202 Live Race Dates Approved For NYRA Tracks In 2022

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today released its 2022 racing calendar, which calls for 202 live race days at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course.

The 2021-22 Aqueduct winter meet will run from Thursday, Dec. 9 through Sunday, March 27 with live racing generally conducted four days per week in January and February and three days per week in March.

The 15-day Aqueduct spring meet will open on Thursday March 31 and conclude on Sunday, April 24. Live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday during the 2022 spring meet at the Big A.

Highlighted by the 154th running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 11, the 44-day Belmont spring/summer meet opens on Thursday, April 28, and will continue through Sunday, July 10. Live racing will generally be conducted Thursday-Sunday during the spring meet at Belmont with the exception of Memorial Day weekend and July 4th weekend, when live racing will be conducted Friday-Monday.

The 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will again serve as the anchor for a spectacular year of racing on the NYRA circuit. The summer meet, featuring the 95th running of the Grade 1 Whitney and the 153rd edition of the Grade 1 Runhappy Travers, will open on Thursday, July 14 and conclude on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

Following the four-day opening weekend from Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 17, racing at Saratoga will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, with the exception of the final week, when the meet will conclude on Labor Day.

The 28-day Belmont Park fall meet will begin on Thursday, Sept. 15 and run through Sunday, Oct. 30. Live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday during the 2022 fall meet at Belmont.

Following the conclusion of the Belmont fall meet, live racing will return to the Big A for an 18-day fall meet from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 4. Live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday during the 2022 fall meet at Aqueduct.

The Aqueduct winter meet begins on Thursday, Dec. 15 – and following a 10-day holiday break from Dec. 19 through Dec. 28 – the 2022 schedule concludes Saturday, Dec. 31.

The complete 2022 NYRA racing calendar can be found at: https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/post-times-and-wagering-menu/.

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Cairo Prince & Collected Top Airdrie’s 2022 Roster

Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile) and Collected (City Zip) top Airdrie's 2022 roster, each standing for $15,000. Cairo Prince, who stood for the same price last year, has the most 2-year-old winners of any stallion this year and has a Breeders' Cup contender in Cairo Memories. Offered for a fee of $17,500 last term, Collected was represented by his first yearlings this season with several six-figure sellers.

GI Champagne S. winner Complexity (Maclean's Music) remains at $12,500 for his second season at stud. Divisidero (Kitten's Joy) and Preservationist (Arch) are also entering the second year at stud with the former at $5,000 and the latter at $10,000.

“I believe Airdrie has earned the reputation as a stallion farm that will stand behind our product and put our breeders in position to profit in the sales ring or on the race track,” said Airdrie's Bret Jones. “As always, we will be supporting our young and exciting roster with the full force of our broodmare band and take great pride in making the same investment in our stallions that we ask of our customers. The commercial breeder knows that we will not flood the market with excessively high booking numbers and racehorse owners know that our stallions throw runners. We are extremely bullish on this year's roster and look forward to working with the incredible breeders that have long supported Airdrie.”

The complete roster is as follows:

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Claiborne ’22 Fees Led By War Front

War Front (Danzig–Starry Dreamer, by Rubiano) heads all Claiborne stallions in 2022 with a stud fee of $100,000. The 19-year-old stallion, who stood for $150,000 in 2021, was represented by 10 stakes winners, led by Group 1-winner Homesman and four other Grade I/Group 1 performers worldwide. Showing his prowess in the sales ring this season, he is the sire of 29 seven-figure yearlings, including a $1.2 million filly.

Standing alongside his sire at Claiborne is War of Will (War Front–Visions of Clarity {Ire}, by Sadler's Wells)), a winner in four graded stakes, including the GI Maker's Mark Mile on turf and the GI Preakness S. on dirt. During his second season at stud in 2022, he will once again stand for $25,000.

Also unchanged for 2022, Flatter (A.P. Indy-Praise, by Mr. Prospector) will command a fee of $35,000 next season. With over $80 million in progeny earnings to date, the 22-year-old sired six stakes winners and 11 stakes horses led by the Grade I winner Search Results.

Two new stallions join Claiborne's roster for 2022–MGSW and GISP Performer (Speightstown–Protesting, by A.P. Indy) and Silver State (Hard Spun–Supreme, by Empire Maker). Undefeated as a 3-year-old, homebred Performer is from the Phipps family of champion Storm Flag Flying and Hall of Fameer Personal Ensign. He will stand for $12,500.

GI Metropolitan H. winner Silver State, who is aiming for this year's GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, will enter stud at Claiborne in 2022. His stud fee will be announced at a later date.

Getting a boost for 2022, Runhappy (Super Saver–Bella Jolie, by Broken Vow) has been a leading second crop sire this year and will stand for $12,500, up from $10,000 this year. The champion sprinter is responsible for nine stakes performers and five stakes winners, including GII Vosburgh S. winner Following Sea, who is among contender for this year's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Among those getting a trim in 2022, MGISW Blame (Arch–Liable, by Seeking the Gold) will stand for $20,000 down from $30,000 this season. The 2010 Eclipse Award winning older male in is responsible for 70 stakes performers and 37 stakes winners, including five Grade I winners. This season's runners include French Group 3 winner and €575,000 Arqana Arc Sale purchase Saiydabad. Also getting a price cut in 2022 is Grade I winner Catholic Boy (More Than Ready–Song of Bernadette, by Bernardini), who will stand for $20,000. GSW Demarchelier (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}-Loveisallyouneed {Ire}, by Sadlers Wells) will return for a fee of $5,000.

 

Claiborne's full stallion roster of 2022:

STALLION                          FEE (LFSN)

Blame                                 $20,000

Catholic Boy                       $20,000

Demarchelier (GB)            $5,000

First Samurai                     $10,000

Flatter                                $35,000

Lea                                     $5,000

Mastery                             $10,000

Performer                         $12,500

Runhappy                          $12,500

Silver State                       TBA

War Front                          $100,000

War of Will                        $25,000

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Best Bets: Saturday Spotlight on Keeneland and Belmont

America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend. Vág will identify her top picks as well as at least one longshot play of the weekend, a nice opportunity to swing for the fences on a win bet or to take a shot with a show bet. She also will occasionally look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers. This Weekend’s Bets

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