Stakes Saturday: Ogden Phipps, Louisville lead the way

Throughout the year, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes in North America and beyond with races listed in chronological order.

America's Day at the Races, produced by the New York Racing Association in partnership with FOX Sports, returns with coverage and analysis of the best in racing from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs on FS1 and FS2.

On Saturday, viewers can watch the 52nd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Ogden Phipps for fillies and mares at Belmont Park going 1 1/16 miles on the dirt.

The winner will earn a "Win and You're In" berth into the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff on November 7 at Keeneland through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

TVG will partner with NBC Sports to bring live horse racing into the homes of fans across the country with nine hours of coverage scheduled from June 12 through June 14.

“Trackside Live” will be simulcast from 4 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET on Friday, from 6 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET on Saturday and from 4 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Fans of international horse racing can tune in to TVG on Friday and Saturday to watch coverage from the Curragh featuring the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Friday and the Irish 1,000 Guineas on Saturday.

Post time for the 2,000 Guineas is 1:40 p.m. ET on Friday and post time for the 1,000 Guineas is 2:15 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The prestigious Royal Ascot meet is scheduled to begin on June 16 and will run through June 20. TVG will be broadcasting every race of the meet including four Breeders’ Cup Challenge Races – the Queen Anne Stakes, the Prince of Wales Stakes, the Norfolk Stakes and the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

Belmont Park Race 9: Ogden Phipps (5:36 p.m.)

A talented field of six graded stakes-winning fillies and mares have been assembled for the Ogden Phipps. Ollie's Candy will be seeking a second Grade 1 triumph, shipping from southern California following a game second in her first start outside of the Golden State in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on April 18 at Oaklawn Park. Owned by Paul Eggert and Karen Eggert and trained by John Sadler, the daughter of Candy Ride set the pace in the full field of 14 and battled gamely with fellow California-based Ce Ce in the final furlong to miss only a head.

Churchill Downs Race 11: Louisville Stakes (6:22 p.m.)

Grade 1 winner Arklow leads a cast of 12 turf marathoners that were entered for the Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs. Trained by Brad Cox, Arklow will make his first start since a fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational in January at Gulfstream Park. The 6-year-old son of Arch has been training consistently at Churchill Downs with back-to-back workouts over the turf course with jockey Florent Geroux aboard. Arklow has recorded six victories in 25 starts including a win over the Matt Winn Turf Course in the Grade 2 American Turf in 2017.