The $250,000 Grade 2 Ruffian Stakes was contested at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday, May 14. Fillies and mares four years old and upward were featured when they took to Belmont Park's dirt track and raced one mile.
The culmination of months of prep races finally took place on Saturday, May 7 when the $2 million Grade 1 Kentucky Derby was contested at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
A busy day, Friday, May 7 at Churchill Downs in Lexington, Kentucky was punctuated by the $1 million Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks - a 1 1/8 mile test for some of the best three year old fillies in the land - minus Songbird who was an unfortunate omission due to a fever.
Santa Anita Park in Acadia, California played host to the $100,000 Grade 3 Adoration Stakes on Sunday, May 8. Fillies and mares three years old and upward were featured when they took to Santa Anita's dirt track and went 1 1/16 miles.
The $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes went down at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, May 8 - a 6 1/2 furlong dash for fillies and mares four years old and upward.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California was the scene of the $100,000 Grade 3 Señorita Stakes on Saturday, May 7 - a one mile turf race for three years old fillies.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Sheepshead Bay Stakes went down at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday, May 7 - a 1 3/8 mile test for fillies and mares four years old and upward on Belmont Park's Inner Turf Track.
The $150,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes went down at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday May 7.
Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas was the scene of the Grade 3 Texas Mile Stakes on Friday, May 6 - a one mile dirt race for horses three years old and upward.
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $200,000 Grade 2 Royal Heroine Stakes on Thursday, May 5 - a one mile turf test for fillies and mares four years old and upward.