NYTHA Invites Owners and Trainers to Find Great Opportunities In New York This Fall and Winter!

Key Highlights of the Aqueduct Racing Program:

• Purses will be kept at the same super-sized levels as last year!
  • Maiden Special Weight goes for $80,000, Open $20k Claimer goes for $44,000. Click on the image below to see the full Purse Schedule.
• Racing 4 days a week, and 3 days a week in March!
  • Click on the images below to see the full 2021 and 2022 Racing Calendars* and Fall and Winter Stakes Schedule.
• Aqueduct re-opens to vaccinated fans!
  • The Big A will welcome vaccinated fans back when the Meet opens on Thursday, November 11.
  • See our email – available HERE – for more information about the Key to NYC Program and mandatory proof-of-vaccinations.
• It Pays to Stable at Belmont Park!
  • No charge on the first 12 stalls for Jockey/Exercise Rider Worker’s Compensation ($1.60 per day per stall).
  • Per Start Bonus of $300* – 4th or worse to a trainer’s escrow account to help pay Jockey/Exercise Rider Worker’s Compensation (*available during Aqueduct winter meet only).
  • Free shuttle for horses and staff from Belmont to Aqueduct
  • Free lunch courtesy of NYTHA for employees working at Aqueduct on race day.
  • Renovated dorms.
  • Onsite medical care for Backstretch Community provided by the newly reopened BEST Healthcare Center, overseen by Northwell Health, at Belmont Park.
  • Dental and Eye Care Programs for Backstretch Employees, sponsored and coordinated by NYTHA.
  • Additional Community Health, Wellness and Benevolence are provided by the Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST).
  • Onsite Chaplaincy – RTCA-NY.
  • Onsite, affordable Childcare – BCCA.