2026 Grade 1 Stakes Races
Other 2026 Grades Past Years Graded Stakes| Race | Date | Track | Age | Sex | Distance | Surface | Field | Purse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes G1 | Jan 24, 2026 | GP | 3U | 9.0 | T | 12 | $937,800 | Test Score | |
| Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes G1 | Jan 24, 2026 | GP | 3U | 9.0 | Main | 12 | $2,903,800 | Skippylongstocking | |
| B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes G1 | Mar 7, 2026 | SA | 3U | f | 8.0 | Main | 5 | $300,000 | Splendora |
| Santa Anita Handicap G1 | Mar 7, 2026 | SA | 3U | 10.0 | Main | 5 | $300,000 | British Isles | |
| Arkansas Derby G1 | Mar 28, 2026 | OP | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 8 | $1,500,000 | Renegade | |
| Curlin Florida Derby G1 | Mar 28, 2026 | GP | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 6 | $1,000,000 | Commandment | |
| Ashland Stakes G1 | Apr 3, 2026 | KEE | 3 | f | 8.5 | Main | 6 | $750,000 | Percy's Bar |
| Blue Grass Stakes G1 | Apr 4, 2026 | KEE | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 7 | $1,237,813 | Further Ado | |
| Madison Stakes G1 | Apr 4, 2026 | KEE | 3U | f | 7.0 | Main | 8 | $629,357 | Eclatant |
| Santa Anita Derby G1 | Apr 4, 2026 | SA | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 7 | $501,000 | So Happy | |
| Mile Stakes G1 | Apr 10, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 8.0 | T | 7 | $506,263 | Zulu Kingdom (IRE) | |
| Apple Blossom Handicap G1 | Apr 11, 2026 | OP | 3U | f | 8.5 | Main | 9 | $1,250,000 | Claret Beret |
| Jenny Wiley Stakes G1 | Apr 11, 2026 | KEE | 3U | f | 8.5 | T | 8 | $581,713 | Expensive Queen (IRE) Segesta |
| Kentucky Oaks G1 | May 1, 2026 | CD | 3 | f | 9.0 | Main | 13 | $1,500,000 | Always a Runner |
| La Troienne Stakes G1 | May 1, 2026 | CD | 3U | f | 8.5 | Main | 10 | $1,000,000 | Shred the Gnar |
| Kentucky Derby G1 | May 2, 2026 | CD | 3 | 10.0 | Main | 18 | $5,000,000 | Golden Tempo | |
| Churchill Downs Stakes G1 | May 2, 2026 | CD | 3U | 7.0 | Main | 11 | $939,600 | T O Elvis | |
| American Turf Stakes G1 | May 2, 2026 | CD | 3 | 8.5 | T | 13 | $999,750 | Stark Contrast | |
| Derby City Distaff Stakes G1 | May 2, 2026 | CD | 3U | f | 7.0 | Main | 5 | $923,000 | R Disaster |
| Turf Classic Stakes G1 | May 2, 2026 | CD | 3U | 9.0 | T | 9 | $1,414,000 | Rhetorical | |
| Preakness Stakes G1 | May 16, 2026 | LRL | 3 | 9.5 | Main | 14 | $2,000,000 | Napoleon Solo | |
| Shoemaker Mile Stakes G1 | May 25, 2026 | SA | 3U | 8.0 | T | 8 | $301,500 | Formidable Man | |
| Gamely Stakes G1 | May 25, 2026 | SA | 3U | f | 9.0 | T | 8 | $301,500 | Thought Process |
| New York Stakes G1 | Jun 5, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Acorn Stakes G1 | Jun 5, 2026 | SAR | 3 | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Ogden Phipps Stakes G1 | Jun 5, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Belmont Stakes G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Just A. Game Stakes G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Jaipur Stakes G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 5.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Manhattan Stakes G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Metropolitan Handicap G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 8.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Woody Stephens Stakes G1 | Jun 6, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Foster Stakes G1 | Jun 27, 2026 | CD | 3U | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Belmont Derby G1 | Jul 4, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Belmont Oaks G1 | Jul 4, 2026 | SAR | 3 | f | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Diana Stakes G1 | Jul 18, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Haskell Stakes G1 | Jul 18, 2026 | MTH | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Coaching Club American Oaks Stakes G1 | Jul 25, 2026 | SAR | 3 | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Bing Crosby Stakes G1 | Jul 25, 2026 | DMR | 3U | 6.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Clement L. Hirsch Stakes G1 | Aug 1, 2026 | DMR | 3U | f | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Arlington Million Stakes G1 | Aug 1, 2026 | CNL | 3U | 10.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Test Stakes G1 | Aug 8, 2026 | SAR | 3 | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Saratoga Derby G1 | Aug 8, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Whitney Stakes G1 | Aug 8, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Fourstardave Stakes G1 | Aug 8, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Christophe Clement Turf Stakes G1 | Aug 15, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 12.