December 22, 2024

Upcoming Stakes for December 6 – 12

A light weekend in terms of graded action is upon us, but Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds more than make up for the slack with jam-packed days of stakes.

The Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) and Starlet Stakes (G1) are the final Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks points races of the year. They highlight Saturday’s card at Los Alamitos.

On Saturday, Gulfstream Park plays host to the Clasico Internacional del Caribe — an event featuring five stakes for horses based in Latin America and the Caribbean — for the second straight year, while Fair Grounds has seven stakes on tap as part of Louisiana Champions Day.

Woodbine takes center stage on Sunday with the Valedictory Stakes (Can-G3) and Ontario Lassie Stakes.

Friday, December 7
Magic City Classic (r), Fair Grounds, $50,000, 3&up, 1m.
Saturday, December 8
LOS ALAMITOS FUTURITY (G1), Los Alamitos, $300,000, 2yo, 1 1/16m.
STARLET S. (G1), Los Alamitos, $300,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m.
Caribbean Classic, Gulfstream Park, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m.
Louisiana Champions Day Classic (r), Fair Grounds, $150,000, 3&up, 1 1/8m.
Lady Caribbean Cup, Gulfstream Park, $134,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m.
Caribbean Cup Speed S., Gulfstream Park, $114,000, 3&up, 6f.
Garland of Roses S., Aqueduct, $100,000, 3&up, f&m, 6f.
Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile S., (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 2yo, 6f.
Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint S. (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 3&up, f&m, 6f.
Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Turf S. (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 3&up, f&m, abt 1 1/16mT.
Louisiana Champions Day Lassie S. (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 2yo, f, 6f.
Louisiana Champions Day Sprint S. (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 3&up, 6f.
Louisiana Champions Day Turf S. (r), Fair Grounds, $100,000, 3&up, abt 1 1/16mT.
Confraternity Caribbean Cup, Gulfstream Park, $100,000, 3&up, 1 1/4m.
Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship (r), Laurel Park, $100,000, 2yo, f, 7f.
Maryland Juvenile Futurity (r), Laurel Park, $100,000, 2yo, 7f.
Display S., Woodbine, $100,000, 2yo, 1 1/16m.
Invitational Cup for Imported S., Gulfstream Park, $91,000, 3&up, 1 1/4m/
Bear Fan S. (r), Golden Gate Fields, $75,000, 3&up, f&m, 6f.
Buffalo Man S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, 6f.
House Party S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, f, 6f.
Hut Hut S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, f, 1m.
Pulpit S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, 1mT.
Smooth Air S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, 1m.
Wait a While S., Gulfstream Park, $75,000, 2yo, f, 1mT.
Howard M. Bender Memorial (r), Laurel Park, $75,000, 3&up, 6f.
Miss America S., Golden Gate Fields, $50,000, 3&up, f&m, 1 1/16mT.
Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity (r), Hawthorne, $50,000, 2yo, c&g, 1 1/16m.
Sunday, December 9
Valedictory S. (Can-G3), Woodbine, $125,000, 3&up, 1 3/4m.
Ontario Lassie S. (r), Woodbine, $125,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m.
Monday, December 10
Steve Prather S., Zia Park, $140,000, 2yo, 1m 70yds.