INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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AUGUST 2008

1–31 Deauville Summer Festival – Deauville, France
2 Darley Test Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
3 Breeders’ Stakes – Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
3 Haskell Invitational – Monmouth Park, Oceanport, New Jersey
3 John C. Mabee Handicap – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California
4–5 Fasig–Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale – Saratoga Race Course,
Saratoga Springs, New York
9 International Festival of Racing Including the Arlington Million –
Arlington Park, Chicago, Illinois
15–18 Deauville Yearling Sale – Deauville, France
16 Del Mar Oaks – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California
16 Sword Dancer Invitational – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs,
New York
16 Alabama Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
17 The Jockey Club Round Table Conference – Saratoga Springs, New York
18 OBS Selected Sale of Yearlings – Ocala, Florida
19–22 OBS Open Sale of Yearlings – Ocala, Florida
19–22 York August Meeting (Ebor Festival) – York Racecourse, Yorkshire, England
22 Personal Ensign Handicap – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs,
New York
23 King’s Bishop Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
23 Travers Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
24 Pacific Classic – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California
24 Ballerina Handicap – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
30 Woodward Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
30 Forego Handicap – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
30–9/7 Baden–Baden Summer Festival – Baden-Baden, Germany
31 Spinaway Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York

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SEPTEMBER 2008

1 Hopeful Stakes – Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
1 Del Mar Debutante – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California
3 Del Mar Futurity – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California
6 Garden City Breeders’ Cup – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
6 Ruffian Handicap – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
6         Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes – Leopardstown Racecourse,
Dublin, Ireland
7 Woodbine Mile – Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
7           Grosser Preis von Baden – Iffezheim Racecourse, Baden-Baden, Germany
8–21 Keeneland September Yearling Sale – Lexington, Kentucky
13 Ladbrokes St. Leger – Doncaster Racecourse, Yorkshire, England
13 Gazelle Handicap – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
13 Matron Stakes – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
14 Laing O’ Rourke National Stakes – Curragh Racecourse, Co. Kildare, Ireland
14 Prix Vermeille – Longchamp, Paris, France
20        Kentucky Cup Turf Festival – Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky
23–24 Tattersalls (Ireland) September Yearling Sale – Fairyhouse, Co. Meath,
Ireland
24–26 Oak Tree Racing Association Meeting – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Goodwood Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Yellow Ribbon Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Oak Leaf Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia,
California
†27 The Lady’s Secret Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Ancient Title Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
†27 The Norfolk Stakes – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
27         Kentucky Cup Day – Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky
27 The Jockey Club Gold Cup – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
27 Flower Bowl Invitational – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
27 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
27 Beldame Stakes – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
27 Vosburgh Stakes – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
29–10/3 Goffs Orby Million / Sportsman’s Yearling Sale – Kildare, Co. Kildare,
Ireland
30 Barretts Fall Selected Yearling Sale – Pomona, California

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OCTOBER 2008

3–25 Keeneland Fall Meeting – Lexington, Kentucky
4 Pattison Canadian International – Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
4 E.P Taylor Stakes – Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
4 Champagne Stakes – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
4 Frizette Stakes – Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
4 Maryland Million Day – Laurel Park, Baltimore, Maryland
5 Qatar Prix De l'Arc de Triomphe – Longchamp, Paris, France
5 California Cup Day – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
6 International Conference of Horseracing Authorities – Paris, France
7–10 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Part 1) – Newmarket, Suffolk, England
24–25 Breeders’ Cup World Championships – Santa Anita Park, Arcadia,
California
25 Tattersall’s Cox Plate – Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
26 Barretts Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale – Pomona, California
27–30 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale – Newmarket, Suffolk, England

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NOVEMBER 2008

1–8 Melbourne Cup Carnival – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
2 Fasig-Tipton Selected Fall Mixed Sale – Lexington, Kentucky
2–15 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale – Lexington, Kentucky
4 Emirates Melbourne Cup – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
16–23     Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale – Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland
24 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale – Newmarket, Suffolk, England
25–29 Tattersalls December Foal Sale – Newmarket, Suffolk, England
28–30     Hollywood Park Turf Festival – Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California
29 Hill ’n’ Dale Cigar Mile – Aqueduct Race Course, Ozone Park, New York
30 Japan Cup – Tokyo Racecourse, Tokyo, Japan

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DECEMBER 2008

1–5 Tattersalls December Breeding Stock Sale – Newmarket, Suffolk, England
7      Japan Cup Dirt – Hanshin Racecourse, Hyogo, Japan
8–11 University of Arizona RTIP Symposium on Racing & Gaming –
Tucson, Arizona
13 Hollywood Starlet Stakes – Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California
14 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International – Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong
20 CashCall Futurity – Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California


† Tentative date