Wood Memorial Stakes
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The Wood Memorial Stakes is a prominent American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in early spring as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade II stakes race
ⓘ
Kentucky Derby prep race ⓘ Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Wood Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 3 years old ⓘ |
| approximatePurse | $750,000 ⓘ |
| approximateTimingRelativeToDerby | About four weeks before the Kentucky Derby ⓘ |
| breed | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance |
1⅛ miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| formerRaceGrade | Grade I ⓘ |
| hasDistanceUnit |
furlongs
ⓘ
miles ⓘ |
| hasNotableWinner |
Affirmed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bold Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Eskendereya NERFINISHED ⓘ Fusaichi Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallant Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ I Want Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Monarchos NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasant Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Slew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAnnually | true ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1925 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Road to the Kentucky Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Aqueduct Racetrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eugene D. Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | New York Racing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Derby contender evaluation ⓘ |
| qualification | Three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | American graded stakes race ⓘ |
| raceClass | Grade II event for three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCode | Wood ⓘ |
| raceGrade | Grade II ⓘ |
| raceType | Flat racing ⓘ |
| region | East Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | Spring ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | Open to colts, geldings, and fillies ⓘ |
| significance | Major Kentucky Derby prep race ⓘ |
| surface | Dirt ⓘ |
| trackDirection | Left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | April ⓘ |
| typicalWeightAssignment | Assigned weights ⓘ |
| usualSurfaceCondition | Fast dirt (weather permitting) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.