2009 Kentucky Derby Preparatory Races & The Triple Crown Trail
Listed below are the schedule, recaps and results of preparatory horse races leading to the first leg of the Triple Crown Series, the 2009 Kentucky Derby also known as The Run for the Roses, which is held every first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs.
January 2009 Kentucky Derby Prep Races Schedule
- 1/3/2009
- $100000 Spectacular Bid at Gulfstream, 6 furlongs
- $65000 Count Fleet at Aqueduct, 1 mile 70 yards
- 1/10/2009
- $100000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, 1 mile
- 1/17/2009
- $100000 San Rafael (G3) at Santa Anita, 1 mile
- $75000 Pasco at Tampa Bay Downs, 7 furlongs
- $100000 California Derby at Golden Gate, 1 1/16 miles
- 1/19/2009
- $50000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn, 1 mile
- 1/30/2009
- $150000 Hutcheson (G2) at Gulfstream, 7 furlongs
- 1/31/2009
- $150000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream, 1 1/8 miles
February 2009 Kentucky Derby Prep Races Schedule
- 2/7/2009
- $200000 Robert B Lewis (G2) at Santa Anita, 1 1/16 miles
- $200000 Risen Star (G3) at Fair Grounds, 1 1/16 miles
- $100000 Whirlaway at Aqueduct, 1 1/16 miles
- 2/14/2009
- $225000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, 1 1/16 miles
- $200000 El Camino Real (G3) at Golden Gate Fields, 1 1/8 miles
- 2/16/2009
- $150000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita, 7 furlongs
- $250000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn, 1 mile
- 2/21/2009
- $100000 Turf Paradise Derby at Turf Paradise, 1 1/16 miles
- 2/28/2009
- $250000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream, 1 mile
- $200000 Sham (G3) at Santa Anita, 1 1/8 miles
- $100000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park, 1 1/16 miles
- $100000 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park, 1 1/16 miles
March 2009 Kentucky Derby Prep Races Schedule
- 3/7/2009
- $250000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, 1 1/16 miles
- 3/14/2009
- $600000 Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds, 1 1/16 miles
- $200000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, 1 1/16 miles
- $300000 Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn, 1 1/16 miles
- $300000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, 1 1/16 miles
- 3/18/2009
- $150000 Kempton Challenge at "Kempton, GB", 1 1/8 miles
- 3/21/2009
- $500000 Lane's End (G2) at Turfway Park, 1 1/8 miles
- $100000 Rushaway at Turfway Park, 1 1/16 miles
- 3/28/2009
- $750000 Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream, 1 1/8 miles
- $200000 Swale (G2) at Gulfstream, 7 furlongs
- $2000000 UAE Derby (G2) at Nad Al Sheba, 1 1/8 miles
- $70000 San Miguel at Santa Anita, 6 furlongs
- 3/29/2009
- $800000 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park, 1 1/8 miles
April 2009 Kentucky Derby Prep Races Schedule
- 4/4/2009
- $750000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita, 1 1/8 miles
- $750000 Wood Memorial (G1) at Aqueduct, 1 1/8 miles
- $500000 (G1)llinois Derby (G2) at Hawthorne, 1 1/8 miles
- $200000 Bay Shore (G3) at Aqueduct, 7 furlongs
- 4/11/2009
- $750000 Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland, 1 1/8 miles
- $1000000 Arkansas Derby (G2) at Oaklawn, 1 1/8 miles
- 4/18/2009
- $325000 Lexington (G2) at Keeneland, 1 1/16 miles
- 4/25/2009
- $100000 Derby Trial (G3) at Churchill Downs, 1 mile
- $150000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, 1 mile
2009 Triple Crown Trail
- 5/2/2009
- $2-million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, 1 1/4 miles
- 5/16/2009
- $1-million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico, 1 3/16 miles
- 6/6/2009
- $1-million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, 1 1/2 miles
See The Preakness Results & Payouts 2009 or check out who the Belmont Stakes contenders are and get their respective 2009 Belmont Stakes Odds from top online racebooks.
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