| In live horse racing action, there are several horse | | | | Oaklawn with a $1,000,000 purse.o Santa Anita |
| races that stand out above the rest. While many | | | | Derby-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at Santa |
| tracks have regular horse racing schedules, some of | | | | Anita with a $750,000 purse.o Wood Memorial |
| the top horse races determine the champions that only | | | | Stakes-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at |
| race in these top thoroughbred competitions. | | | | Aqueduct with a $750,000 purse.o Toyota Bluegrass |
| While many of the big purse races are live horse | | | | Stakes-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at |
| racing pre-qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby and the | | | | Keeneland with a $750,000. |
| chance at the Triple Crown, these qualifiers still have | | | | When it comes to the Top 10 Horse Races, these |
| some of the top horses and the next possible | | | | horse races have some of the up and coming and |
| Kentucky Derby winner in the line-up, which makes | | | | past winners of the Kentucky Derby. Often run by 3 |
| them popular with horse racing fans. | | | | years olds, the horses are at the prime of their horse |
| The Top Three, also known as the Triple Crown and | | | | racing careers, which makes for the best kind of |
| the wreath of flowers that are hung around the | | | | wagering. |
| winning horse's neck:o Kentucky Derby-Part of the | | | | Not only do the top horses win a lot of money for their |
| Triple Crown, run the first of May, at Churchill Downs in | | | | owners, but the fans can make money by betting on |
| Louisville, Kentucky, also known as the "Run for the | | | | the pre-qualifiers and the Triple Crown races, which is |
| Roses" and "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in | | | | proportionate to the purses on the races. |
| Sports".o Preakness Stakes-Part of the Triple Crown, | | | | When it comes to horse race fans, even the ones |
| run the middle of May, at Pimlico Racetrack in | | | | with slightest interest may watch the Triple Crown |
| Baltimore, Maryland, also known as "The Run for The | | | | races, if they don't follow any of the rest. Some of the |
| Black-Eyed Susans".o Belmont Stakes-The last leg of | | | | top names in the history of the sport have won these |
| the Triple Crown, run the first of June at Belmont Park, | | | | races, such as Man O'War, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, |
| New York, known as "The Run for the Carnations". | | | | Seabiscuit and other great names. |
| The Top Kentucky Derby pre-qualifierso Sam F. Davis | | | | When it comes to the interest of the sport, the top ten |
| Stakes-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at Tampa | | | | races are the ones where the cream of the crop rises |
| Bay Downs, Florida with a $225,000 purse.o Florida | | | | to the top, and there is plenty to be made in wagering |
| Derby- a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at | | | | on these races. Not only are they a part of live horse |
| Gulfstream, Florida with a $750,000 purse.o Louisiana | | | | racing action, but can determine the horses that get to |
| Derby-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race, run at the | | | | go onto the Kentucky Derby and a chance at winning |
| Louisiana Fairgrounds with a $600,000 purse.o | | | | the Triple Crown. |
| Arkansas Derby-a Kentucky Derby Prep Race run at | | | | |