The New York Racing Association announced on December 7 the betting schedule for the 2023 winter meeting in Aqueduct race trackthere will be 25 races worth $3.2 million in the wallet.
The 44-day Big A Winter Encounter begins New Year’s Day, January 1, and runs through March 26, with live races running from Thursday to Sunday until March 26. February 12. From February 17 through the end of winter, the live race will be held Friday through Sunday, with the addition of a special Presidents Day pass on February 20.
Aqueduct winter meet-up bet action begins on New Year’s Day with $150,000 Women’s Bet for fat girls and mares, ages 4 and up at 1 1/8 mile on the main track. Next weekend, January 7, the $150,000 one-mile Jerome Stakes will be the first of three Kentucky Derbys presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prep races at the winter meeting. Big A. Jerome will provide 10-4-3-2-1 qualifying scores for the top five finishers.
A nine-mile stretch of $100,000 Busanda for 3-year-olds on January 14 will yield 20-8-6-4-2 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying points for five finishers head. The winter encounter’s graded betting schedule begins with the $150,000 Toboggan Bet (G3), a seven-stroke sprint for larger horses on January 28.
New York’s Road to the Kentucky Derby continues at the Big A winter meet with 1 1/8 mile $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) on February 4, yielding the 20-8-6-4-2 Kentucky Derby for the year the person who leads the person to the finish line.
The February 20 Presidents Day Card will be marked with $100,000 in Haynesfield Shares for half-New Yorkers, ages 4 and up, who walk a mile. There will be no live race on February 16 to match the Presidents Day card.
At the heart of the March race calendar is the $300,000 one-mile Gotham Stakes (G3) on March 4, delivering 50-20-15-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points for the top five finishers. . The Gotham Day Pass includes a $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap (G3) bet for kids age 4 and up to cover six long distances and a $200,000 Busher Invitational one-mile run for 3-year-olds, offering 50- 20-15-10-5 Kentucky Oaks qualified for the top four finishers.
The final weekend of winter meetups will feature a $100,000 East View for crossbreed sophomore in New York that will take place in six stages on March 24, followed by Champion Proclamation Day in New York on March 25, with six events starting bringing in a total of $380,000.
For the full schedule of winter stock meetings, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/staking-schedule/.
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