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 >>
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.