The Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Race Course on Sunday has drawn a five-horse field of fillies and mares headlined by leading 3-year-old filly Counting Stars. That three-time graded stakes winner will face off against four prominent older fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles on the main track.
Saturday’s Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland is not only a springboard to next spring’s classics, but also a key race towards an Eclipse Award.
The American Pharoah Stakes Presented by DK Horse Saturday at Santa Anita Park is Southern California’s first two-turn dirt stakes race for 2-year-old males aiming to earn a “Win and You’re In” berth in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juve
Like so many other New York stakes, the Champagne Stakes returns to a familiar locale Saturday when it will be contested at Belmont Park for the first time since 2022. The one-turn mile contest generally attracts the circuit’s top 2-year-olds and this year is no exception.
