2009 Kentucky Derby Prep Race Schedule
by Kenneth Strong of Predictem.com
Date – Track – Surface – Prep Race – Distance – Purse
January Kentucky Derby Preps
January 3 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Count Fleet – 1 mile 70 – $65,000
January 3 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Spectacular Bid – 6 furlongs – $100,000
January 10 – Fair Grounds – Dirt -Lecomte-G3 – 1 mile – $100,000
January 17 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – San Rafael-G3 – 1 mile – $100,000
January 17 – Tampa Bay Downs – Dirt – Pasco – 7 furlongs – $75,000
January 17 – Golden Gate – Tapeta – California Derby – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
January 19 – Oaklawn Park – Dirt – Smarty Jones – 6 furlongs – $50,000
January 30 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Hutcheson-G2 – 7 furlongs – $150,000
January 31 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Holy Bull-G3 – 1 1/8 miles – $150,000
February Kentucky Derby Preps
February 7 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – Robert B Lewis-G2 – 1 1/16 miles – $200,000
February 7 – Fair Grounds – Dirt – Risen Star-G3 – 1 1/16 miles – $200,000
February 7 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Whirlaway – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
February 7 – Turf Paradise – Dirt – Turf Paradise Derby – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
February 14 – Golden Gate – Tapeta – El Camino Real-G3 – 1 1/8 miles – $200,000
February 14 – Tampa Bay Downs – Dirt – Sam F. Davis-G3 – 1 1/16 miles – $225,000
February 16 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – San Vicente-G2 – 7 furlongs – $150,000
February 16 – Oaklawn Park – Dirt – Southwest-G3 – 1 mile – $250,000
February 28 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Fountain of Youth-G2 – 1 mile – $250,000
February 28 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – Sham-G3 – 1 1/8 miles – $200,000
February 28 – Turfway Park – Polytrack – John Battaglia Memorial – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
February 28 – Sunland Park – Dirt – Borderland Derby – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
March Kentucky Derby Preps
March 7 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Gotham-G3 – 1 1/16 miles – $250,000
March 14 – Fair Grounds – Dirt – Louisiana Derby-G2 – 1 1/16 miles – $600,000
March 14 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – San Felipe-G2 – 1 1/16 miles – $200,000
March 14 – Oaklawn Park – Dirt – Rebel-G2 – 1 1/16 miles – $300,000
March 14 – Tampa Bay Downs – Dirt – Tampa Bay Derby-G3 – 1 1/16 miles – $300,000
March 18 – Kempton Park (Great Britain) – Polytrack – Kempton Challenge – 1 1/8 miles – $150,000
March 21 – Turfway Park – Polytrack – Lane’s End-G2 – 1 1/8 miles – $500,000
March 21 – Turfway Park – Polytrack – Rushaway – 1 1/16 miles – $100,000
March 28 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Florida Derby-G1 – 1 1/8 miles – $750,000
March 28 – Gulfstream Park – Dirt – Swale-G2 – 7 furlongs – $200,000
March 28 – Nad Al Sheba (United Arab Emirates) – Dirt – UAE Derby-G2 – 1 1/8 miles – $2,000,000
March 28 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – San Miguel – 6 furlongs – $70,000
March 29 – Sunland Park – Dirt – Sunland Derby – 1 1/8 miles – $800,000
April Kentucky Derby Preps
April 4 – Santa Anita – Pro-Ride – Santa Anita Derby-G1 – 1 1/8 miles – $750,000
April 4 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Wood Memorial-G1 – 1 1/8 miles – $750,000
April 4 – Hawthorne – Dirt – Illinois Derby-G2 – 1 1/8 miles – $500,000
April 4 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Bay Shore-G3 – 7 furlongs – $200,000
April 11 – Keeneland – Polytrack – Blue Grass-G1 – 1 1/8 miles – $750,000
April 11 – Oaklawn Park – Dirt – Arkansas Derby-G2 – 1 1/8 miles – $1,000,000
April 18 – Keeneland – Polytrack – Lexington-G2 – 1 1/16 miles – $325,000
April 18 – Pimlico – Dirt – Federico Tesio – 1 1/8 miles – $150,000
April 25 – Churchill Downs – Dirt – Derby Trial-G3 – 1 mile – $100,000
April 25 – Aqueduct – Dirt – Withers-G3 – 1 mile – $150,000
Kentucky Derby Day!
May 2 – Churchill Downs – Dirt – Kentucky Derby-G1 – Dirt – 1 1/4 miles – $2,000,000
