INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS


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


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 VermeilleLongchamp, 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


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 TriompheLongchamp, 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
2425     Breeders’ Cup World ChampionshipsSanta 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


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


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