Horse Racing Stakes Races Calendar

The 2023 horse racing calendar is full of major stakes races, including the Pegasus World Cup, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, Breeders’ Cup, and more. It’s always a good idea to keep track of when major horse racing stakes races are coming up. Check out the most recent list of upcoming stakes races, which is organized by date, track, purse, age and sex, surface, and distance.

Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
27-May Aoi Stakes Japan Racing Association $823,000 3 Year Old 6 Furlong Turf
27-May Daytona Stakes (G3T) Santa Anita Park $100,000 4 Year Old & Up abt 6.5 Furlong Turf
27-May Triple Bend Stakes (G2) Santa Anita Park $200,000 4 Year Old & Up 7 Furlong Dirt
28-May Alcatraz Stakes Golden Gate Fields $75,000 3 Year Old 8 Furlong Turf
28-May Meguro Kinen (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,173,000 4 Year Old & Up 12.5 Furlong Turf
28-May Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1T) Japan Racing Association $6,172,000 3 Year Old 12 Furlong Turf
28-May Crystal Water Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
28-May Fran’s Valentine Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 8 Furlong Turf
28-May Melair Stakes Santa Anita Park $150,000 3 Year Old – Filly 8.5 Furlong Dirt
28-May Snow Chief Stakes Santa Anita Park $150,000 3 Year Old 9 Furlong Turf
28-May Thor’s Echo Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Dirt
29-May All American Stakes Golden Gate Fields $100,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong AW
29-May Gamely Stakes (G1T) Santa Anita Park $400,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 9 Furlong Turf
29-May Hollywoodold Cup (G1) Santa Anita Park $400,000 3 Year Old & Up 10f Dirt
29-May Shoemaker Mile (G1T) Santa Anita Park $500,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
3-June Naruo Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10f Turf
3-June Summertime Oaks (G2) Santa Anita Park $200,000 3 Year Old – Filly 8.5 Furlong Dirt
4-June Yasuda Kinen (G1T) Japan Racing Association $3,703,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
4-June Affirmed Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old 8.5 Furlong Dirt
10-June Belmont Stakes (G1) Belmont Park $1,500,000 3 Year Old 12 Furlong Dirt
10-June Albany Stakes Golden Gate Fields $50,000 3 Year Old & Up 5 Furlong Turf
10-June Honeymoon Stakes (G3T) Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old – Filly 9 Furlong Turf
10-June Santa Margarita Stakes (G2) Santa Anita Park $200,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 9 Furlong Dirt
11-June Dream of Summer Stakes Golden Gate Fields $75,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 5 Furlong Turf
11-June Epsom Cup (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 9 Furlong Turf
11-June Hakodate Sprint Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
11-June Cinema Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old 10f Turf
17-June Fasig-Tipton Debutante Santa Anita Park $100,000 2yo f 5 Furlong Dirt
17-June Fasig-Tipton Futurity Santa Anita Park $100,000 2yo 5 Furlong Dirt
18-June Mermaid Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 10f Turf
18-June Unicorn Stakes (G3) Japan Racing Association $764,000 3 Year Old 8 Furlong Dirt
18-June Possibly Perfect Stakes Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 10f Turf
18-June San Juan Capistrano Stakes (G3T) Santa Anita Park $100,000 3 Year Old & Up 14 Furlong Turf
20-June Coventry Stakes (G2T) Ascot $180,000 2yo 6 Furlong Turf
20-June King’s Stand Stakes (G1T) Ascot $720,000 3 Year Old & Up 5 Furlong Turf
20-June Queen Anne Stakes (G1T) Ascot $900,000 4 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
20-June St James’s Palace Stakes (G1T) Ascot $720,000 3 Year Old c 8 Furlong Turf
20-June Wolferton Stakes Ascot $132,000 4 Year Old & Up 10f Turf
21-June Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2T) Ascot $270,000 4 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 8 Furlong Turf
21-June Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1T) Ascot $1,200,000 4 Year Old & Up 10f Turf
21-June Queen Mary Stakes (G2T) Ascot $138,000 2yo f 5 Furlong Turf
21-June Queen’s Vase Stakes (G2T) Ascot $318,000 3 Year Old 14 Furlong Turf
21-June Windsor Castle Stakes Ascot $120,000 2yo 5 Furlong Turf
22-June Gold Cup (G1T) Ascot $720,000 4 Year Old & Up 20f Turf
22-June Hampton Court Stakes (G3T) Ascot $120,000 3 Year Old 10f Turf
22-June Norfolk Stakes (G2T) Ascot $132,000 2yo 5 Furlong Turf
