The Jacobs Investments "Grand Slam of Grass"

The Jacobs Investments Grand Slam of Grass is the richest Grand Slam event in sports. The four race series is open to three year old turf horses and includes a pair of Grade II stakes at Colonial Downs, the Colonial Turf Cup and Virginia Derby, the Grade I Secretariat Stakes at Arlington, and the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr. I). Any horse that sweeps all four series legs will have won combined purse and bonus earnings of well over $5,000,000!







 

 

2009 1st Leg Winner -Battle of Hastings(pictured right)
Click here for the recap or the 2009 Colonial Turf Cup

2009 2nd Leg Winner -Battle of Hastings
Click here for the recap or the 2009 Virginia Derby

 

 

 

 

 

Past Grand Slam of Grass race winners

Year

Colonial Turf Cup

Virginia Derby

Secretariat Stakes

Breeders' Cup Turf

2009

Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings

   

2008

Sailor's Cap

Gio Ponti

Winchester

Conduit

2007

Summer Doldrums

Red Giant

Shamdinan

English Channel

2006

Showing Up

Go Between

Showing Up

Red Rocks

2005

English Channel

English Channel

Gun Salute

Shirocco