La Troienne Stakes La Troienne Stakes The La Troienne Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age four and older, over a distance of miles held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is on the same day as the Kentucky Oaks, on the day before the Kentucky Derby (which is held on the first Saturday in May) . The current purse is $300,000. This race was upgraded to a Grade I for its 2014 running. The event was originally called the Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap until 2006. Then it was renamed to Louisville Breeders' Cup Stakes
Caulfield Guineas Caulfield Guineas The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Total prize money is A$2 million. The race is held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. The Guineas, as the race is known, starts the three-day Caulfield carnival; the G1 Toorak Handicap, G1 Caulfield Stakes and the fillies equivalent, the G1 The Thousand Guineas are also held on Guineas day. During World War II the race was