Kentucky Derby 2008 Prep Race Schedule
| Date | Race | Racetrack | Grade |
Dist |
Purse |
Horse |
Jockey |
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| 1/12 | San Rafael Stakes |
Santa Anita | III | 1 mile |
$150,000 |
El Gato Malo |
David Flores |
| 1/12 | Lecomte Stakes |
Fair Grounds | III | 1 mile |
$100,000 |
Z Fortune |
Shaun Bridgmohan |
| 1/26 | California Derby |
Golden Gate Fields | | 1 1/16 miles |
$150,000 |
Yankee Bravo |
A. Solis |
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| 2/2 | Swale Stakes |
Gulfstream Park | II | 6 1/2 furlongs |
$150,000 |
Eaton's Gift |
Kent Desormeaux |
| 2/2 | Robert B. Lewis Stakes |
Santa Anita | II | 1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
Crown Of Thorns |
Victor Espinoza |
| 2/9 | Turf Paradise Derby |
Turf Paradise | | 1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
Nikki'sgoldensteed |
Court J K |
| 2/9 | Risen Star Stakes |
Fair Grounds | III | 1 1/16 miles |
$300,000 |
Pyro |
Shaun Bridgmohan |
| 2/10 | San Vicente Stakes |
Santa Anita | II | 7 furlongs |
$150,000 |
Georgie Boy | Rafael Bejarano |
| 2/16 | Sam F. Davis Stakes |
Tampa Bay Downs | | 1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
Fierce Wind |
Cornelio Velasquez |
| 2/16 | Borderland Derby |
Sunland Park | | 1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
Poni Colada |
A J Juarez, Jr. |
| 2/18 | Southwest Stakes |
Oaklawn Park | III | 1 mile |
$250,000 |
Denis of Cork |
Albarado R J |
| 2/24 | Fountain of Youth Stakes |
Gulfstream Park | II | 1 1/8 miles |
$350,000 |
Cool Coal Man |
Kent Desormeaux |
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| 3/1 | Sham Stakes |
Santa Anita | III | 1 1/8 miles |
$200,000 |
Colonel John |
Garrett Gomez |
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| 3/1 | John Battaglia Memorial Stakes |
Turfway Park | | 1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
Absolutely Cindy |
O. Mojica |
| 3/8 | Louisiana Derby |
Fair Grounds | II | 1 1/16 miles |
$600,000 |
Pyro |
S. Bridgmohan |
| 3/8 | El Camino Real Derby |
Bay Meadows | III | 1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
Autism Awareness |
L. Contreras |
| 3/8 | Gotham Stakes |
Aqueduct | III | 1 1/16 miles |
$200,000 |
Visionaire |
J. Lezcano |
| 3/15 | San Felipe Stakes |
Santa Anita | II | 1 1/16 miles |
$250,000 |
Georgie Boy |
Michael Baze |
| 3/15 | Rebel Stakes |
Oaklawn Park | II | 1 1/16 miles |
$300,000 |
Sierra Sunset |
Chris Emigh |
| 3/15 | Tampa Bay Derby |
Tampa Bay Downs | III | 1 1/16 miles |
$300,000 |
Big Truck |
E. Coa |
| 3/16 | WinStar Derby |
Sunland Park | | 1 1/8 miles |
$600,000 |
Liberty Bull |
Gerard Melancon |
| 3/22 | Rushaway Stakes |
Turfway Park | | 1 1/16 miles |
$100,000 |
Big Glen |
R. Douglas |
| 3/22 | Lane's End Stakes |
Turfway Park | II | 1 1/8 miles |
$500,000 |
Adriano |
E. Prado |
| 3/29 | Florida Derby |
Gulfstream Park | I | 1 1/8 miles |
$1,000,000 |
Big Brown |
Kent Desormeaux |
| 3/29 | U.A.E. Derby |
Nad al Sheba | II | 1 1/8 miles |
$2,000,000 |
Honour Devil |
John Murtagh |
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| 4/5 | Santa Anita Derby |
Santa Anita | I | 1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
Colonel John |
Corey Nakatani |
| 4/6 | Wood Memorial |
Aqueduct | I | 1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
Tale Of Ekati |
Edgar Prado |
| 4/6 | Illinois Derby |
Hawthorne Race Course | II | 1 1/8 miles |
$500,000 |
Recapture The Glory |
E.T. Baird |
| 4/12 | Toyota Blue Grass Stakes |
Keeneland | I | 1 1/8 miles |
$750,000 |
Monba |
Prado |
| 4/12 | Arkansas Derby |
Oaklawn Park | II | 1 1/8 miles |
$1,000,000 |
Gayego |
Mike Smith |
| 4/12 | Holy Bull Stakes |
Gulfstream Park | III | 1 3/16 miles |
$150,000 |
Hey Byrn |
C. Lopez |
| 4/19 | Federico Tesio Stakes |
Pimlico | | 1 1/8 miles |
$125,000 |
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| 4/19 | Coolmore Lexington Stakes |
Keeneland | II | 1 1/16 miles |
$325,000 |
Behindathebar |
David Flores |
| 4/26 | Derby Trial |
Churchill Downs | III | 1 mile |
$100,000 |
Macho Again |
Julien Leparoux |
| 4/26 | Withers Stakes |
Aqueduct | III | 1 mile |
$150,000 |
Harlem Rocker |
Elbar Coa |
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| 5/3 | KENTUCKY DERBY 134 | Churchill Downs | I | 1 1/4 miles |
$2,000,000 |
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Saturday, May 3, 2008, KENTUCKY DERBY DAY Race Schedule
| Grade II Churchill Downs |
$250,000-added, seven furlongs, 4-year-olds and up |
| Grade III La Troienne |
$150,000-added, seven furlongs, 3-year-old fillies |
| Grade III Distaff Turf Mile |
$150,000-added, one mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up |
Grade I Distaff |
$300,000 added, seven furlongs, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up |
| Grade I Turf Classic |
$500,000-added, 1 1/8 mile, 3-year-olds and up |
Grade I Kentucky Derby |
$2,000,000-guaranteed, 1 1/4 mile, 3-year-olds |
*$40 general admission
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