Calder Race Course

2013 Calder Race Course Spring - Summer Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 76-day Calder Meet (April 6 - August 31), highlighted by the six-race Summit of Speed on Saturday, July 6.Full Story >>
YESTERDAY May 21, 2013
Calder: Csaba set for Memorial Day Handicap

Trainer Phil Gleaves returned to his native England earlier this month following the death of his father, but he’ll be back in Miami to saddle his top handicap performer, Csaba, in Saturday’s $75,000 Memorial Day Handicap.

Calder: Close It Out to get another crack at Smile Sprint Handicap

After finishing third, just a nose shy of second, in the 2012 Smile Sprint Handicap with Close It Out, trainer Steve Towne is looking forward to getting his star sprinter back to the Grade 2 fixture on Summit of Speed Day here this summer.

May 17, 2013
Calder notes: Memorial Day Handicap a possibility for Bellefire

Trainer Leo Azpurua Jr. is looking for the right spot to bring Bellefire back from a brief freshening, especially after watching the multiple stakes-placed colt work a sharp five furlongs in 1:01.67 from the gate at Calder on Friday morning.

May 16, 2013
Calder: Close It Out tries to use Champali to earn berth in Smile

Close It Out tops a field of 10 Grade 2 Smile prospects entered to in Saturday’s $55,000 Champali Stakes at Calder.

May 15, 2013
Calder notes: Close It Out back for Champali

Close It Out, who upset Bahamian Squall to capture the Jack Dudley Sprint Handicap here last fall, will top a field of 10 older sprinters in Saturday’s six-furlong Champali overnight stakes.

Calder: Bahamian Squall eyes Ponche as Smile Sprint prep

Trainer David Fawkes used Calder’s Ponche Handicap and Grade 2 Smile Sprint to launch Big Drama’s championship campaign in 2010. Three years later, Fawkes is considering taking a similar path with his current sprint sensation Bahamian Squall.

May 14, 2013
Calder: Gold happy to have Jackson Bend back in barn

Trainer Stanley Gold isn't sure about the particulars regarding Jackson Bend's return to the races following a training mishap and a brief stint as a stallion, but he's happy to have the Grade 1 winner back in his barn.