Kentucky Derby 2009 Prep Race Schedule
| Date | Race | Racetrack | Grade |
Dist |
Purse |
| 1/3 |
Spectacular Bid |
Gulfstream |
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6 furlongs |
$100,000 |
| 1/3 |
Count Fleet |
Aqueduct |
|
1 mile 70 yards |
$65,000 |
| 1/10 |
Lecomte |
Fair Grounds |
III |
1 mile |
$100,000 |
| 1/17 |
San Rafael |
Santa Anita |
III |
1 mile |
$100,000 |
| 1/17 |
Pasco |
Tampa Bay Downs |
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7 furlongs |
$75,000 |
| 1/17 |
California Derby |
Golden Gate |
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1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 1/19 |
Smarty Jones |
Oaklawn |
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6 furlongs |
$50,000 |
| 1/30 |
Hutcheson |
Gulfstream |
II |
7 furlongs |
$150,000 |
| 1/31 |
Holy Bull |
Gulfstream |
III |
1 1/8 miles |
$150,000 |
| 2/7 |
Robert B Lewis |
Santa Anita |
II |
1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
| 2/7 |
Risen Star |
Fair Grounds |
III |
1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
| 2/7 |
Whirlaway |
Aqueduct |
|
1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 2/21 |
Turf Paradise Derby |
Turf Paradise |
|
1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 2/14 |
Sam F. Davis |
Tampa Bay Downs |
III |
1 1/16 miles |
$225,000 |
| 2/14 |
El Camino Real |
Golden Gate Fields |
III |
1 1/8 miles |
$200,000 |
| 2/16 |
San Vicente |
Santa Anita |
II |
7 furlongs |
$150,000 |
| 2/16 |
Southwest |
Oaklawn |
III |
1 mile |
$250,000 |
| 2/28 |
Fountain of Youth |
Gulfstream |
II |
1 mile |
$250,000 |
| 2/28 |
Sham |
Santa Anita |
III |
1 1/8 miles |
$200,000 |
| 2/28 |
John Battaglia Memorial |
Turfway Park |
|
1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 2/28 |
Borderland Derby |
Sunland Park |
|
1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 3/7 |
Gotham |
Aqueduct |
III |
1 1/16 miles |
$250,000 |
| 3/14 |
Louisiana Derby |
Fair Grounds |
II |
1 1/16 miles |
$600,000 |
| 3/14 |
San Felipe |
Santa Anita |
II |
1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
| 3/14 |
Rebel |
Oaklawn |
II |
1 1/16 miles |
$300,000 |
| 3/14 |
Tampa Bay Derby |
Tampa Bay Downs |
III |
1 1/16 miles |
$300,000 |
| 3/18 |
Kempton Challenge |
Kempton, GB |
|
1 1/8 miles |
$150,000 |
| 3/21 |
Lanes End |
Turfway Park |
II |
1 1/8 miles |
$500,000 |
| 3/21 |
Rushaway |
Turfway Park |
|
1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
| 3/28 |
Florida Derby |
Gulfstream |
I |
1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
| 3/28 |
Swale |
Gulfstream |
II |
7 furlongs |
$200,000 |
| 3/28 |
UAE Derby |
Nad Al Sheba |
II |
1 1/8 miles |
$2,000,000 |
| 3/28 |
San Miguel |
Santa Anita |
|
6 furlongs |
$70,000 |
| 3/29 |
Sunland Derby |
Sunland Park |
|
1 1/8 miles |
$800,000 |
| 4/4 |
Santa Anita Derby |
Santa Anita |
I |
1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
| 4/4 |
Wood Memorial |
Aqueduct |
I |
1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
| 4/4 |
Illinois Derby |
Hawthorne |
II |
1 1/8 miles |
$500,000 |
| 4/4 |
Bay Shore |
Aqueduct |
III |
7 furlongs |
$200,000 |
| 4/11 |
Blue Grass |
Keeneland |
I |
1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
| 4/11 |
Arkansas Derby |
Oaklawn |
II |
1 1/8 miles |
$1,000,000 |
| 4/18 |
Lexington |
Keeneland |
II |
1 1/16 miles |
$325,000 |
| 4/25 |
Derby Trial |
Churchill Downs |
III |
1 mile |
$100,000 |
| 4/25 |
Withers |
Aqueduct |
III |
1 mile |
$150,000 |
| 5/2 |
Kentucky Derby |
Churchill Downs |
I |
1 1/4 miles |
$2,000,000 |
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