22-June Ribblesdale Stakes (G2T) Ascot $270,000 3 Year Old – Filly 12 Furlong Turf
23-June Albany Stakes (G3T) Ascot $120,000 2yo f 6 Furlong Turf
23-June Commonwealth Cup (G1T) Ascot $720,000 3 Year Old 6 Furlong Turf
23-June Coronation Stakes (G1T) Ascot $720,000 3 Year Old – Filly 8 Furlong Turf
23-June King Edward VII Stakes (G2T) Ascot $300,000 3 Year Old Colt/Gelding 12 Furlong Turf
24-June Chesham Stakes Ascot $120,000 2yo 7 Furlong Turf
24-June Hardwicke .Stakes (G2T) Ascot $300,000 4 Year Old & Up 12 Furlong Turf
24-June Jersey Stakes (G3T) Ascot $180,000 3 Year Old 7 Furlong Turf
24-June Platinum Jubilee Stakes (G1T) Ascot $1,200,000 4 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
25-June Takarazuka Kinen (G1T) Japan Racing Association $4,526,000 3 Year Old & Up 11 Furlong Turf
25-June Mountain Top Futurity Ruidoso Downs $150,000 2yo 5 Furlong Dirt
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
2-July CBC Sho (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
2-July Radio Nikkei Sho (G3T) Japan Racing Association $823,000 3 Year Old 9 Furlong Turf
9-July Procyon Stakes (G3) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up 7 Furlong Dirt
9-July Tanabata Sho (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10f Turf
15-July Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Stakesummer Mile Stakes (G2T) Ascot $168,000 4 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
15-July Hakodate Nisai Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $635,000 2yo 6 Furlong Turf
16-July Hakodate Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10f Turf
23-July Chukyo Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
29-July King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes (G1T) Ascot $1,500,000 3 Year Old & Up 12 Furlong Turf
29-July Pat Eddery Stakes Ascot $60,000 2yo 7 Furlong Turf
29-July Princess Margaret Keeneland Stakes (G3T) Ascot $72,000 2yo f 6 Furlong Turf
29-July Valiant Stakes (G3T) Ascot $96,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 8 Furlong Turf
30-July Ibis Summer Dash (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 5 Furlong Turf
30-July Queen Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 9 Furlong Turf
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
6-August Elm Stakes (G3) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up 8.5 Furlong Dirt
6-August Leopard Stakes (G3) Japan Racing Association $823,000 3 Year Old 9 Furlong Dirt
6-August Rio Grande Senor Futurity Ruidoso Downs $125,000 2 Year Old Colt/Gelding 5.5 Furlong Dirt
6-August Rio Grande Senorita Futurity Ruidoso Downs $125,000 2 Year Old – Filly 5.5 Furlong Dirt
13-August Kokura Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
13-August Sekiya Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
20-August Kitakyushu Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
20-August Sapporo Kinen (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,450,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
20-August The King’s Plate Stakes Woodbine $1,000,000 3 Year Old 10 Furlong AW
27-August Keeneland Cup (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
27-August Niigata Nisai Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $635,000 2 Year Old 8 Furlong Turf
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
2-September Sapporo Nisai Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $635,000 2 Year Old 9 Furlong Turf
3-September Kokura Nisai Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $635,000 2 Year Old 6 Furlong Turf
3-September Niigata Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
9-September Shion Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $1,072,000 3 Year Old – Filly 10 Furlong Turf
10-September Centaur S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,221,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
10-September Keisei Hai Autumn H (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
17-September Rose S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,072,000 3 Year Old – Filly 9 Furlong Turf
18-September St. Lite Kinen (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,120,000 3 Year Old 11 Furlong Turf
24-September All Comers S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,383,000 3 Year Old & Up 11 Furlong Turf
24-September Kobe Shimbun Hai (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,120,000 3 Year Old 12 Furlong Turf
30-September Sirius S (G3) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Dirt
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
