In keeping with a trend in recent years, the stakes schedules for Belmont Park’s spring/summer meet and the Saratoga season are both weighted toward big events.
Belmont Park begins its 54-day run on Friday, April 27, and offers 62 stakes races worth a total of $19.3 million.
The 150th Belmont S. (G1) is once again the anchor of a three-stakes festival, culminating in the June 9 card featuring eight graded stakes, five of them Grade 1s, in the lead-up to the $1.5 million “Test of the Champion.” The meeting’s first Grade 1, the May 12 Man o’ War, has received a purse boost to $700,000, and highlights a lucrative program including the Peter Pan (G3) as a Belmont Stakes prep. July 7 brings the Stars and Stripes Festival, best known for luring international contenders to the Belmont Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1).
The 40-day Saratoga stand, opening on July 20 and closing Labor Day, boasts a slate of 69 stakes worth $18.8 million. The Spa meet is punctuated by two particularly lucrative days, August 4 centering upon the Whitney (G1), and the August 25 blockbuster revolving around the 149th Travers (G1), the “Midsummer Derby.”
Here are the complete stakes schedules released by the New York Racing Association:
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THE NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION
2018 BELMONT SPRING/SUMMER STAKES SCHEDULE |
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DATE
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RACE
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GR.
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’18 PURSE
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AGE
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DISTANCE
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Fri., Apr. 27
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Affirmed Success (NYB)
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$100,000
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4&UP
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6 Furlongs
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Sat., Apr. 28
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Elusive Quality
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$125,000
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4&UP
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7 Furlongs (T)
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Sun., Apr. 29
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License Fee
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$125,000
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F&M 4&UP
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6 Furlongs (T)
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Fri., May 4
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Flat Out
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$100,000
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4&UP
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1 3/8
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Kentucky Derby Day
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Sat., May 5
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Sheepshead Bay
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II
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$200,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 3/8 (Turf)
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Sat., May 5
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Westchester
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III
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$200,000
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4&UP
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1 Mile
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Sat., May 5
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Fort Marcy
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III
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$150,000
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4 & UP
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1 1/8 (Turf)
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Sun., May 6
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Ruffian
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II
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$250,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 Mile
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Man o’ War Stakes Festival
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Sat., May 12
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Man o’ War
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I
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$700,000
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4&UP
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1 3/8 (Turf)
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Sat., May 12
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Peter Pan
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III
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$350,000
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3YO
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1 1/8
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Sat., May 12
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Beaugay
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III
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$200,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 1/16 (Turf)
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Sat., May 12
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Vagrancy
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III
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$200,000
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F&M 4&UP
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6 1/2 Furlongs
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Sat., May 12
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Runhappy
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$150,000
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4&UP
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6 Furlongs
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Sun., May 13
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Gold Fever
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$100,000
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3YO
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6 Furlongs
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Preakness Day
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Sat., May 19
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Soaring Softly
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III
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$100,000
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F3YO
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7 Furlongs (T)
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Sat., May 26
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Paradise Creek
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$100,000
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3YO
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7 Furlongs (T)
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New York Showcase Day
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Mon., May 28
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Commentator (NYB)
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$200,000
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3&UP
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1 Mile
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Mon., May 28
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Critical Eye (NYB)
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$200,000
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F&M 3&UP
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1 Mile
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Mon., May 28
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Kingston (NYB)
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$125,000
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3&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Mon., May 28
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Mount Vernon (NYB)
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$125,000
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F&M 3&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Mon., May 28
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Mike Lee (NYB)
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$125,000
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3YO
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7 Furlongs
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Mon., May 28
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Bouwerie (NYB)
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$125,000
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F3YO
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7 Furlongs
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Sat., June 2
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Pennine Ridge
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III
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$200,000
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3YO
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1 1/8 (Turf)
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival
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Thurs., June 7
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Intercontinental
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III
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$200,000
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F&M 4&UP
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7 Furlongs (T)
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Thurs., June 7
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Wonder Again
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III
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$200,000
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F3YO
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1 1/8 (Turf)
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Thurs., June 7
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Astoria
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$150,000
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F2YO
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5 1/2 Furlongs
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Fri., June 8
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New York
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II
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$600,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 1/4 (Turf)
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Fri., June 8
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Belmont Gold Cup Invitational
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II
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$400,000
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4&UP
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2 Miles (Turf)
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Fri., June 8
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True North
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II
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$250,000
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4&UP
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6 1/2 Furlongs
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Fri., June 8
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Bed o’ Roses Invitational
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III
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$250,000
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F&M 4&UP
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7 Furlongs
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Fri., June 8
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Tremont
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$150,000
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2YO
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5 1/2 Furlongs
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Sat., June 9
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Belmont Stakes
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I
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$1,500,000
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3YO
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1 1/2
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Sat., June 9
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Metropolitan Handicap
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I
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$1,200,000
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3&UP
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1 Mile
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Sat., June 9
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Woodford Reserve Manhattan
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I
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$1,000,000
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4&UP
