The 2026 stakes calendar runs from March 1 through December 13 and features the Mexico Triple Crown Series, and Mexico’s annual Breeders Cup series.

© Miguel Angel Espinoza / Hipodromo de Las Américas

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–FEBRUARY 18, 2026– The 2026 Quarter Horse racing season will begin this Sunday, February 22 with five Quarter Horse races on the card. The season will continue through December 13, 2026, with the first Quarter Horse stakes race starting on March 1.

The Mexico’s Quarter Horse Breeders and Horsemen’s Association (A.M.C.C.C.M.) and Hipódromo de las Américas recently unveiled a comprehensive stakes schedule that once again anchors the national program. The calendar lays out a structured progression of classics, derbies, and futurities designed to support every division of the breed.

A focal point of the season will come on August 23 with the Annual Mexico’s Breeders Cup, a marquee day of racing that concludes with the third and decisive leg of the Mexico Triple Crown Series, the Subasta Selecta Futurity (RG2). The Mexico Triple Crown Series begins with the Futurity México (RG3) on May 3, followed by the Futurity Garañones (RG2) on June 28, before culminating in the Subasta Selecta Futurity.

Last year, Rey De Manny etched his name in history as the first-ever Mexico Triple Crown winner, sweeping all three legs and setting a new benchmark for the program.

Among the other featured events are Futurity Las Américas, and Futurity Criadores Mexicanos, along with Derby México, Derby Las Américas, Derby Subasta Selecta, and Derby Criadores Mexicanos. These cornerstone races remain central to the development of Mexico-bred runners and the continued strength of the domestic breeding industry.

The ACCCCM stated that all major Futurities and Derbies will adhere to strict hair testing guidelines throughout the 2026 season. The policy reinforces a firm commitment to integrity and uniform standards in the sport’s most important races.

2026 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
(In Date Order – Trials & Finals Combined)

MARCH
Mar 1 – Clásico Inaugural – 350 yards
Mar 1 – Derby México Trials – 300 yards
Mar 8 – Campeonato Nacional Día del Charro – 350 yards
Mar 8 – Clásico Francisco Pasquel – 110 yards
Mar 15 – AQHA Distaff Challenge – 400 yards
Mar 15 – Maiden Stakes – 350 yards
Mar 15 – Derby México – 300 yards
Mar 15 – Clásico Velocidad Trials – 250 yards
Mar 22 – Clásico Easily A Possum Trials – 350 yards
Mar 22 – Clásico Enrique Carrión Álvarez Trials – 350 yards
Mar 29 – Clásico Velocidad – 250 yards
Mar 29 – Clásico Chirina Glorys Trials – 350 yards

APRIL
Apr 5 – Clásico Easily A Possum – 350 yards
Apr 5 – Clásico Enrique Carrión Álvarez – 350 yards
Apr 5 – Clásico Gabriel Cué Sacre Trials – 350 yards
Apr 5 – Clásico The Prize Trials – 300 yards
Apr 11–12 – Futurity México (RG3) Trials – 250 yards
Apr 12 – Clásico Chirina Glorys – 350 yards
Apr 19 – Derby Garañones Trials – 350 yards
Apr 19 – Clásico Gabriel Cué Sacre – 350 yards
Apr 26 – Clásico The Prize – 300 yards
Apr 26 – Clásico A.M.C.C.C.C.M. Trials – 400 yards
Apr 26 – Clásico Revelación Trials – 350 yards

MAY
May 3 – Derby Garañones – 350 yards
May 3 – Futurity México (RG3) – 250 yards
May 10 – Clásico A.M.C.C.C.C.M. – 400 yards
May 10 – Clásico Revelación – 350 yards
May 31 – Clásico Javier Rosique Palavicini – 300 yards
May 31 – AQHA Juvenile Challenge Trials – 350 yards
May 31 – AQHA Derby Challenge Trials – 400 yards

