Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack

The Wood Memorial is the premier race at Aqueduct Racetrack, and it's part of the Triple Crown Trail. 2009 is the 85th running of the Wood Memorial and its purse is set at $750,000. Over the years, 11 Wood Memorial winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby.

Many of the top-competing three-year-old thoroughbreds will race the nine furlongs (one mile and one furlong) as a tune-up for the Kentucky Derby and other Triple Crown races.

With the spring weather a bit iffy, we'll wait and see if the sun peaks out that Saturday afternoon at the Wood Memorial.

• The Wood Memorial
• April 4, 2009, post time TBD (usually 4:45 p.m., the eighth race of the day)
• Parking opens at 10:45 a.m., gates open at 11 a..m.

• Horses Entered - TBD

• Aqueduct Racetrack - Visitor's Guide
• 2007 Nobiz Like Shobiz Wins the Wood Memorial [About.com Horse Racing]
• Bellamy Road's 2005 Wood Memorial Win [About.com Horse Racing]