Starting Gate Horseplayer and racing guide • September/October 2018 September and October Stakes Calendar Saturday, September 8 Summer may be coming to an end, but the racing action at Penn National Kentucky Turf Cup (Gr. 3) - KD Friday, October 5 Gaming tracks is just getting started. Live meets from Dayton, Zia Park, Ban- Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint (Gr. 3) - KD Alcibiades Stakes (Gr. 1) - Kee gor, and Mahoning Valley all get underway during the coming months. Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (Gr. 3) - KD Phoenix Stakes (Gr. 2) - Kee Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (Gr. 3) - KD British Columbia Derby (Can-Gr. 3) - Hst Saturday, October 6 Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway begins their Standardbred meet on Champagne Stakes (Gr. 1) - Bel Monday, September 10. The 75-day meet features live racing every Monday Saturday, September 15 Beldame Stakes (Gr. 1) - Bel and Tuesday at 2:15 PM ET and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6:15 PM Sands Point Stakes (Gr. 2) - Bel Hill Prince Stakes (Gr. 2) - Bel ET. There is also live racing scheduled on Wednesday, November 21. Iroquois Stakes (Gr. 3) - CD Breeders’ Futurity (Gr. 1) - Kee Locust Grove (Gr. 3) - CD First Lady Stakes (Gr. 1) - Kee Pocahontas (Gr. 2) - CD Shadwell Turf Mile (Gr. 1) - Kee Zia Park gets their 53-day mix meet started on Saturday, September 22. De Francis Memorial Dash (Gr.3) - Lrl Thoroughbred Club America (Gr. 2) - Kee Quarter Horse racing will be featured on Saturdays and Sundays starting at Woodbine Mile (Can-Gr. 1) - WO Woodford Stakes (Gr. 2) - Kee 2:00 PM ET, while Thoroughbreds will race on Mondays and Tuesdays at Northern Dancer Turf (Can-Gr. 1) - WO Santa Anita Sprint Championship (Gr. 1) - SA Canadian Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - WO City of Hope Mile (Gr. 2) - SA 3:00 PM ET. Live racing from Zia Park continues through Wednesday, De- Bold Venture Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - WO Marazine Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - WO cember 19. Be sure to catch Land of Enchantment Day, featuring the $685,000 Canadian Trotting Classic - WOH $250,000 Zia Park Oaks and $250,000 Zia Park Derby, on Wednesday, No- $400,000 Wellwood Trot Final - WOH Sunday, October 7 vember 21. $385,000 Elegantimage Trot Final - WOH Hobbs American Futurity (QH-Gr. 2) - Zia $375,000 Peaceful Way Trot Final - WOH Hobbs American Derby (QH-Gr.3) - Zia Flower Bowl Handicap (Gr. 1) - Bel In September, Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway (Bangor) will offer three Sunday, September 16 Frizette Stakes (Gr. 1) - Bel days of racing on September 11, 12, and 13. While in October, the Fall live Natalma Stakes (Can-Gr. 1) - WO Spinster Stakes (Gr. 1) - Kee meet gets started on October 12 with racing every Friday, Tuesday, and Summer Stakes (Can-Gr. 1) - WO Bourbon Stakes (Gr. 3) - Kee L.A. Woman Stakes (Gr. 3) - SA Wednesday through November 6. Post time is 5:00 PM ET on all race days. Monday, September 17 Presque Isle Downs Masters (Gr. 2) - PID Monday, October 8 Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course begins live Thorough- $150,000 Bobby Quillen Pace - Harrington Knickerbocker (Gr. 3) - Bel bred racing on Friday, October 26. Racing from Mahoning Valley is sched- Matron Stakes (Gr. 3) - Bel Wednesday, September 19 Ballerina Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - Hst uled on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 12:45 PM ET and Saturday at $350,000 Jugette Pace Final - Del. County Fair British Columbia Premiers (Can-Gr. 3) - Hst 12:15 PM ET through the end of the year. Thursday, September 20 Wednesday, October 10 $650,000 Little Brown Jug - Del. County Fair Jessamine Stakes (Gr. 2) - Kee Finally, you’ll want to mark your calendar for these great stakes events! Friday, September 21 Friday, October 12 ● Saturday, September 22 - $300,000 Charles Town Oaks (Gr.3) $200,000 Kentuckiana Pace - Hoosier Park Franklin County