The New York Racing Association has announced the stakes schedule for the 2014 Fall Championship meet at Belmont Park, with 42 stakes worth a total of $11 million, anchored by "Super Saturday" Sept. 27.
"Super Saturday" will feature six graded stakes, including five grade I races, headed by the 96th edition of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) at 1 1/4 miles. Also scheduled that day are the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. IT), the $600,000 Flower Bowl (gr. IT) for turf fillies and mares, the $400,000 Beldame (gr. I) for fillies and mares, and the $400,000 Vosburgh (gr. I) for sprinters. The $400,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II) at one mile will also be run on Super Saturday.
New York Showcase Day, the marquee event for New York-breds, again will be part of the stakes schedule. Taking place Oct. 18, it will be comprised of eight stakes races restricted to New York-breds, with purses totaling $1.75 million.
The premier 2-year-old races at Belmont, the grade I Champagne and grade I Frizette, will be run Oct. 4, along with the Hill Prince (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds on the turf, and the Temperence Hill Invitational at 1 5/8 miles.
With the Jamaica Handicap and the Garden City having been moved to the inaugural Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont in July as the Belmont Derby (gr. IT) and the Belmont Oaks (gr. IT), the $500,000 Sands Point (gr. IIT) Sept. 13 and $500,000 Hill Prince (gr. IIIT) Oct. 4 will take their place on the fall schedule.
After opening weekend, the 38-day meet will run on its traditional Wednesday-Sunday schedule, with the lone exception being Columbus Day, Oct. 13.
The Belmont fall meet will run Sept. 5 through Oct. 26. Aqueduct's fall/winter meet will begin Oct. 29.
|
DATE |
CLOSES |
RACE |
GR. |
PURSE |
AGE |
DISTANCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fri., Sept. 5 |
Sat., Aug. 23 |
Left Bank (NW of a GSS in 2014) |
|
100,000 |
3&UP |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Sept. 6 |
" |
Yankee Affair |
|
100,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/2 (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Sept. 7 |
" |
Real Courage |
|
100,000 |
3&UP |
7 Furlongs (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Sept. 7 |
" |
Sky Beauty (NW of a GSS in 2014) |
|
100,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Sept. 13 |
Sat., Aug. 30 |
Sands Point |
II |
500,000 |
F3YO |
1 1/8 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Sept. 13 |
" |
Noble Damsel |
III |
200,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 Mile (Turf) |
|
Sun., Sept. 14 |
" |
Ashley T. Cole (NYB) |
|
125,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/8 (Turf) |
|
Sun., Sept 14 |
" |
John Hettinger (NYB) |
|
125,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/8 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Sept. 20 |
Sat., Sept. 6 |
Gallant Bloom (Hdcp.) |
II |
300,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
6 1/2 Furlongs |
|
Sun., Sept. 21 |
" |
Bertram F. Bongard (NYB) |
|
150,000 |
2YO |
7 Furlongs |
|
Sun., Sept. 21 |
" |
Joseph A. Gimma (NYB) |
|
150,000 |
F2YO |
7 Furlongs |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
Sat., Sept 13 |
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (BC) |
I |
600,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/2 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
" |
Jockey Club Gold Cup (BC) |
I |
1,000,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/4 |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
" |
Flower Bowl (BC) |
I |
600,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/4 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
" |
Beldame |
I |
400,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/8 |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
" |
Vosburgh (BC) |
I |
400,000 |
3&UP |
6 Furlongs |
|
Sat., Sept. 27 |
" |
Kelso (Hdcp.) |
II |
400,000 |
3&UP |
1 Mile |
|
Sun.,Sept. 28 |
" |
Pilgrim |
III |
200,000 |
2YO |
1 1/16 (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Sept. 28 |
" |
Miss Grillo |
III |
200,000 |
F2YO |
1 1/16 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 4 |
Sat., Sept. 20 |
Champagne (BC) |
I |
500,000 |
2YO |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Oct. 4 |
" |
Frizette (BC) |
I |
500,000 |
F2YO |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Oct. 4 |
" |
Hill Prince |
III |
500,000 |
3YO |
1 1/8 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 4 |
" |
Temperence Hill Invitational |
|
200,000 |
3&UP |
1 5/8 |
|
Sun.,Oct. 5 |
" |
Matron |
II |
200,000 |
F 2YO |
6 Furlongs |
|
Sun.,Oct. 5 |
" |
Futurity |
II |
200,000 |
2YO |
6 Furlongs |
|
Sat., Oct. 11 |
Sat., Sept. 27 |
Knickerbocker |
III |
200,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/8 (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Oct. 12 |
" |
Athenia |
III |
200,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/16 (Turf) |
|
Mon., Oct. 13 |
" |
Pumpkin Pie (NW of a GSS) |
|
100,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
7 Furlongs |
|
Mon., Oct. 13 |
" |
Pebbles |
|
200,000 |
F3YO |
1 Mile (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
Sat., Oct. 4 |
Sleepy Hollow (NYB)* |
|
250,000 |
2YO |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Iroquois (NYB) |
|
150,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
6 1/2 Furlongs |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Mohawk (NYB) |
|
200,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/16 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Maid of the Mist (NYB)* |
|
250,000 |
F2YO |
1 Mile |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Hudson (NYB) |
|
150,000 |
3&UP |
6 1/2 Furlongs |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Ticonderoga (NYB) |
|
200,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/16 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Empire Distaff* (NYB) |
|
250,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/16 |
|
Sat., Oct. 18 |
" |
Empire Classic (NYB)* |
|
300,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/8 |
|
Sun.,Oct. 19 |
" |
Bowl Game |
|
100,000 |
3&UP |
1 1/4 (Turf) |
|
Sat., Oct. 25 |
Sat., Oct. 11 |
Bold Ruler |
III |
200,000 |
3&UP |
7 Furlongs |
|
Sat.,Oct. 25 |
" |
Chelsey Flower |
|
100,000 |
F 2YO |
1 Mile (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Oct. 26 |
" |
Awad |
|
100,000 |
2YO |
1 Mile (Turf) |
|
Sun.,Oct. 26 |
" |
Turnback the Alarm |
III |
200,000 |
F&M 3&UP |
1 1/16 |