NYRA Press Office
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced race dates for the 37-day Belmont fall meet, including 45 stakes worth $11.525 million in purse money - an increase of $1.45 million over 2018 - starting at Belmont Park from September 6 to October 6, and concluding at Aqueduct Racetrack, with Belmont at the Big A from October 11 through October 27.
Brian Bohl
Trainer Chad Brown registered his fourth consecutive Belmont Park spring/summer individual meet title in runaway fashion with 38 wins, while Jose Lezcano captured his first New York riding title with 44 victories as the 48-day meet concluded on Sunday.
NYRA Press Office
Daniel McConnell's homebred Prince Lucky won an early tussle for the lead with Sunny Ridge and stayed the course to capture Closing Day Sunday's $100,000 State Dinner at Belmont Park.
NYRA Press Office
Bloom Racing Stable's Henley's Joy kicked off the Turf Trinity with a rousing score in the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational on Saturday at Belmont Park.
Pat McKenna
Saturday's 11-race Stars & Stripes Racing Festival card, highlighted by an upset victory by Henley's Joy in the 70th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational, generated all-sources handle of $25,766,176, the highest handle figure since the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) launched the Stars & Stripes Racing Festival in 2014.
Ryan Martin
Centennial Farms' Preservationist was forwardly placed and took control at the top of the stretch to win his stakes debut over dual Grade 1 winner Catholic Boy in the Grade 2, $700,000 Suburban going 1 1/4 miles over a fast Belmont Park main track.
Brian Bohl
Bloom Racing Stable's Henley's Joy was briefly on the Kentucky Derby trail earlier this year. But the Kitten's Joy colt instead made his mark on a different Derby contested at 1 ¼ miles, this one on turf, overtaking Social Paranoia from the outside and closing strong for a three-quarter-length victory in the 70th running of Saturday's Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational to highlight the Stars & Stripes Racing Festival at Belmont Park.
