KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three major races on the international racing will be competed for this weekend, Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2.
On Saturday, May 1, the Run for the Roses – the Kentucky Derby – will be run at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, USA. This race is competed for over a distance of 10 furlongs.
On the same day, at Newmarket in England, the 2000 Guineas for colts and geldings takes place. The 2000 Guineas is run over a mile.
Closing off this high-power weekend of international racing on Sunday, May 1 is the 1000 Guineas (one mile) for fillies to be run also on the Newmarket course.
Stay with Quickgallop.com for the previews, reviews, and analysis of these major races during this week.