JUNE
Jun 6–7 – Futurity Garañones (RG2) Trials – 300 yards
Jun 14 – Derby Subasta Selecta Trials – 400 yards
Jun 21 – AQHA Juvenile Challenge – 350 yards
Jun 21 – AQHA Derby Challenge – 400 yards
Jun 21 – Clásico Ancelmo Aguilar Payán – 350 yards
Jun 28 – Derby Subasta Selecta – 400 yards
Jun 28 – Futurity Garañones (RG2) – 300 yards
Jun 28 – Handicap Kisses To Yawl – 440 yards

JULY
Jul 5 – Derby Las Américas Trials – 400 yards
Jul 19 – Derby Las Américas – 400 yards
Jul 19 – Clásico Jodys Glory Trials – 350 yards
Jul 19 – AQHA Racing Championship Challenge de México Trials – 440 yards

AUGUST
Aug 1–2 – Futurity Subasta Selecta (RG2) Trials – 350 yards
Aug 9 – Clásico Jodys Glory – 350 yards
Aug 9 – AQHA Racing Championship Challenge de México – 440 yards
Aug 9 – Derby Desafío Crianza Mexicana Trials – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Futurity Subasta Selecta (RG2) – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Futurity Alberto Bailleres – Consolation – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Arcadio Espinosa – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Salomé Gallegos – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Jacinto Garduño – 250 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Salvador Oñate – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Everardo Múzquiz Elguezábal – 330 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Abelardo Gallegos – 350 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Ing. Carlos Antonio Sosa Valencia – 330 yards
Aug 23 – Clásico Héctor Roldán Arreola – 330 yards
Aug 30 – Derby Desafío Crianza Mexicana – 350 yards
Aug 30 – Clásico Félix Bañuelos Jiménez – 300 yards
Aug 30 – Clásico Alfredo Castro Rea Trials – 350 yards

SEPTEMBER
Sep 20 – Clásico Alfredo Castro Rea – 350 yards
Sep 20 – Derby Alfredo Castro Rea Trials – 400 yards
Sep 27 – Clásico J. Merced Gómez Orozco Trials – 400 yards
Sep 27 – Futurity Desafío Crianza Mexicana (RG3) Trials – 350 yards

OCTOBER
Oct 4 – Derby Alfredo Castro Rea – 400 yards
Oct 4 – Futurity Las Américas Trials – 400 yards
Oct 4 – Derby Criadores Mexicanos Trials – 440 yards
Oct 11 – Clásico J. Merced Gómez Orozco – 400 yards
Oct 18 – Futurity Desafío Crianza Mexicana (RG3) – 350 yards
Oct 18 – Clásico César Pedrero Anaya Trials – 330 yards
Oct 25 – Futurity Las Américas – 400 yards
Oct 25 – Derby Criadores Mexicanos – 440 yards

NOVEMBER
Nov 1 – Clásico Alfonso Patiño Martínez-Aceves Trials – 300 yards
Nov 1 – Clásico Jesús “Nuchi” Jiménez Sánchez Trials – 300 yards
Nov 8 – Clásico César Pedrero Anaya – 330 yards
Nov 15 – Clásico Alfonso Patiño Martínez-Aceves – 300 yards
Nov 22 – Clásico Jesús “Nuchi” Jiménez Sánchez – 300 yards
Nov 22 – Clásico Héctor Roldán Espinosa Trials – 330 yards
Nov 22 – Futurity Criadores Mexicanos Trials – 400 yards
Nov 22 – Campeonato Juvenil Trials – 400 yards
Nov 22 – Clásico Campeón de Campeones (G3) Trials – 440 yards

DECEMBER
Dec 6 – Clásico Héctor Roldán Espinosa – 330 yards
Dec 13 – Futurity Criadores Mexicanos – 400 yards
Dec 13 – Campeonato Juvenil – 400 yards
Dec 13 – Clásico Campeón de Campeones (G3) – 440 yards

For more information, including race charts and programs, visit the https://www.hipodromo.com.mx/

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