Famous Races 2023: Turf (Brilliant to Classic distance)

Hilda_with_Clicker · December 28, 2018, 10:32am

If your horse is a turf sprinter, consider these races:

2023-01-26 #46 Santa Anita Barretts Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 9 furlongs 4yo+ $500,000 - Ch. Maelstrom
2023-03-16 #49 Australia Cox Plate (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $3,000,000
2023-03-27 #49 Dubai Dubai Duty Free (Gr. 1) Turf 9 furlongs 3yo+ $2,000,000
2023-04-24 #48 Hong Kong Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $1,500,000
2023-05-04 #47 Ireland Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 4yo+ $600,000
2023-05-08 #27 Ireland Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Gr. 1) Turf 8 furlongs 3yo $750,000
2023-05-11 #48 England Two Thousand Guineas (Gr. 1) Turf 8 furlongs 3yo $750,000
2023-05-18 #47 England Prince of Wales Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $525,000
2023-05-29 #50 Ireland Bailey’s Irish Champion Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $1,000,000
2023-06-19 #47 England Eclipse Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $562,500
2023-06-29 #48 England Sussex Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 8 furlongs 3yo $450,000
2023-07-17 #47 England International Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $690,000
2023-07-20 #50 Australia Cadbury Guineas (Gr. 1) Turf 8 furlongs 3yo $750,000
2023-08-14 #42 Arlington Secretariat Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo $1,000,000
2023-08-14 #48 Australia Newmarket Handicap (Gr. 1) Turf 6 furlongs 3yo+ $750,000
2023-08-21 #42 Arlington Arlington Million (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $1,000,000
2023-09-18 #50 Australia Rosehill Guineas (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo $450,000
2023-10-09 #48 Australia Doncaster Handicap (Gr. 1) Turf 8 furlongs 3yo+ $2,000,000
2023-11-02 #48 Australia Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $750,000
2023-12-14 #50 Hong Kong Hong Kong Cup (Gr. 1) Turf 10 furlongs 3yo+ $2,000,000

For 2yo’s:

2023-06-15 #50 England Dewhurst Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 7 furlongs 2yo $500,000
2023-06-19 #49 England Middle Park Park Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 6 furlongs 2yo $500,000
2023-10-02 #48 Australia Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr. 1) Turf 6 furlongs 2yo $2,500,000

…and also Breeders’ Cup / Breeders’ Stakes. I added links to the races I wrote about in 2022. The winner of QE II Cup was Ch. Blackwind owned by Littlefield. Joe also won the Secretariat Stakes, with Ch. Moscow Mule, and Arlington Million with Ch. Flames of Passion. GCh. Palermo, the stud qualified 2yo colt, won Golden Slipper Stakes.

Hilda_with_Clicker · January 18, 2019, 7:32pm

Also the first one of turf sprints is coming, and Ch. Fire N’ Brimestone is already entered. Last year he won Gr. 2 Jamaica Stakes, which was 8 furlongs on turf; but he lost the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, in which he finished 7th.

Hilda_with_Clicker · January 26, 2019, 4:30pm

Not as rich as the Pegasus World Cup, but Barrets Stakes is the first on my list of big turf races over shorter distances. The winner is [color=blue]Ch. Maelstrom[/color], bred by Fox Run and owned by Marshall Creek Ranch. It is only his second stakes win, and first Grade 1. There was a full field of 14 horses, track was fast. Maelstrom was closely followed by [color=red]Ch. Tangled[/color], a filly also belonging to Marshall Creek. [color=blue]Ch. Aristocracy[/color] (Coleman Branch) finished 3rd, over four lengths behind her.

Cox Plate in Australia comes next; one furlong longer and open to 3yos as well as older horses. And the purse is six times bigger.

Hilda_with_Clicker · March 9, 2019, 5:23pm

Cox Plate is coming soon. Winx won it four times! Here is her 2018 win:

Hilda_with_Clicker · March 17, 2019, 9:49am

And the winner of this year’s Cox Plate is Ch. Northern Secrets, a multi-millionaire owned by Littlefield. It was his first start this year.

