Belmont Stakes Festival

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Measured Time in the Manhattan S. on Saturday.   Blue Is The Colour In Manhattan Godolphin homebred Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}) doubled his top-drawer tally in the GI Manhattan S. during the Belmont S. Festival at Saratoga (video). Trained by Charlie Appleby, the 4-year-old colt has a record of three wins from four starts in Britain with a second at listed level...

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will have a presence at Saratoga Racecourse during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the organization announced in a release Thursday. In addition, to highlight accredited aftercare, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) has named a race on the undercard on Friday, June 7 in honor of TAA. A presentation will be made to the winning connections, including a TAA branded blanket and gift bag. "NYRA is pleased to welcome Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance for Belmont Week at Saratoga Racecourse, particularly during this historic year when the...

A job fair to fill various positions during the 40-day Saratoga summer meet will be held June 18 from 2-7p.m. inside the 1863 Club at Saratoga Race Course. Applicants should enter through the Wright Street entrance (Gate 8) with parking available in the adjacent lot. Employment opportunities will include bartenders; betting clerks; box office personnel; bussers; cashiers; cleaners; concession supervisors; cooks; customer support technicians; guest services representatives; hospitality ambassadors; merchandise clerks; parking attendants; porters; security guards; technology interns; ticket scanners; TV and video camera operators; waitstaff; warehouse workers; and white...

Post time for the 10-race Belmont Stakes Day on June 6 will be 12:50 p.m. (EST), NYRA announced Tuesday. The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will be held at Saratoga from Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9. Headlined by the June 8 GI Belmont S., the festival will include 24 stakes races with purses totaling $10.25 million. Four stakes will be held Thursday, June 6, led by the GII Belmont Gold Cup offering a 'Golden Ticket' for an automatic berth into the A$8.4-million G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup Nov.5 at...

DraftKings Inc. and the New York Racing Association, Inc. have made an agreement to establish the digital sports and gaming company as an official betting partner of both Saratoga Race Course and the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, as well as the presenting sponsor of the GI Travers S., the track said in Thursday release. Under the sponsorship, DraftKings's advance deposit wagering offering--DK Horse--will play a prominent role throughout the festival. Along with the DraftKings Travers, NYRA's new partner will also become the presenting sponsor for the GI DK Horse Acorn...

Edited Press Release Saturday's Belmont S. Day card, highlighted by Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo)'s victory in the 154th running of the $1.5 million GI Belmont S. presented by NYRA Bets, generated all-sources handle of $98,766,906. On-track handle for the 13-race program, which included eight top-level races among nine total stakes, was $9,530,303. All-sources handle for the Belmont S. presented by NYRA Bets alone was $50,248,624. The three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which featured 17 stakes and 33 races in total from Thursday through Saturday, June 9-11, generated all-sources handle of...

Post times for the three-day 2022 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival--staged Thursday, June 9 through Saturday, June 11--has been set, according to the New York Racing Association. The Festival, which is highlighted by the 154th GI Belmont S., features 17 stakes, including eight Grade I races to be held om Belmont Day. Day 1 of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on Thursday, June 9 is a twilight racing program featuring nine races with a first post of 3:05 p.m. (EST). First post on the 11-race Friday, June 10 card is 12:50...