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1 1/4 (Turf)
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Sat., June 9
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Ogden Phipps
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I
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$750,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 1/16
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Sat., June 9
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Acorn
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I
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$700,000
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F3YO
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1 Mile
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Sat., June 9
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Longines Just A Game
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I
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$700,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Sat., June 9
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Woody Stephens
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II
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$400,000
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3YO
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7 Furlongs
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Sat., June 9
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Brooklyn Invitational
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II
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$400,000
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4&UP
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1 1/2
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Sat., June 9
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Jaipur Invitational
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II
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$400,000
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4&UP
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6 Furlongs (T)
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Sat., June 9
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Easy Goer
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$150,000
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3YO
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1 1/16
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Sun., June 10
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Jersey Girl
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$150,000
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F3YO
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6 Furlongs
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Sat., June 16
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Dancin Renee (NYB)
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$100,000
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F&M 3&UP
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6 Furlongs
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Sun., June 17
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Poker
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III
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$300,000
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4&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Sat., June 23
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Wild Applause
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$100,000
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F3YO
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Sun., June 24
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NYSS Cupecoy’s Joy Division
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$100,000
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F3YO
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7 Furlongs (T)
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Sun., June 24
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NYSS Spectacular Bid Division
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$100,000
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3YO
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7 Furlongs (T)
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Sat., June 30
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Mother Goose
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II
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$250,000
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F3YO
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1 1/16
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Sat., June 30
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Perfect Sting
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$100,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Sun., July 1
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Saginaw (NYB)
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$100,000
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4&UP
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1 1/16
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Wed., July 4
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Manila
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$100,000
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3YO
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Fri., July 6
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State Dinner
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$100,000
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4&UP
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1 1/16
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Stars & Stripes Festival
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Sat., July 7
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Belmont Derby Invitational
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I
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$1,200,000
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3YO
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1 1/4 (Turf)
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Sat., July 7
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Belmont Oaks Invitational
|
I
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$1,000,000
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F3YO
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1 1/4 (Turf)
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Sat., July 7
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Suburban
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II
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$700,000
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4&UP
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1 1/4
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Sat., July 7
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Belmont Sprint Championship
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II
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$350,000
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3&UP
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7 Furlongs
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Sat., July 7
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Dwyer
|
III
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$300,000
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3YO
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1 Mile
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Sun., July 8
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Victory Ride
|
III
|
$150,000
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F3YO
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6 1/2 Furlongs
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Sun., July 8
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River Memories
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$100,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 1/2 (Turf)
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Sat., July 14
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Forbidden Apple
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$150,000
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4&UP
|
1 Mile (Turf)
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Sat., July 14
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Rockville Centre (NYB)
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$100,000
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2YO
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6 Furlongs
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Sun., July 15
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Lynbrook (NYB)
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$100,000
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F2YO
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6 Furlongs
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THE NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION
2018 SARATOGA STAKES SCHEDULE |
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DATE
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RACE
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GR.
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PURSE
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AGE
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DISTANCE
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Opening weekend
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Fri., July. 20
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Schuylerville
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III
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$150,000
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F2YO
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6 Furlongs
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Lake George
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III
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$150,000
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F3YO
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1 1/16 (Turf)
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Sat., July. 21
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Diana
|
I
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$500,000
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F&M 3&UP
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1 1/8 (Turf)
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Sanford
|
III
|
$150,000
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2YO
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6 Furlongs
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Sun., July 22
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Coaching Club American Oaks
|
I
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$300,000
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F3YO
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1 1/8
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Mon., July. 23
|
Caress
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$200,000
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F&M 4&UP
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5 1/2 (Turf)
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Week 2
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Wed., July. 25
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Honorable Miss Hdcp.
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II
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$200,000
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F&M 3&UP
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6 Furlongs
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Thurs., July. 26
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A. P. Smithwick Mem. (S’Chase)
|
I
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$150,000
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4&UP
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2 1/16 (Turf)
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John Morrissey (NYB)
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$100,000
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3&UP
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6 1/2 Furlongs
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Fri., July. 27
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Curlin
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$100,000
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3YO
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1 1/8
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Sat., July. 28
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Jim Dandy
|
II
|
$600,000
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3YO
|
1 1/8
|
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt Hdcp.
|
I
|
$350,000
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3&UP
|
6 Furlongs
|
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Bowling Green
|
II
|
$250,000
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4&UP
|
1 3/8 (Turf)
|
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Amsterdam
|
III
|
$200,000
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3YO
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
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Sun., July. 29
|
Shuvee Hdcp.
