A day after canceling its weekend races, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) on Friday announced revisions to the stakes schedule and a plan for additional race days to account for weather related cancellations at Aqueduct Racetrack.
NYRA, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) and New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB), will request approval from the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) to conduct four additional days of live racing on Wednesday (Feb. 11), Thursday (Feb. 19), Thursday (Feb. 26) and Thursday (March 5).
An additional card for Feb. 4, which was previously approved by the NYSGC, was drawn on Thursday with racing set to resume at the Big A on Wednesday with a 1:10 p.m. ET first post.
The four stakes slated for Saturday (Jan. 31) will be brought back on Friday (Feb. 6). These include the $200,000 Withers Stakes, a 20-10-6-4-2 Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifier; the $200,000 Toboggan; $135,000 Ruthless; and the $135,000 Ladies.
As previously announced, the $135,000 Interborough will also be brought back Friday (Feb. 6). Entries for the Feb. 6 program will be taken on Saturday (Jan. 31).
Overnight races carded for Jan. 31 will come back as extras for Feb. 6 and beyond, while races carded for Feb. 1 will be brought back as extras for the proposed makeup day of Feb. 11. Races in the existing Condition Book will be used for live racing scheduled from Feb. 12-15.
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