The 2027 Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 1, at Churchill Downs. That date anchors the rest of the year's racing calendar, which this page tracks as each race's organizer confirms its own date; several of the year's biggest international races don't announce dates this far ahead, and those are listed separately below rather than guessed.

Confirmed so far

2027 major races, confirmed dates

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DateRaceTrackDistanceSurfaceStatus
Jan 23, 2027Pegasus World CupGulfstream Park1 1/8 milesDirtConfirmed
Fri, Apr 30, 2027Kentucky OaksChurchill Downs1 1/8 milesDirtConfirmed
Sat, May 1, 2027Kentucky DerbyChurchill Downs1 1/4 milesDirtConfirmed
Sun, May 23, 2027Preakness StakesPimlico1 3/16 milesDirtConfirmed
Sat, Jun 5, 2027Belmont StakesBelmont Park (new)not yet confirmedDirtConfirmed date, distance pending
Fri-Sat, Oct 29-30, 2027Breeders' Cup World ChampionshipsBelmont Park14 races, 5.5 furlongs to 1 1/2 milesDirt and turfConfirmed

As of October 2026. The Belmont Stakes' 2027 distance was not yet confirmed on nyra.com at the time of writing (it has run at 1 1/2 miles traditionally and at 1 1/4 miles while run at Saratoga in 2024-25); this page is updated when it is.

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The Triple Crown's five weeks

  1. Sat, May 1
    Kentucky Derby

    Churchill Downs.

  2. Sun, May 23
    Preakness Stakes

    Pimlico, 22 days later, the series' first Sunday running.

  3. Sat, Jun 5
    Belmont Stakes

    The new Belmont Park, 13 days after the Preakness.

Not yet dated

These races run every year on a roughly fixed part of the calendar, but their organizers had not posted a specific 2027 date at the time of writing: the Saudi Cup (King Abdulaziz Racetrack, typically late February), the Dubai World Cup (Meydan, typically late March), the Haskell Stakes and the Whitney Stakes (Saratoga, both in late July), the Travers Stakes (Saratoga, traditionally late August), Royal Ascot (traditionally mid-June), the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (ParisLongchamp, traditionally early October), the Japan Cup (Tokyo Racecourse, traditionally late November) and the Melbourne Cup (Flemington, traditionally the first Tuesday in November). This page is updated with each date as it's announced, rather than estimated ahead of the organizer.