|
III
|
$200,000
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F&M 3&UP
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1 1/8
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Mon., July. 30
|
Coronation Cup
|
$100,000
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F3YO
|
5 1/2 (Turf)
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Week 3
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Wed., Aug. 1
|
Shine Again
|
$100,000
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F&M 3&UP
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7 Furlongs
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Thurs., Aug. 2
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Birdstone
|
$100,000
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3&UP
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1 3/4
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Fri., Aug. 3
|
Nat’l Museum of Racing Hall Of Fame
|
II
|
$200,000
|
3YO
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
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Sat., Aug. 4
|
Whitney
|
I
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$1,200,000
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3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
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Longines Test
|
I
|
$500,000
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F3YO
|
7 Furlongs
|
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Waya
|
III
|
$200,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/2 (Turf)
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Lure
|
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$100,000
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4&UP
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
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De La Rose
|
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$100,000
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F&M 4&UP
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Sun., Aug. 5
|
Troy
|
III
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$200,000
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3&UP
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5 1/2 (T)
|
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Alydar
|
$100,000
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4&UP
|
1 1/8
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Mon., Aug. 6
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NYSS Cab Calloway
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$100,000
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3YO
|
1 Mile (Turf)
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Week 4
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Wed., Aug. 8
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Quick Call
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$100,000
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3YO
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5 1/2 (Turf)
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Thurs., Aug. 9
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NYSS Statue of Liberty
|
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$100,000
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F3YO
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1 Mile (Turf)
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Fri., Aug. 10
|
Tale of the Cat
|
$100,000
|
3&UP
|
6 Furlongs
|
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Sat., Aug. 11
|
Fourstardave Hdcp.
|
I
|
$500,000
|
3&UP
|
1 Mile (Turf)
|
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Adirondack
|
II
|
$200,000
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F2YO
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
|
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Sun., Aug. 12
|
Saratoga Special, presented by Miller Lite
|
II
|
$200,000
|
2YO
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
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Mon., Aug. 13
|
Saratoga Dew (NYB)
|
$100,000
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F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
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Week 5
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Wed., Aug. 15
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Bolton Landing
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$100,000
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F2YO
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5 1/2 (Turf)
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Thurs., Aug. 16
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Union Avenue (NYB)
|
$100,000
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F&M 3&UP
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
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Fri., Aug. 17
|
Skidmore
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$100,000
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2YO
|
5 1/2 (Turf)
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Sat., Aug. 18
|
Alabama
|
I
|
$600,000
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F3YO
|
1 1/4
|
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Lake Placid
|
II
|
$300,000
|
F3YO
|
1 1/8 (Turf)
|
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Sun., Aug. 19
|
Summer Colony
|
$100,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
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Mon., Aug. 20
|
Evan Shipman (NYB)
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$100,000
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3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
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Week 6
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Wed., Aug. 22
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John’s Call
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$100,000
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3&UP
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1 5/8 (Turf)
|
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Thurs., Aug 23
|
Riskaverse
|
$100,000
|
F3YO
|
1 Mile (Turf)
|
|
|
New York Turf Writers Cup (S’chase)
|
I
|
$150,000
|
4&UP
|
2 3/8 (Turf)
|
|
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Fri., Aug. 24
|
Albany (NYB)
|
$250,000
|
3YO
|
1 1/8
|
|
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Fleet Indian (NYB)
|
$200,000
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F3YO
|
1 1/8
|
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Funny Cide (NYB)
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$200,000
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2YO
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
|
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Seeking the Ante (NYB)
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$200,000
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F2YO
|
6 1/2 Furlongs
|
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West Point (NYB), presented by Trustco Bank
|
$150,000
|
3&UP
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
|
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Yaddo (NYB)
|
$150,000
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F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
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Sat., Aug. 25
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Travers
|
I
|
$1,250,000
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3YO
|
1 1/4
|
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Sword Dancer
|
I
|
$1,000,000
|
3&UP
|
1 1/2 (Turf)
|
|
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Personal Ensign
|
I
|
$700,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
|
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Forego
|
I
|
$600,000
|
3&UP
|
7 Furlongs
|
|
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Ballerina
|
I
|
$500,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
7 Furlongs
|
|
|
H. Allen Jerkens Memorial
|
I
|
$500,000
|
3YO
|
7 Furlongs
|
|
|
Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa
|
II
|
$400,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
|
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Sun., Aug. 26
|
Smart N Fancy
|
$100,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
5 1/2 (Turf)
|
|
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Mon., Aug. 27
|
Better Talk Now
|
$100,000
|
3YO
|
1 Mile (Turf)
|
|
|
Closing week
|
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Wed., Aug. 29
|
With Anticipation
|
III
|
$150,000
|
2YO
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
|
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Thurs., Aug. 30
|
P. G. Johnson
|
$100,000
|
F2YO
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
|
|
|
Fri., Aug. 31
|
Lucky Coin
|
$100,000
|
4&UP
|
5 1/2 (Turf)
|
|
|
Sat., Sept. 1
|
The Woodward
|
I
|
$750,000
|
3&UP
|
1 1/8
|
|
Spinaway
|
I
|
$350,000
|
F2YO
|
7 Furlongs
|
|
|
Saranac
|
III
|
$300,000
|
3YO
|
1 1/8 (Turf)
|
|
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Glens Falls
|
II
|
$250,000
|
F&M 3&UP
|
1 3/8 (Turf)
|
|
|
Sun., Sept. 2
|
Prioress
|
II
|
$250,000
|
F3YO
|
6 Furlongs
|
|
Mon., Sept. 3
|
Hopeful
|
I
|
$350,000
|
2YO
|
7 Furlongs
|
|
Bernard Baruch Hdcp.
|
II
|
$250,000
|
3&UP
|
1 1/16 (Turf)
|
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