Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted March 22, 2019 Journalists Share Posted March 22, 2019 Maiden special weight races at Belmont Park for the spring/summer meet will see purses increase from $75,000 to $80,000, while similar $5,000 purse increases will be implemented for first-and-second-level allowance races. First-level allowance purses will now be $82,000 and second-level will be upped to $85,000. Third-level allowance races will be worth $87,000, marking a $2,000 increase from 2018. The 48-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet, featuring 59 total stakes races worth $18.4 million, will start Friday, April 26 and run through Sunday, July 7. NYRA will also continue the under-20 claiming challenge, implemented to boost trainers with stables of 20 or fewer horses, where points are accumulated based on placing in claiming races. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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