http://www.nyra.com/news/New York Racing Association - Belmonthttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=886Kauai Katie is even money to keep her perfect record in 2013 intact Monday when she faces five other 3-year-old fillies in the 83rd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Acorn at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 May 2013 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=883Trainer Larry Jones will saddle an imposing duo in Monday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap, with 2012 Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can and 2013 Santa Margarita winner Joyful Victory shipping in from Kentucky to take on four challengers in the 1 1/16-mile race at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 May 2013 03:21:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=887Flat Out will attempt to continue his reign over Belmont Park when he faces eight competitors, including seven graded stakes winners, on Monday in the 121st running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap for 3-year-olds and up.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 May 2013 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=874Floral Park will once again celebrate the final leg of the Triple Crown during the annual Floral Park Belmont Stakes Festival on Sunday, June 9 from 2 to 7 p.m.Najja,ThompsonFri, 24 May 2013 23:03:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=872Elmont will once again celebrate the final leg of the Triple Crown, the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, with a day of events including a parade and Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 1.Najja,ThompsonFri, 24 May 2013 22:49:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=869Kentucky Derby winner Orb returned to the Belmont Park main track Thursday morning for the first time since his fourth-place finish in the Preakness, galloping a mile and leaving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey happy with what he saw.Najja,ThompsonFri, 24 May 2013 01:22:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=868New York-bred Hessonite, who became a graded stakes winner last time out, takes on an internationally flavored field of seven other turf fillies and mares for Saturday’s 55th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonThu, 23 May 2013 03:33:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=864Trainers Bruce Levine and Jena Antonucci will be among the industry speakers participating in The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) next “New Owners Luncheon” at Belmont Park on Sunday, June 2.Nicholas,AquilinoThu, 23 May 2013 01:20:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=863The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has revised its security policies and procedures for the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8.Najja,ThompsonWed, 22 May 2013 19:29:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=873The New York State Gaming Commission and The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced enhanced security measures for horses competing in the June 8 Belmont Stakes.Najja,ThompsonTue, 21 May 2013 22:37:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=848Kenneth “Kenny” Noe, Jr., former president, chief executive officer and chairman of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) board died Sunday at the age of 84.Nicholas,AquilinoTue, 21 May 2013 03:31:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=847Trainer Shug McGaughey was back at his Belmont Park barn Sunday afternoon, the day after Orb’s Triple Crown bid ended with a fourth-place finish in the Preakness. Najja,ThompsonMon, 20 May 2013 02:34:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=871Glorious View extended her winning streak to four, annexed her first graded stakes, and demonstrated her tenacity with a front-running victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 19 May 2013 04:47:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=853Belmont Park will host the inaugural Belmont Food Truck Festival presented by Smirnoff Sorbet Light on Saturday, May 25, giving patrons the opportunity to select from a wide array of enticing culinary offerings. Najja,ThompsonThu, 16 May 2013 21:32:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=829For Glorious View, the best vistas in recent weeks have come at the front of the pack, and on Saturday she’ll attempt to win her fourth straight when she makes her graded stakes debut at Belmont Park in the Grade 2, $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap for filly and mare sprinters.Najja,ThompsonThu, 16 May 2013 02:39:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=824Kentucky Derby winner Orb breezed a half-mile in a seemingly effortless 47.18 seconds Monday morning at Belmont Park in his final serious work for the next leg of racing’s Triple Crown, Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico Race Course.Nicholas,AquilinoMon, 13 May 2013 20:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=816After a rainy week at Belmont Park, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is set to breeze a half-mile over the main track Monday morning before shipping to Pimlico for the Preakness.Najja,ThompsonSun, 12 May 2013 23:21:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=815Freedom Child assumed command shortly after the start and splashed clear to a rousing 13 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s 59th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan