Major Harness Races
Stay up to date on when the biggest harness races of the season are coming up and click on the links for any of the major harness races below to get details about the history of various races, the most successful trainers and standardbred for individual events, including archive video footage!| Race Name | Month | Track | Purse |
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January | $9,000,000 | ||
January | $6,000,000 | ||
Las Virgenes | February | $300,000 | |
March | Meydan (Dubai) | $10,000,000 | |
Frank E. Kilroe Mile | March | $350,000 | |
March | $750,000 | ||
Santa Margarita Stakes | March | $350,000 | |
March | $1,000,000 | ||
April | $1,000,000 | ||
Carter Handicap | April | $500,000 | |
Central Bank Ashland | April | $500,000 | |
Santa Anita Oaks | April | $400,000 | |
April | $1,000,000 | ||
Maker's 46 Mile | April | $300,000 | |
Apple Blossom Handicap | April | $600,000 | |
Madison | April | $300,000 | |
Jenny Wiley | April | $300,000 | |
April | $750,000 | ||
April | $1,000,000 | ||
April | $1,500,000 | ||
May | $1,000,000 | ||
Humana Distaff Stakes | May | $300,000 | |
Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes | May | $500,000 | |
May | $2,000,000 | ||
Man o' War Stakes | May | $400,000 | |
May | $1,500,000 | ||
Gamely Stakes | May | $300,000 | |
American Oaks | May | $350,000 | |
June | $750,000 | ||
June | $1,000,000 | ||
June | $750,000 | ||
June | $1,250,000 | ||
June | $1,000,000 | ||
June | $1,500,000 | ||
Stephen Foster Handicap | June | $500,000 | |
Shoemaker Mile | June | $400,000 | |
Vanity | June | $300,000 | |
Mother Goose | June | $300,000 | |
Triple Bend | June | $300,000 | |
June | $500,000 | ||
July | $1,250,000 | ||
July | $1,000,000 | ||
July | $500,000 | ||
Delaware Handicap | July | $750,000 | |
Diana Stakes | July | $500,000 | |
Eddie Read Stakes | July | $300,000 | |
Coaching Club American Oaks | July | $300,000 | |
July | $300,000 | ||
July | $1,000,000 | ||
August | $300,000 | ||
Alfred G. Vanderbilt | August | $350,000 | |
Test Stakes | August | $500,000 | |
August | $1,500,000 | ||
Secretariat | August | $500,000 | |
August | $750,000 | ||
August | $1,000,000 | ||
Del Mar Oaks | August | $300,000 | |
Alabama Stakes | August | $600,000 | |
August | $500,000 | ||
August | $500,000 | ||
Allen Jerkens | August | $500,000 | |
August | $500,000 | ||
August | $1,250,000 | ||
August | $1,000,000 | ||
Del Mar Debutante | August | $300,000 | |
August | $500,000 | ||
Woodward | August | $600,000 | |
August | $350,000 | ||
Hopeful | September | $350,000 | |
Del Mar Futurity | September | $300,000 | |
Northern Dancer Turf | September | $300,000 | |
September | $1,000,000 | ||
Cotillion | September | $1,000,000 | |
Beldame | September | $400,000 | |
September | $600,000 | ||
September | $400,000 | ||
September | $600,000 | ||
September | $1,000,000 | ||
September | $300,000 | ||
September | $300,000 | ||
September | $300,000 | ||
September | $300,000 | ||
September | $300,000 | ||
October | $400,000 | ||
October | $500,000 | ||
October | $500,000 | ||
October | $400,000 | ||
October | $500,000 | ||
October | $1,000,000 | ||
October | $300,000 | ||
October | $500,000 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup | October | $500,000 | |
Pattison Canadian International Stakes | October | $1,000,000 | |
E. P. Taylor | October | $500,000 | |
October | 1,000,000 | ||
October | $1,000,000 | ||
October | $1,000,000 | ||
October | $2,000,000 | ||
October | $2,000,000 | ||
October | $2,000,000 | ||
October | $1,000,000 | ||
October | $1,000,000 | ||
October | $2,000,000 | ||
October | $3,000,000 | ||
October | $1,500,000 | ||
October | $2,000,000 | ||
October | $5,000,000 | ||
Clark Handicap | November | $500,000 | |
Cigar Mile Handicap | November | $753,750 | |
Hollywood Derby | November | $300,000 | |
Matriarch | November | $300,000 | |
Starlet | December | $350,000 | |
December | $500,000 | ||
La Brea | December | $300,000 | |
Malibu | December | $300,000 |