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Alabama Stakes G1 | Aug 22, 2026 | SAR | 3 | f | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Del Mar Oaks G1 | Aug 22, 2026 | DMR | 3 | f | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Pacific Classic Stakes G1 | Aug 22, 2026 | DMR | 3U | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Personal Ensign Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Ballerina Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | SAR | 3U | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Ladies Turf Sprint Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | KD | 3U | f | 6.5 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Forego Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | SAR | 3U | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Travers Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Harry Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes G1 | Aug 29, 2026 | SAR | 3 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Spinaway Stakes G1 | Sep 5, 2026 | SAR | 2 | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Del Mar Debutante Stakes G1 | Sep 5, 2026 | DMR | 2 | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Spendthrift Hopeful Stakes G1 | Sep 6, 2026 | SAR | 2 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Del Mar Futurity G1 | Sep 6, 2026 | DMR | 2 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes G1 | Sep 18, 2026 | BEL | 3U | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Cotillion Stakes G1 | Sep 19, 2026 | PRX | 3 | f | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Pennsylvania Derby G1 | Sep 19, 2026 | PRX | 3 | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes G1 | Sep 26, 2026 | BEL | 3U | 12.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Champagne Stakes G1 | Oct 3, 2026 | BEL | 2 | 8.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Frizette Stakes G1 | Oct 3, 2026 | BEL | 2 | f | 8.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1 | Oct 30, 2026 | KEE | 2 | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies G1 | Oct 30, 2026 | KEE | 2 | f | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf G1 | Oct 30, 2026 | KEE | 2 | f | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint G1 | Oct 30, 2026 | KEE | 2 | 5.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 | Oct 30, 2026 | KEE | 2 | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | f | 11.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 5.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Sprint G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Distaff G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Breeders' Cup Sprint G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 6.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 8.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Classic G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 10.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Mile G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Turf G1 | Oct 31, 2026 | KEE | 3U | 12.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| American Oaks G1 | TBD | SA | 3 | f | 10.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Hopeful Stakes G1 | TBD | SAR | 2 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Spinster Stakes G1 | TBD | KEE | 3U | f | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes G1 | TBD | SAR | 3 | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| American Pharoah Stakes G1 | TBD | SA | 2 | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| La Brea Stakes G1 | TBD | SA | 3 | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Ii Challenge Cup Stakes G1 | TBD | KEE | 3 | f | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Darley Alcibiades Stakes G1 | TBD | KEE | 2 | f | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| First Lady Stakes G1 | TBD | KEE | 3U | f | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Hollywood Derby G1 | TBD | DMR | 3 | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Goodwood Stakes G1 | TBD | SA | 3U | 9.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Futurity G1 | TBD | KEE | 2 | 8.5 | Main | 0 | $0 | ||
| Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes G1 | TBD | SAR | 3 | f | 9.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Matriarch Stakes G1 | TBD | DMR | 3U | f | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | |
| Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes G1 | TBD | SAR | 3 | 9.5 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Turf Mile Stakes G1 | TBD | KEE | 3U | 8.0 | T | 0 | $0 | ||
| Breeders' Cup Filly Mare Sprint G1 | TBD | KEE | 3U | f | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 | |
| Malibu Stakes G1 | TBD | SA | 3 | 7.0 | Main | 0 | $0 |