1-October Sprinters S (G1T) Japan Racing Association $3,507,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
6-October Noel Murless S Ascot $120,000 3 Year Old 14 Furlong Turf
7-October Bengough S (G3T) Ascot $96,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
7-October British EBF October S Ascot $62,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 7 Furlong Turf
7-October Cumberland Lodge S (G3T) Ascot $96,000 3 Year Old & Up 12 Furlong Turf
7-October Rous S Ascot $62,000 3 Year Old & Up 5 Furlong Turf
7-October Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (G3T) Japan Racing Association $678,000 2 Year Old 8 Furlong Turf
8-October Mainichi Okan (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,383,000 3 Year Old & Up 9 Furlong Turf
9-October Kyoto Daishoten (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,383,000 3 Year Old & Up 12 Furlong Turf
14-October Fuchu Himba S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,135,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 9 Furlong Turf
15-October New Mexico State Fair Futurity Albuquerque $160,000 2 Year Old 6 Furlong Dirt
15-October Shuka Sho (G1T) Japan Racing Association $2,273,000 3 Year Old – Filly 10 Furlong Turf
21-October Fuji S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,221,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
22-October Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) (G1T) Japan Racing Association $4,115,000 3 Year Old 15 Furlong Turf
28-October Artemis S (G3T) Japan Racing Association $602,000 2 Year Old – Filly 8 Furlong Turf
28-October Swan S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,221,000 3 Year Old & Up 7 Furlong Turf
29-October Tenno Sho Autumn (G1T) Japan Racing Association $4,526,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
4-November Fantasy S (G3T) Japan Racing Association $602,000 2 Year Old – Filly 7 Furlong Turf
4-November Keio Hai Nisai S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 2 Year Old 7 Furlong Turf
5-November Copa Republica Argentina (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,173,000 3 Year Old & Up 12.5 Furlong Turf
5-November Miyako S (G3) Japan Racing Association $823,000 3 Year Old & Up 9 Furlong Dirt
11-November Daily Hai Nisai S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 2 Year Old 8 Furlong Turf
11-November Musashino S (G3) Japan Racing Association $823,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Dirt
12-November Fukushima Kinen (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
12-November Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1T) Japan Racing Association $2,684,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 11 Furlong Turf
18-November Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai S (G2T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 2 Year Old 9 Furlong Turf
19-November Mile Championship (G1T) Japan Racing Association $3,703,000 3 Year Old & Up 8 Furlong Turf
25-November Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai S (G3T) Japan Racing Association $678,000 2 Year Old 10 Furlong Turf
26-November Japan Cup (G1T) Japan Racing Association $10,334,000 3 Year Old & Up 12 Furlong Turf
26-November Keihan Hai (G3T) Japan Racing Association $838,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Turf
Date Race Name Track Purse Age/Sex Distance Surface
2-December Challenge Cup (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
2-December Stayers Stakes (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,283,000 3 Year Old & Up 18 Furlong Turf
3-December Champions Cup (G1) Japan Racing Association $2,469,000 3 Year Old & Up 9 Furlong Dirt
9-December Chunichi Shimbun Hai (G3T) Japan Racing Association $886,000 3 Year Old & Up 10 Furlong Turf
10-December Capella Stakes (G3) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up 6 Furlong Dirt
10-December Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1T) Japan Racing Association $1,336,000 2 Year Old – Filly 8 Furlong Turf
16-December Turquoise Stakes (G3T) Japan Racing Association $780,000 3 Year Old & Up – Filly/Mare 8 Furlong Turf
17-December Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1T) Japan Racing Association $1,450,000 2 Year Old 8 Furlong Turf
23-December Hanshin Cup (G2T) Japan Racing Association $1,383,000 3 Year Old & Up 7 Furlong Turf
24-December Arima Kinen (G1T) Japan Racing Association $10,334,000 3 Year Old & Up 12.5 Furlong Turf
28-December Hopeful Stakes (G1T) Japan Racing Association $1,450,000 2 Year Old 10 Furlong Turf


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