.com and further information about the season can be accessed at shrp.com.

2021 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 Texas Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes Series

$75,000 My Dandy – 3yo – 5 ½ Furlongs

$75,000 Darby's Daughter – 3yo F – 5 ½ Furlongs

Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 Houston Racing Festival – Over $1,000,000 in Purses

$300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3) – 4&up F&M – 1 1/16 Mile

$200,000 John B. Connally Turf (G3) – 4&up – 1 1/2 Mile (T)

$200,000 Texas Turf Mile- 3YO -1 Mile (T)

$100,000 Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint – 4&up – 5 Furlongs (T)

$75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf – 4&up F&M – 1 1/16 Mile (T)

$75,000 Stonerside Sprint – 4&up – 6 Furlongs

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes Series

$75,000 Jim's Orbit – 3yo – 6 Furlongs

$75,000 Two Altazano – 3yo F – 6 Furlongs

$75,000 H-Town – 4 YO & up 7 Furlongs

$75,000 Miss Bluebonnet Turf – 4&up F&M – 1 Mile (T)

$75,000 Houston Turf – 4&up – 1 1/16 Miles (T)

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 Texas Arabian Night

$30,000-added Texas Six Shooter (G3) – 4 &5 yo – 7 Furlongs

$30,000-added Yellow Rose (G3) – 4 &5 yo F&M – 7 Furlongs

$30,000-added Darley Sprint – 4 yo & up – 7 Furlongs

Friday, March 19, 2021 Darley Night

$30,000-added Darley Distaff – 4 yo & up F&M – 7 Furlongs

$30,000-added Darley Sprint – 4 yo & up – 7 Furlongs

Saturday, March 20, 2021 Texas Champions Day for Texas-breds

$100,000 Bara Lass Stakes – 3yo F – 6 Furlongs

$100,000 Groovy Stakes – 3yo – 6 furlongs

$100,000 Richard King – 4&up – 1 1/8 Mile (T)

$100,000 San Jacinto – 4&up F&M – 1 1/16 Mile (T)

$100,000 Spirit of Texas – 4&up – 6 Furlongs

$100,000 Yellow Rose Stakes – 4&up F&M – 6 furlongs

$100,000 Star of Texas – 4&up F&M – 1 Mile

Saturday, April 3, 2021 Houston Showcase Night

$75,000 Bucharest Stakes – 4 yo &up – 7 Furlongs

$75,000 Miss Houston Turf – 4&up – F&M One Mile (T)

$75,000 Bayou City Stakes – 3 yo – 1 1/16 Miles (T)

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