Stakes (Gr. 3) - Kee $200,000 Kentuckiana Trot - Hoosier Park Special first post at 5:00 PM ET. $200,000 Centaur Trot - Hoosier Park Saturday, October 13 $175,000 Hoosier Pacing Derby - Hoosier Park West Virginia Breeders Classics XXXII - CT ● Friday, September 28 - $150,000 (Estimated) Dayton Trotting $160,000 Jenna’s Beach Boy - Hoosier Park $300,000 West Virginia Breeders Classic - CT Derby and $150,000 (Estimated) Dayton Pacing Derby $150,000 Moni Maker Trot - Hoosier Park Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (Gr. 1) - Kee E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-Gr. 1) - WO ● Saturday, October 13 - West Virginia Breeders Classics XXXII Saturday, September 22 Canadian International (Can-Gr. 1) - WO from Charles Town $300,000 Charles Town Oaks (Gr. 3) - CT Nearctic Stakes (Can-Gr. 2) - WO $50,000 Pink Ribbon Stakes - CT Ontario Derby (Can-Gr. 3) - WO $50,000 Henry Mercer Memorial (WV) - CT $1,000,000 International Trot - Yonkers $50,000 Rachel’s Turn (WV) - CT Race Meets Starting in September and October $50,000 Sadie Hawkins (WV) - CT Monday, October 15 $50,000 Frank Gall Memorial (WV) - CT $50,000 Chaves County Stakes - Zia Kentucky Downs • September 1 Pennsylvania Derby (Gr. 1) - PRX Flamboro Downs (Harness) • September 1 Cotillion Stakes (Gr. 1) - PRX Thursday, October 18 Hong Kong Jockey Club • September 2 Gallant Bob Stakes (Gr. 3) - PRX Sycamore Stakes (Gr. 3) - Kee Century Downs (Thoroughbred) • September 2 Kelso Handicap (Gr. 2) - Bel Los Alamitos (Thoroughbred) • September 6 Noble Damsel (Gr. 3) - Bel Friday, October 19 Belmont Park • September 7 $815,000 She’s A Great Lady Pace Final - WOH Valley View Stakes (Gr. 3) - Kee Laurel Park • September 7 $500,000 Metro Pace Final - WOH Will Rogers Downs (Quarter Horse) • September 8 Saturday, October 20 DAYTON RACEWAY (Harness) • September 10 Sunday, September 23 Raven Run Stakes (Gr. 2) - Kee Churchill Downs • September 14 Gallant Bloom Handicap (Gr. 2) - Bel Monmouth at Meadowlands • September 14 Durham Cup Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - WO Sunday, October 21 Northlands Park (Harness) • September 14 Athenia Stakes (Gr. 3) - Bel Rosecroft (Harness) • September 16 Friday, September 28 Dowager Stakes (Gr. 3) - Kee Delaware County Fair • September 16 $150,000 Dayton Trotting Derby - Dayton Fraser Downs (Harness) • September 20 $150,000 Dayton Pacing Derby - Dayton Saturday, October 27 Lone Star Park (Quarter Horse) • September 21 Eddie D Stakes (Gr. 3) - SA Bold Ruler Stakes (Gr. 3) - Bel ZIA PARK • September 22 Fayette Stakes (Gr. 2) - Kee Santa Anita Park • September 28 Saturday, September 29 Breeders Crown Finals - Pocono Downs Portland Meadows • September 30 $50,000 James Isaac Hobbs (QH-Gr. 2) - Zia Western Fair (Harness) • October 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup (Gr. 1) - Bel Sunday, October 28 Gulfstream Park West • October 3 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (Gr. 1) - Bel Ontario Fashion Stakes (Can-Gr. 3) - WO Vosburgh (Gr. 1) - Bel Evangeline Downs (Quarter Horse) • October 3 Pilgrim Stakes (Gr. 3) - Bel Monday, October 29 Big Fresno Fair (Fresno) • October 4 Lukas Classic (Gr. 3) - CD $50,000 Veterans Stakes - Zia Park Keeneland • October 5 Baltimore/Washington Turf Cup (Gr. 2) - Lrl Hawthorne (Thoroughbred) • October 5 Awesome Again Stakes (Gr. 1) - SA Tuesday, October 30 BANGOR RACEWAY (Harness) • October 12 Chandelier Stakes (Gr. 1) - SA $50,000 Zia Sprint Stakes - Zia Park Meadowlands (Harness) • October 12 FrontRunner Stakes (Gr. 1) - SA Turf Paradise • October 13 Rodeo Drive Stakes (Gr. 1) - SA Delta Downs (Thoroughbred) • October 17 Golden Gate Fields • October 17 Sunday, September 30 Pompano Park (Harness) • October 21 Miss Grillo Stakes (Gr. 2) - Bel MAHONING VALLEY RACE COURSE • October 26 Zenyatta Stakes (Gr. 1) - SA Churchill Downs • October 28 John Henry Turf Championship (Gr. 2) - SA Oklahoma Derby (Gr. 3) - RP *Some Tracks Not Available at all Penn National Gaming Locations Remington Park Oaks (Gr. 3) - RP.