NYTHA Welcomes All Owners and Trainers Looking For Great Opportunities for Your Horses!

Whether you are looking to bring your stable, send a string, or partner up with a trainer already stabled at Belmont, there is no better place to race – from November through April – than Aqueduct Racetrack.

NYRA is pleased to be able to extend these significant purse increases to our upcoming Aqueduct meets as part of NYRA’s commitment to year-round racing,” said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. “Aqueduct plays a vital role within the overall ecosystem of New York racing, and we look forward to our return to the Big A.”

NYTHA President Joe Appelbaum expressed his support for the upcoming Aqueduct schedule and attendant purse increases.

“Over the last several months, the NYTHA Board and management team has been working with NYRA to ensure year-round racing has a solid foundation, both in terms of racing opportunities and the purses that fuel our thoroughbred economy”, said Appelbaum. “The plan is a big step in that direction. Aqueduct is going to be a great spot for horsemen to race.”

Key Highlights of the Aqueduct Racing Program:

• Purses have been raised upwards of 28%!
  • Maiden Special Weight goes for $80k, Open $20k Claimer goes for $44,000. Click on the image below to see the full Purse Schedule.
• Racing 4 days a week, 3 days a week in March!
  • Click on the images below to see the full Racing Calendar and Stakes Schedule.
• Under 20’s Claiming Challenge!
  • $80,000 in prize money for barns with less than 20 horses.
• Stabling at Belmont
  • 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.
  • 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 Backstretch Employee Services Team of NY.
  • Onsite Chaplaincy – RTCA-NY.
  • Onsite Childcare – BCCA.