Will Alempijevic February 20, 2021
NYTHA Executive Director
To our Members,
Below, please see today’s NYRA’s Press Release regarding the launch of the new stakes bonuses
at the upcoming Belmont and Saratoga meets.
Regards,
Will
Saturday, February 20, 2021
NYRA to offer New York Stakes Turf Bonus and Flower Bowl Bonus
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will see its Turf Triple series
for fillies incentivized by a pair of lucrative bonus opportunities at the upcoming Belmont Park and
Saratoga Race Course meets.
“The bonus system is a win-win for the 3-year-old filly Turf Triple series winners as they progress
to their 4 and 5-year-old seasons,” said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing
Operations. “NYRA wants the best turf fillies and mares pointing towards our races, providing our
fans with top class events.”
The Turf Triple series for fillies kicks off July 10 at Belmont with the Grade 1, $700,000 Belmont
Oaks Invitational. The series continues with the Grade 3, $700,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational on
August 8 at Saratoga and is completed by the Jockey Club Oaks at the Belmont fall meet.
NYRA is offering a pair of unique bonus opportunities as further incentive for owners to participate
in the prestigious series.
The “New York Stakes Turf Bonus” will provide $315,000 to the owner and $35,000 to the trainer
of any previous winner of the Belmont Oaks, Saratoga Oaks or Jockey Club Oaks who captures
the 2021 edition of the Grade 2, $750,000 New York, a 10-furlong turf test for older fillies and
mares to be held June 4 at Belmont
The “Flower Bowl Bonus” will provide $300,000 to the owner and $30,000 to the trainer of any
previous winner of the Belmont Oaks, Saratoga Oaks or Jockey Club Oaks, who captures the
Grade 1, $600,000 Flower Bowl, an 11-furlong test for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up on
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September 4 at Saratoga. The Flower Bowl is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event offering
a berth in the Grade 1 Filly and Mare Turf in November at Del Mar.
The Turf Triple series, launched by NYRA in 2019, showcases the best 3-year-old turf runners in
the country.
Concrete Rose captured two-thirds of the inaugural Turf Triple series for fillies with wins in the
2019 Belmont Oaks and Saratoga Oaks. The France-based Edisa captured the 2019 Jockey Club
Oaks.
In August, Godolphin homebred Antoinette, trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, won the 2020
Saratoga Oaks ahead of a runner-up effort to Lael Stables’ Magic Attitude, conditioned by Arnaud
Delacour, in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks on September 19. The Jockey Club Oaks was not
contested last year due to a reduced stakes schedule caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, visit NYRA.com.
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