at Belmont Park, earning himself a shot at the June 8 Belmont Stakes.Najja,ThompsonSun, 12 May 2013 04:19:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=849New York racing fans at Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday, May 18, can watch Kentucky Derby winner Orb take on a bevy of challengers when he competes in the 138th running of the Grade 1 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Nicholas,AquilinoSat, 11 May 2013 22:59:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=854Garden City will once again celebrate the final leg of the Triple Crown during the 16th annual Garden City Belmont Festival on Friday, June 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. Najja,ThompsonFri, 10 May 2013 01:08:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=846The American Red Cross on Long Island will hold its annual Red & White Dinner Dance, Tuesday, June 18, at Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale.Nicholas,AquilinoThu, 09 May 2013 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=803Eleven 3-year-olds, some with their eye on the June 8 Belmont Stakes and others looking beyond, will assemble at Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon for the 59th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan.Najja,ThompsonThu, 09 May 2013 01:41:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=795Kentucky Derby winner Orb returned to the track at Belmont Park Wednesday morning, braving the rain and jogging a mile over a muddy main track with regular exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard.Najja,ThompsonWed, 08 May 2013 23:42:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=851Heavily favored Dayatthespa made a successful seasonal debut on Sunday at Belmont Park, seizing the lead on the turn and pulling clear to a four-length victory in the $90,000 You Go West Girl overnight stakes for New York-bred turf fillies and mares. Nicholas,AquilinoMon, 06 May 2013 04:20:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=820Kentucky Derby winner Orb, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and jockey Joel Rosario returned to Belmont Park Sunday, prepared to gear up for the next leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, on Saturday, May 18. Nicholas,AquilinoMon, 06 May 2013 03:15:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=830A pair of New York-breds became Grade 3 winners at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon, with Lubash coming from off a blistering pace to set a stakes record in the $150,000 Fort Marcy and Hessonite closing with a furious late rush to win the $150,000 Beaugay for turf fillies and mares.Najja,ThompsonSun, 05 May 2013 04:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=786Multiple graded stakes winner Dayatthespa makes her 2013 debut Sunday at Belmont as the overwhelming 2-5 morning-line favorite in the You Go West Girl overnight stakes at a mile on the turf.Najja,ThompsonSat, 04 May 2013 00:55:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=783Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who will ride undefeated Verrazano in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, returned to competition Thursday afternoon at Belmont Park, finishing seventh on his first mount since April 7.Najja,ThompsonFri, 03 May 2013 03:09:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=774In conjunction with the Big Apple Triple, three lucky race fans will win trips to either the $125,000 Mike Lee on June 1 at Belmont Park, the $150,000 New York Derby on July 20 at Finger Lakes, or the $150,000 Albany on August 21 at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonFri, 03 May 2013 00:56:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=773Multiple New York-bred champion Hessonite makes her 2013 debut and tries for her first graded stakes win Saturday when she faces seven other turf fillies and mares in the Grade 3, $150,000 Beaugay at Belmont Park, one of two graded turf stakes on the Kentucky Derby day card.Najja,ThompsonThu, 02 May 2013 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=813The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) Board of Directors appointed an interim management team for the organization at its meeting on Monday. Glen Kozak (Vice President of Facilities and Racing Surfaces), David O’Rourke (Vice President of Corporate Development), and Susanne Stover (Senior Vice [...]Najja,ThompsonTue, 30 Apr 2013 04:11:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=804Grade 3 Westchester victor Flat Out and runner-up Cross Traffic, who were separated by a head at the finish of Saturday’s one-mile race, both earned career-best Beyer Speed Figures of 115 for their thrilling efforts.Najja,ThompsonMon, 29 Apr 2013 01:54:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=762Flat Out improved his record to 4-for-4 at Belmont Park by wearing down favored Cross Traffic for a narrow victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Westchester for 3-year-olds and up.Najja,ThompsonSun, 28 Apr 2013 04:11:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=788New York racing fans in search of simulcast action from Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby weekend need look no further than Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack, the best places to watch and wager on Kentucky racing on May 3 and 4 along with live thoroughbred competition in New York. Nicholas,AquilinoSat, 27 Apr 2013 21:21:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=755Belmont Park opens tomorrow April 26 and