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The journey to the Belmont Stakes Challenge begins on Saturday, March 9 at Aqueduct Racetrack with the Gotham Challenge as part of the 2019 NYRA Handicapping Challenge series.
The live-money challenge, with a $500 entry fee, of which $250 will be allocated to the prize pool and $250 for each player's live bankroll, will see contestants compete on races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Tampa Bay Downs.
For the first time in a NYRA Handicapping Challenge, entrants will be able to register and compete online in the Gotham Challenge via NYRA Bets. In order to enter and play online, contestants must be registered NYRA Bets account holders. New NYRA Bets members are currently eligible to receive a bet $200 get $200 bonus. To learn more, visit https://www.nyrabets.com/#about-contests.
In addition to prize money and live-money winnings, the Gotham Challenge provides horseplayers the opportunity to qualify for a seat to the two-day 2019 Belmont Stakes Challenge on June 7-8 or one of two seats to the National Horseplayers Championship in February 2020.
Registration for the Gotham Challenge is available now through Thursday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m. For more information and rules please visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/fall-handicapping-challenge.
Pat McKenna
Live coverage of the lucrative Cigar Mile Day card at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring four stakes worth $1.2 million in combined purse money, will air Saturday, December 7, as part of a special America’s Day at the Races broadcast featuring the Grade 1 Mouttet Mile from Caymanas Park in Jamaica and the $150,000 Ring The Bell from Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2025 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will feature 13 stakes worth $2.8 million in total purses.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled live racing on Thursday at Aqueduct Racetrack due to high winds forecast to impact New York City throughout the day.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 49-day winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will feature 20 stakes worth $3.1 million in total purses.
Mary Eddy
In the eyes of Hall of Fame owner and breeder John Hettinger, there was no greater importance in the breeding and campaigning of racehorses than ensuring them with a proper and lifelong retirement once their racing careers came to a close.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced its 2025 racing schedule, which includes 200 live race days at Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course.
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