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Pick Pony | April 15, 2024, 9:10 p.m.
Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, will host the bulk of its stakes races on four main dates during the 41-day meet starting this Thursday night and ending on July 14.
The most lucrative event will be Lone Star Million Day, scheduled for May 27. Six stakes worth a total of $1.2 million will be run, with the Grade 3, $400,000 Steve Sexton Mile and the $300,000 Texas Derby being the highlights.
Other significant stakes dates include June 1, which will see five restricted races worth $375,000 in total as part of Lone Star Showcase Day. On June 29, the $625,000 Summer Turf Festival will feature four stakes, headlined by the $250,000 Turf Classic at 1 1/8 miles. The $525,000 Stars of Texas program, consisting of five stakes, will take place on July 13.
Lone Star has 6:35 p.m. Central post times on Thursdays and Fridays, and 1:35 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. There will also be a 5 p.m. post for two cards with fireworks on July 3-4.
The purses for maiden special weight races for open company are $33,000, and for Texas-breds, it's $40,000. The $5,000 claiming races come with a $13,500 purse. Thursday's eight-race card at Lone Star drew 73 horses, and Friday's eight-race card drew 71.
Check out the Lone Star 2024 Stakes schedule in the table below.