NYRA Bets

The New York Racing Association, Inc. announced the schedule for the 2021 Handicapping Challenge series, anchored by the two-day Belmont Stakes Challenge, scheduled for June 4-5. Register for the online contest is available via NYRA Bets. The leaderboard for all of these contests will be posted throughout the day on America's Day at the Races, the national telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports. In order to enter and play online, contestants must be registered NYRA Bets account holders. To learn more, visit www.NYRA.com/challenge. Entrants for the two-day...

The New York Racing Association, Inc. announced the Empire 6 wager will offer a daily mandatory payout in the month of January beginning with Aqueduct's New Year's Day card, which is highlighted by the 151st renewal of the Jerome S., a one-turn mile for sophomores offering 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-four finishers. First post on Friday's nine-race card is 12:20 p.m. EST, with the Empire 6 set to kick off in Race 4 (1:50 p.m.) Featuring a $0.20 bet minimum and 20% takeout, the Empire 6 wager...

A NYRA Bets customer took down Saturday's early Pick 5 at Gulfstream Park that returned an eye-catching $524,966.50 for the $0.50 wager. The winning customer, based in Lexington, joined the NYRA Bets community Mar. 14 via the $200 new member deposit match bonus program, according to a release from the New York Racing Association. On Saturday, playing via the NYRA Bets App, the customer constructed the winning Pick 5 ticket which cost a total of $409.50. The sequence kicked off with three longshot winners, followed by a pair of winning...

Still another track, Golden Gate Fields, was forced to stop racing last week, leaving only a precious few wagering opportunities for action-hungry horseplayers. But more betting opportunities are on their way--even if they aren't necessarily the real thing. Wagering on virtual horse races is now being offered by three ADWs and more are expected to come on board soon. The contestants are computer generated horses or greyhounds that dart across the screen in real time, battling it out against one another to see who gets to the wire first. Virtual...

Tickets for the 2020 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will go on sale to the public Thursday, Feb. 6, starting at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Thursday. Highlighted by the 152nd running of the Grade I, $1.5 million Belmont S.--the oldest and most challenging leg of horse racing's vaunted Triple Crown--the Belmont S. Racing Festival will begin Thursday, June 4, and conclude Saturday, June 6. The three-day event, launched in its current format in 2015, features a unique blend of world-class racing and entertainment...