by Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled training on Thursday at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course due to poor air quality conditions forecast to impact New York State overnight and into Thursday morning.
Training ordinarily takes place daily at Belmont from 5:30-10:30 a.m. and at Saratoga from 5:30-11 a.m.
A decision regarding Thursday’s live racing program, which has a first post of 3:05 p.m., will be made Thursday morning following a review of the air quality conditions and forecast.
For additional information on the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, and the 155th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on June 10, visit BelmontStakes.com.
Pat McKenna, Kyle Gurganious
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a three-year partnership with Playfly Sports to serve as the sponsorship sales, premium hospitality and ticket partner for the new Belmont Park, the Long Island home of the Belmont Stakes currently undergoing a $455 million redevelopment.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced plans for the future utilization of the all-weather Tapeta track at the new Belmont Park. Currently under construction and expected to be completed in Q2 of 2025, the one-mile oval will become the exclusive winter racing surface on the NYRA circuit when the Belmont facility re-opens in 2026.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) joined the Elmont Parade Committee to announce the return of the Paul Sapienza Elmont/Belmont Parade, which will be held on Saturday, June 1.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the lucrative purse schedule for the four-day 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course, slated for Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9.
Pat McKenna
On Friday, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will embark on the initial stages of the demolition of the current Belmont Park grandstand and clubhouse. And while construction activity at Belmont has been constant over the last two years, the next phase of the overall project will mark a turning point for Belmont’s overall redevelopment.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) have extended the quarantine of Barn 15 at Belmont Park by two days due to a horse who developed a fever in that barn.