Thanksgiving Weekend Stakes Feast Awaits Horseplayers

Thanksgiving weekend is just about here and as usual, there is plenty of great stakes racing action to watch and wager from tracks around the country on turkey day itself, and in the three days that follow.

Wagers can be placed online or in person at any of the Rosie’s Gaming Emporium Centers in Virginia — in New Kent, Richmond, Hampton, Vinton, Dumfries and Collinsville — and at a VA-Horseplay OTB location in Chesapeake (Buckets Bar & Grill) and Henrico (Breakers Sports Bar & Grill).

Here is the stakes menu to feast on all weekend:

Thursday November 24:
*At Churchill: $500,000 Falls City Stakes (Gr. 3), $300,000 Cardinal Stakes (Gr. 3)
*At Fair Grounds: $175,000 Thanksgiving Classic
*At Del Mar: $150,000 Red Carpet Stakes (Gr. 3)

Friday November 25:
At Churchill: $750,000 Clark Stakes (Gr. I), $300,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (Gr. 2),
At Del Mar: $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (Gr. 2)
At Aqueduct: $300,000 Long Island Stakes (Gr. 3), $175,000 Comely Stakes (Gr. 3), $150,000 Aqueduct Turf Spring Championship

Saturday November 26:
At Aqueduct: $300,00 Red Smith Stakes (Gr. 2), $175,000 Fall Highweight Stakes (Gr. 3)
At Churchill: $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (Gr. 2), $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (Gr. 2), $200,000 Edward Brown Stakes, $200,000 Fern Creek Stakes
At Del Mar: $250,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (Gr. 2)
At Laurel: A trio of $100,000 stakes — the City of Laurel, Richard W. Small and Safely Kept.

Sunday November 27:
At Churchill: $300,000 Commonwealth Turf (Gr. 3)
At Del Mar: $150,000 Native Diver (Gr. 3)
At Aqueduct: $150,000 Autumn Days Stakes, $150,000 Discovery Stakes, $120,000 Tepin Stakes

COMING SATURDAY DECEMBER 3:
$750,000 Cigar Mile (Gr. I) Day at Aqueduct – also featuring the $250,000 Demoiselle (Gr. 2), $200,000 Go For Wand Handicap (Gr. 3), $250,000 Remsen (Gr. 2). Plus the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (Gr. I) and $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. 3) at Del Mar