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In 1973 Keeneland schedule an overnight allowance event as the Calumet Purse for three year old horses which was held in April during the Spring meeting prior to the signature event of the meeting - Blue Grass Stakes. The event was named after Calumet Farm, a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm in Lexington.
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.It is run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt.
The race was originally named in honor of the California-bred horse Ancient Title, a two-time California Horse of the Year and a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee. [2] The inaugural running of the event was at Hollywood Park as an overnight stakes event for three year olds on 23 December 1983 over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 ...
Because of the disruption in the 2020 racing schedule, major prep races for the Derby were spread out from March to August. The major preps provided the winner with 100 qualifying points, [ c ] essentially guaranteeing that horse a berth in the Derby provided the horse remained in form and the owner was willing to pay the required nomination ...
The event attracted eight entries - four were foreign bred, including the English-bred Royal Vale and Stan, Chilean-bred Iceberg II, Irish-bred Olympic View and the others were US Bred. [2] The first running was won in track record time of 1:55 4 ⁄ 5 by Iceberg II, who was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Horatio Luro and ...
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Known Agenda was sired by Curlin, who was the two-time American Horse of the Year. Unraced at age two, Curlin became known for his class – the ability to carry his speed over classic distances – with wins including the 2007 Preakness Stakes, 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic and 2008 Dubai World Cup. Since retiring to stud, Curlin has finished in ...
In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) mile race in a time of 2: 39 + 3 ⁄ 4, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race, the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Oaks was rescheduled from May 1 to September 4. [4]