NYRA announces 2014 Belmont Fall stakes schedule
Sept 1, 2014 10:22:57 GMT -5
Post by racinggal on Sept 1, 2014 10:22:57 GMT -5
NYRA announces 2014 Belmont Fall Championship Meet stakes schedule
By Sean Morris
NYRA
The New York Racing Association has announced the stakes schedule for the 2014 Fall Championship meet at Belmont Park, with 42 stakes totaling $11 million, anchored by "Super Saturday" on September 27.
"Super Saturday" will feature six graded stakes, including five Grade 1 races, headed by the 96th edition of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at 1 ΒΌ miles. Also on the day are the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, the $600,000 Flower Bowl for turf fillies and mares, the $400,000 Beldame for fillies and mares, and the $400,000 Vosburgh for sprinters. The Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap at one mile will also be run on Super Saturday.
New York Showcase Day, the marquee event for New York-breds, will again be part of the stakes schedule. Showcase Day will take place on Saturday, October 18, and 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 1 Champagne and Grade 1 Frizette for fillies, will be run on October 4 along with the Grade 3 Hill Prince for 3-year-olds on the turf and the Temperence Hill Invitational at 1 5/8 miles.
With the Grade 1 Jamaica Handicap and the Grade 1 Garden City having been moved to the inaugural Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont in July as the Belmont Derby and the Belmont Oaks, Grade 2, $500,000 Sands Point on September 13 and $500,000 Hill Prince will take their place on the fall schedule.
After opening weekend, the 38-day Fall Championship will run on its traditional Wednesday-Sunday schedule, with the lone exception being Columbus Day, October 13, which will be headlined by the Punkin Pie and Pebbles.
The 2014 Belmont Fall Championship meet stakes schedule:
DATE
CLOSES
RACE
GR.
PURSE
AGE
DISTANCE
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
By Sean Morris
NYRA
The New York Racing Association has announced the stakes schedule for the 2014 Fall Championship meet at Belmont Park, with 42 stakes totaling $11 million, anchored by "Super Saturday" on September 27.
"Super Saturday" will feature six graded stakes, including five Grade 1 races, headed by the 96th edition of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at 1 ΒΌ miles. Also on the day are the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, the $600,000 Flower Bowl for turf fillies and mares, the $400,000 Beldame for fillies and mares, and the $400,000 Vosburgh for sprinters. The Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso Handicap at one mile will also be run on Super Saturday.
New York Showcase Day, the marquee event for New York-breds, will again be part of the stakes schedule. Showcase Day will take place on Saturday, October 18, and 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 1 Champagne and Grade 1 Frizette for fillies, will be run on October 4 along with the Grade 3 Hill Prince for 3-year-olds on the turf and the Temperence Hill Invitational at 1 5/8 miles.
With the Grade 1 Jamaica Handicap and the Grade 1 Garden City having been moved to the inaugural Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont in July as the Belmont Derby and the Belmont Oaks, Grade 2, $500,000 Sands Point on September 13 and $500,000 Hill Prince will take their place on the fall schedule.
After opening weekend, the 38-day Fall Championship will run on its traditional Wednesday-Sunday schedule, with the lone exception being Columbus Day, October 13, which will be headlined by the Punkin Pie and Pebbles.
The 2014 Belmont Fall Championship meet stakes schedule:
DATE
CLOSES
RACE
GR.
PURSE
AGE
DISTANCE
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
