August 5th is one of the busiest days of the season for horseplayers. Saratoga, Meadowlands, Mountaineer Park, Del Mar and Laurel all have major stakes races to showcase. To keep everything straight, here is a schedule to plan your afternoon.
A giant video wall at Breakers displays signals from 10 different tracks around the country in the afternoon and another 10 in the evening.
The new Richmond OTBs will be showcasing all the action Saturday — at Breakers Sports Grille in the west end, and at Ponies & Pints downtown. Virginia residents can also bet via our on line wagering partners — TVG.com, XpressBet.com, TwinSpires.com and NYRABets.com.
Saratoga – 1:00 PM first post
*$200,000 Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes (Gr. 3) – Race 3 (2:10 PM)
*$500,000 Longines Test Stakes (Gr. I) – Race 8 (5:10 PM)
* $1.2 Million Whitney (Gr. I) – Race 9 (5:46 PM)
Mountaineer Park – 2:00 PM first post
*$200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes – Race 7 (4:35 PM)
*$750,000 West Virginia Derby (Gr. 3) – Race 8 (5:21 PM)
The Meadowlands – 12 Noon first post
*$360,000 Peter Haughton Memorial Trot – Race 4 (1:00 PM)
*$330,000 John Doherty Memorial Trot – Race 5 (1:20 PM)
*$300,000 John Cashman Memorial Trot – Race 6 (1:40 PM)
*$330,000 Cane Pace – Race 7 (2:00 PM)
*$100,000 Hambletonian Elimination Races – Races 8, 9 (2:20, 2:40 PM)
*$220,000 Sam McKee Memorial Pace – Race 11 (3:20 PM)
*$500,000 Hambletonian Oaks Trot – Race 12 (3:40 PM)
*$1 Million Hambletonian Trot – Race 13 (4:00 PM)
*$200,000 Lady Liberty Pace – Race 15 (4:40 PM)
Laurel – 1:10 PM first post – 4 Virginia-bred stakes!
*$75,000 Hansel Stakes – Race 4 (2:40 PM)
*$75,000 Camptown Stakes – Race 5 (3:10 PM)
*$75,000 Meadow Stables Stakes – Race 8 (4:40 PM)
*$75,000 William Backer Memorial Stakes – Race 10 (5:40 PM)
Del Mar – 5:00 PM first post
*$200,000 Sorrento Stakes (Gr. 2) – Race 6 (7:30 PM)
*$200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes (Gr. 2) – Race 8 (8:30 PM)