once again the Long Island Rail Road is partnering with the New York Racing Association to provide regular train service to and from the racetrack for the entire racing season.Nicholas,AquilinoFri, 26 Apr 2013 04:31:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=768Meeting of the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) Reorganization Board of Directors April 29, 2013 at 5:00 PM. Nicholas,AquilinoThu, 25 Apr 2013 21:08:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=752In three starts at Belmont Park, Flat Out has won three graded stakes: the 2011 Grade 2 Suburban Handicap and the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup.Najja,ThompsonThu, 25 Apr 2013 01:50:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=781With world-class thoroughbred racing and a host of new activities and old favorites planned for the spring and summer, Belmont Park is the place to be starting opening day, Friday, April 26.Najja,ThompsonSun, 21 Apr 2013 03:54:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=808A $250,000 bonus will be awarded to the connections of a horse who sweeps this year’s Big Apple Triple, a series of races at Belmont Park, Finger Lakes Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course for New York-bred 3-year-olds.Najja,ThompsonThu, 18 Apr 2013 23:11:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=819Saturday, June 8, is Belmont Stakes Day and The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will be hiring betting clerks, whitecaps, ushers, parking and cleaning staff to make it the most exciting and enjoyable day of racing in New York. Nicholas,AquilinoThu, 18 Apr 2013 01:20:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=796The Breeders' Cup announced Monday that the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will consist of 67 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders' Cup World Championships. This year’s series will be conducted in 10 countries and will feature 48 Grade or Group 1 events, and nine new races. Breeders’ Cu [...]Najja,ThompsonFri, 12 Apr 2013 23:53:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=414Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez continued his domination of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit as he added the 2012 Belmont Park fall meet to his ever-growing list of riding titles.Nicholas,AquilinoMon, 29 Oct 2012 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=433Buffum came out running and never stopped as he posted a gate-to-wire victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap, one of two graded stakes on the second-to-last card of Belmont Park’s 37-day fall meet.Nicholas,AquilinoSun, 28 Oct 2012 04:31:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=425Odds-on favorite Lunar Victory outkicked a game Saratoga Snacks in a dramatic stretch duel and hit the wire 1 ¼ lengths in front to take Saturday’s $250,000 Empire Classic, the centerpiece of New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park.Nicholas,AquilinoSun, 21 Oct 2012 04:29:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=174Odds-on favorite Lunar Victory outkicked a game Saratoga Snacks in a dramatic stretch duel and hit the wire 1 ¼ lengths in front to take Saturday’s $250,000 Empire Classic, the centerpiece of New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 21 Oct 2012 02:56:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=429A pair of homebreds swept Saturday’s turf stakes at Belmont Park, with Phipps Stable’s Boisterous repeating in the Grade 3, $150,000 Knickerbocker and the Phillips Racing Partnership’s La Cloche posting a breakthrough win in the Grade 3, $150,000 Athenia for fillies and mares.Nicholas,AquilinoMon, 15 Oct 2012 04:35:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=753Three weeks after being claimed for $35,000, 28-1 shot King David joined the elite ranks of Grade 1 winners, rallying through the stretch under jockey Rosie Napravnik to upset Saturday’s 63rd running of the $400,000 Jamaica Handicap on the turf at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSat, 13 Oct 2012 03:53:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=173Belmont Park will host a fall festival featuring a farmers’ market with local, autumn produce, hayrides, and a pumpkin patch on the final two weekends of the fall meet, Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21 and October 27-28.Najja,ThompsonSat, 13 Oct 2012 02:54:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=172Jackson Bend, winner of the 2011 Grade 1 Forego at Saratoga Race Course and the 2012 Grade 1 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, has been retired from racing, breeder and co-owner Fred Brei said today.Najja,ThompsonFri, 12 Oct 2012 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=171Starlight Racing's undefeated 2-year-old Shanghai Bobby will travel to California to compete in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, it was announced Oct. 8. Najja,ThompsonTue, 09 Oct 2012 04:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=756Heavily favored Dreaming of Julia used similar tracking tactics to win the Frizette but had to work much harder, pressing My Happy Face through fractions of 23.22 and 46.19, claiming a slender advantage inside the three eighths, and appearing poised to slip away at the top of the stretch before the [...]Najja,ThompsonTue, 09 Oct 2012 02:25:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=436This weekend, New York racing fans at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and those using NYRA Rewards