Int'l Race Dates 2012

While by no means complete, what follows is a list of key international races for 2012, embedded with links to appropriate websites when available:

January:

01        NZ-G1 Railway Stakes

07        SAF-G1 Queen’s Plate

15        HK-G1 Centenary Sprint Cup

21        NZ-G1 Telegraph Handicap

25        HK-G1 Hong Kong Classic Mile

28        SAF-G1 J&B Met

28        NZ-G1 Thorndon Mile

29        HK-G1 Stewards’ Cup

February:

11        AUS-G1 CF Orr Stakes

11        NZ-G1 International Sprint (also Waikato Sprint)

18        AUS-G1 Lightning Stakes

19        HK-G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup

25        NZ-G1 Otaki-Maori WFA

25        AUS-G1 Blue Diamond (also Futurity, Oakleigh Plate)

March:

03        AUS-G1 Australian Guineas

03        NZ-G1 New Zealand Derby

04        HK-G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup

07        NZ-G1 Auckland Cup

10        Gran Premio Latinoamericano (Palermo, Argentina)

10        NZ-G1 Diamond Stakes (also NZ Stakes)    

10        AUS-G1 Newmarket Handicap (also Australian Cup, Chipping Norton)

13-16   Cheltenham Festival

17        AUS-G1 Randwick Guineas

17        NZ-G1 New Zealand Oaks

18        HK-G1 Hong Kong Derby

23        AUS-G1 William Reid Stakes

24        AUS-G1 Coolmore Stud Classic (also Ranvet Stakes)

25        JPN-G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen

31        NZ-G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce

31        AUS-G1 Rosehill Guineas                 

31        Dubai World Cup      

April:

07        AUS-G1 Golden Slipper (first leg of Australian 2yo Triple Crown)

07        AUS-G1 BMW (also George Ryder, Storm Queen, Queen of the Turf)

07        NZ-G1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes

14        AUS-G1 AJC Sires Produce Stakes (second leg of Australian 2yo Triple Crown)

14        AUS-G1 WATC Derby (also Australian Derby, TJ Smith)

14        NZ-G1 Easter Handicap

21        AUS-G1 Doncaster Handicap (also AJC Australian Oaks, The Galaxy)

28        AUS-G1 AJC Champagne Stakes (final leg of Australian 2yo Triple Crown)

28        AUS-G1 Robert Sangster (also Australasian Oaks, AJC Queen Elizabeth, Sydney Cup, All Aged)
29        FR-G1 Prix Ganay

29        HK-G1 QE II Cup

May:

04        US-G1 Kentucky Oaks          

05        US-G1 Kentucky Derby (first leg of US Triple Crown)

05        AUS-G1 SA Derby

06        HK-G1 BMW Champions Mile

12        AUS-G1 BTC Cup (also Goodwood)
13        FR-G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (also Poule d'Essai des Pouliches)

19        US-G1 Preakness Stakes (second leg of US Triple Crown)  

19        AUS-G1 Doomben Cup

26        AUS-G1 Doombeen 10000
27        FR-G1 Prix d'Ispahan (also Prix Saint-Alary)

27        HK-G1 Champions & Chater Cup

June:

02        ENG-G1 Epsom (English) Derby

02        AUS-G1 Queensland Oaks

03        JPN-G1 Yasuda Kinen

03        FR-G1 Prix du Jockey Club

09        US-G1 Belmont Stakes (final leg of US Triple Crown)

09        AUS-G1 Stradbroke Handicap

17        FR-G1 Prix de Diane

19-24   Royal Ascot (England)

23        AUS-G1 Winter Stakes
24        FR-G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
24        Queen’s Plate (first leg of Canadian Triple Crown)

24        JPN-G1 Takarazuka Kinen

July:
01        GER-G1 Deutsches Derby

07        SAF-G1 Durban July 

14        FR-G1 Grand Prix de Paris
15        Prince of Wales Stakes (second leg of Canadian Triple Crown)
22        GER-G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin
29        GER-G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis          

31        GER-G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis/ Bayerisches Zuchtrennen

August:

05        GER-G1 Henkel Preis der Diana (German Oaks)
05        Breeders’ Stakes (final leg of Canadian Triple Crown)

12        GER-G1 Rheinland-Pokal           

September:

01        GER-G1 Grosser Preis von Baden
16        CAN-G1 Woodbine Mile (also Northern Dancer, Canadian, Ontario Derby)
23        GER-G1 Preis von Europa

October:

07        FR-G1 Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe
14        CAN-G1 Canadian International (also E.P. Taylor, Nearctic)

November:

02-03   Breeders’ Cup (Santa Anita)

06        AUS-G1 Melbourne Cup

            SAF-G1 Sansui Summer Cup

December:

            Clasico del Caribe (Camarero, Puerto Rico)