Dubai Carnival comes next; and the Duty Free for turf sprinters.

Hilda_with_Clicker · March 27, 2019, 9:51am

Dubai Carnival is today in Final Furlong! In the Duty Free, we have 10 horses entered, including GCh. Bells Beach (Littlefield), the 2021 Classic Horse and Turf Horse of the Year; Ch. Moscow Mule (Littlefield), a millionaire winner of Secretariat Stakes and Sussex Stakes; and Ch. Molten Metal (Black Storm West), a 6yo winner of Manikato Stakes, who will make his first start this year.

The real life equivalent of this race is Dubai Turf I think (?), in which Almond Eye is entered - the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown Winner.

Hilda_with_Clicker · March 27, 2019, 11:44am

Ch. Secret Victor (Starfish Stables) wins Dubai Duty Free. Bells Beach finished 2nd and Ch. WaterBalloonFight (Semiahmoo Stables) was 3rd.

Next big event is Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong. The most recent winners are Pakistan Star in real life and GCh. Blackwind (Littlefield) in the game.

Hilda_with_Clicker · March 31, 2019, 6:20am

And the amazing Japanese filly Almond Eye wins Dubai Turf:

Hilda_with_Clicker · April 16, 2019, 6:22pm

Entries for Queen Elizabeth II Cup are now open! And five horses are already entered, including Ch. Secret Victor, Dubai Duty Free winner.

The real life event will be on April 28th. Pakistan Star, who won last year, will probably run.

Hilda_with_Clicker · April 26, 2019, 5:38am

And the winner is 4yo Ch. Cologne (Gintara Lodge). It’s his second stakes win, he also scored a speed record earlier this year.
The real life event is in two days.

Next big race is Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland. It’s also Kentucky Derby day!

Hilda_with_Clicker · April 28, 2019, 7:40am

It’s today! Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2019.

Hilda_with_Clicker · April 29, 2019, 6:50am

Gorgeous grey colt Win Bright wins the QE II Cup 2019. Last year’s winner Pakistan Star finished 5th.

Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland is next (followed by Irish Two Thousand Guineas, and then English).

Hilda_with_Clicker · April 29, 2019, 5:16pm

Pretty photo of the winner as the jockey celebrates:

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 4, 2019, 12:45pm

And the winner of Final Furlong’s Tattersalls Gold Cup is Ch. In The Stars (Littlefield). He also won Caulfield Cup earlier this year, earning a speed record.
Two Thousand Guineas in Ireland this coming Wednesday! There are seven horses entered already.

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 6, 2019, 4:37pm

Irish Two Thousand Guineas is this Wednesday, and in real life it has already been run two days ago. The winner was Magna Grecia, and it was 10th win of this race for trainer Aidan O’Brien.

imagine · May 6, 2019, 6:15pm

The video is the English 2000 Guineas FF version is on the 11th. RL Irish 2000 is usually 2-3 weeks after the English Version. Magna Grecia is expected to run in the Irish version rather than the English Derby.

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 6, 2019, 7:27pm

Haha, sorry! I thought it was the Irish. I’ll leave it, since you explained!

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 9, 2019, 5:26pm

And the winner of Final Furlong’s Irish Two Thousand Guineas is Kirsch (Generous Bloodstock). It’s his first stakes win. Congratulations!

Now Two Thousand Guineas in England this Saturday!

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 11, 2019, 2:37pm

The winner of English Two Thousand Guineas is Ch. High South (Black Storm West). Congratulations! Prince of Wales Stakes comes next Saturday.

Hilda_with_Clicker · May 25, 2019, 5:01pm

Updates! Final Furlong’s Prince of Wales Stakes winner is GCh. Saturn’s Rings (Krajina). He is seven years old and it’s his first start this year. Congratulations! Bailey’s Irish Champion Stakes in Ireland comes next.