will be able to watch and wager on racing at Longchamp, including Sunday’s Group 1 Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe.Nicholas,AquilinoFri, 05 Oct 2012 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=757Returning to the scene of his greatest triumph, Flat Out battled pacesetter Stay Thirsty through the final yards and got a head in front at the wire to score a repeat victory in the Grade 1, $1 million TVG Jockey Club Gold Cup, the centerpiece of “Super Saturday” at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 30 Sep 2012 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=167Second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Nahrain made her second trans-Atlantic crossing a winning one with a mild upset in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 30 Sep 2012 04:11:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=166The Lumber Guy cut down a field of older sprinters in the stretch and held off a fast-closing Caixa Eletronica to win the Grade 1, $400,000 Vosburgh Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park and earn a trip to the Breeders’ Cup.Najja,ThompsonSun, 30 Sep 2012 04:08:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=775Jersey Town picked the right time to snap a nearly two-year losing streak, earning a trip to the Breeders’ Cup with a come-from-behind, 3 ½-length upset of the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 30 Sep 2012 04:04:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=199Taking command on the turn and opening up through the stretch under a hand ride, odds-on favorite Royal Delta cruised to a dominating 9 ½-length triumph over It’s Tricky in the Grade 1, $400,000 Beldame Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park.Nicholas,AquilinoSun, 30 Sep 2012 01:57:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=163The following is a statement from NYRA President and Chief Operating Officer Ellen McClain regarding the final report by the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety issued on Friday, September 28Najja,ThompsonSat, 29 Sep 2012 04:52:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=168Hall of Fame trainer Claude “Shug” McGaughey came into the 36th running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational on Saturday concerned about how his streaking colt Point of Entry would perform on a yielding grass course.Najja,ThompsonThu, 27 Sep 2012 04:13:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=162Dust and Diamonds tracked the early pacesetter in second, took command straightening for home, and held sway in the stretch to prevail by 1 ¼ lengths in the Grade 2, $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap on Saturday at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonSun, 23 Sep 2012 01:48:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=161Undefeated champion Awesome Feather ran her record to 10-for-10 Thursday afternoon at Belmont Park as she came off an eight-month layoff to post a dominating 11 ¼-length victory in the $85,000 Nasty Storm overnight stakes.Najja,ThompsonFri, 21 Sep 2012 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=776Naples Bay posted a 13-1 upset to earn the first stakes victory of her career on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park, edging away to take the 22nd running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Noble Damsel by 1 ½ lengths.Najja,ThompsonSun, 16 Sep 2012 04:33:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=160Already a Classic winner in Ireland, 4-5 favorite Samitar added an American Grade 1 victory to her resume on Saturday afternoon, rallying through the stretch and holding off a late challenge from Somali Lemonade to take the 34th running of the $300,000 Garden City for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont P [...]Najja,ThompsonSun, 16 Sep 2012 01:36:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=157Hessonite picked up her third consecutive stakes victory with a 5 ¼-length romp in the $150,000 John Hettinger, while Lubash made it two straight by outdueling favored Compliance Officer in the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole, both for New York-breds, on Sunday afternoon at Belmont Park.Najja,ThompsonMon, 10 Sep 2012 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=156Favored Air Support caught front-running Bombaguia in the final yards and got his head in front at the wire to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Bowling Green Handicap, the opening-day feature for Belmont Park’s 37-day fall meet.Najja,ThompsonSun, 09 Sep 2012 04:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=777On-track handle, total handle, and NYRA Rewards account wagering continued their upward trends at the 2012 Belmont Park spring/summer meet which ran 55 days from April 27 through July 15, according to the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA).Najja,ThompsonFri, 20 Jul 2012 04:13:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=154Two-time reigning Eclipse champion jockey Ramon Dominguez won the Belmont Park spring/summer riding title for the fourth straight year, bringing home 70 winners during the 56-day meet that concluded Sunday.Najja,ThompsonMon, 16 Jul 2012 04:07:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/belmont?ArticleId=432Point of Entry made his Grade 1 debut a winning one, stalking a slow pace and responding emphatically when given his cue to take the $600,000 Man o’ War on Saturday at Belmont Park.Nicholas,AquilinoSun, 15 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMT