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America’s Day At The Races Telecast To Feature Stakes Action From Aqueduct, Oaklawn

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 23.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, with stakes action at Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast live racing action this week highlighted by a lucrative Arkansas Derby Day card on Saturday from Oaklawn Park as well as a trio of stakes events from the Big A.

Broadcast schedule for America's Day at the Races (all times Eastern):

Thursday, April 8
FS2: 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 9
FS2: 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 10
FS1: 1 – 3:00 p.m.
FS2: 3 – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 11
FS2: 1 – 4:00 p.m.
FS1: 4 – 6:30 p.m.

The 85th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby [Race 12, 7:41 p.m.] will air on NBSCN as part of a live national broadcast from 7 – 8:00 p.m. The nine-furlong test, offering 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-four finishers, is led by Gary and Mary West's undefeated Grade 2 Rebel-winner Concert Tour for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. One race prior, Oaklawn offers the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap in Race 11 [7:05 p.m.], a six-furlong event for 3-year-olds and up topped by reigning champion sprinter Whitmore, who seeks his fourth Count Fleet win in his fifth consecutive appearance when taking on familiar foe C Z Rocket.

Prior to the NBCSN broadcast, national television coverage of the Arkansas Derby Day card on FS2 will showcase exciting stakes action from the Hot Springs, Arkansas oval, including the $250,000 Carousel, a six-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares in Race 6 [3:55 p.m.] headlined by multiple graded stakes winner Frank's Rockette; and the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile for older horses in Race 9 [5:49 p.m.] featuring $1.8 million earning multiple graded stakes winner By My Standards taking on division stalwarts Long Range Toddy and Wells Bayou.

Live racing from Aqueduct is highlighted by a pair of stakes on Saturday, including the $100,000 Top Flight Invitational Handicap, a nine-furlong dirt route for older fillies and mares; and the $100,000 Danger's Hour, a one-mile turf test for older horses.

Sunday's Big A stakes action offers the $100,000 Plenty of Grace at one-mile for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up.

America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 65,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

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All Graded Stakes Edition Of Cross Country Pick 5 Features Action From Aqueduct, Keeneland, Oaklawn

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host an all-graded stakes edition of the Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring racing action from Aqueduct Racetrack, Keeneland Race Course and Oaklawn Park.

Live coverage will be available with America's Day at the Races on FOX Sports. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.

The sequence kicks off at Keeneland with the Grade 2, $200,000 Shakertown [Race 8, 4:57 p.m. ET], a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint for 3-year-olds and upward led by 3-1 morning-line favorite Bound for Nowhere, who won the 2018 renewal for trainer Wesley Ward. A field of 13 turf sprinters includes Imprimis, who captured the 2019 Shakertown for trainer Joe Orseno; and the speedy Pennsylvania-bred The Critical Way, who will look to go gate-to-wire in search of a first graded stakes win.

Action switches to the Big A for the Grade 3, $250,000 Gazelle [Race 9, 5:20 p.m.], a nine-furlong test featuring eight sophomore fillies offering 100-40-20-10 Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-four finishers. Four-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle stakes winners Search Results and The Grass Is Blue, while the Graham Motion-trained Mia Martina tries dirt for the first time after closing from deep to finish fourth last out in the Grade 3 Florida Oaks.

A field of nine sophomores assemble for the third leg of the wager in the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino [Race 10, 5:58 p.m.], a nine-furlong test with 100-40-20-10 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the line. The Brown-trained Risk Taking and Crowded Trade offer a strong one-two punch for Klaravich Stables.

Risk Taking, the last-out Grade 3 Withers-winner, will have the services of champion rider Irad Ortiz, Jr. from post 4 as the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Crowded Trade, runner-up by a nose in the Grade 3 Gotham, will be piloted by Big A winter meet leading rider Eric Cancel. Steep opposition will be provided by Prevalence, the undefeated Godolphin homebred son of Medaglia d'Oro for trainer Brendan Walsh; New York-bred Brooklyn Strong, the Grade 2 Remsen-winner trained by Danny Velazquez; and Canadian-bred Weyburn, who earned a dramatic nose win in the Gotham for trainer Jimmy Jerkens.

The penultimate leg, the Grade 1, $300,000 Madison [Race 10, 6:02 p.m.], will offer a field of seven older fillies and mares sprinting seven furlongs on the Keeneland main track led by the Ward-trained Kimari. Owned by Ten Broeck Farm, the 4-year-old Munnings filly has won 5-of-9 starts including a last-out score in the Spring Fever in the slop at Oaklawn Park. The Group 1-placed filly romped to a 15-length victory on debut in her lone start at Keeneland. Bell's the One is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, boasting a record of 15-7-2-2 and purse earnings of $880,040 for trainer Neil Pessin. The 5-year-old Majesticperfection mare finished third in this event last year ahead of a nose score in the Grade 1 Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs. Grade 1-winner Fair Maiden and Grade 2-winner Sconsin add class to a talented field.

Closing out the sequence is the Grade 3, $600,000 Fantasy [Race 11, 6:54 p.m.], a 1 1/16-mile test for sophomore fillies at Oaklawn Park offering 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points. The two-turn test will see a rematch between the second and third-place finishers from the Grade 3 Honeybee in Pauline's Pearl and Sun Path.

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen for Stonestreet Stables, Pauline's Pearl was dismissed at odds of 18-1 on the tote board in the 1 1/16-mile Honeybee on March 6, but closed between rivals to complete the exacta behind the victorious Will's Secret. Juddmonte Farms' Sun Path, trained by Brad Cox, earned a career-best 83 Beyer Speed Figure in an allowance win three starts back at Fair Grounds and has since finished fourth in the Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds and a flat third last out in the Honeybee. Ava's Grace, third in the Grade 2 Adirondack last summer at Saratoga, could offer a lone speed threat stretching out for the first time for trainer Robertino Diodoro.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday April 3:
Leg A: Keeneland-Race 8 (4:57 pm) Shakertown (G2)
Leg B: Aqueduct-Race 9 (5:09 pm) Gazelle (G3)
Leg C: Aqueduct- Race 10 (5:58 pm) Wood Memorial (G2)
Leg D: Keeneland-Race 10 (6:02 pm) Madison (G1)
Leg E: Oaklawn Park-Race 11 (6:54 pm) Fantasy (G3)

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America’s Day At The Races To Showcase Stacked Wood Memorial Card

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air six hours coverage on Saturday, with action at Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast Saturday from 1-7 p.m. Eastern on FS2.

Saturday is one of Aqueduct's signature days, with five stakes on the offering, highlighted by the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino. The Grade 2 Kentucky Derby prep will see nine 3-year-olds compete in the nine-furlong contest with 100-40-20-10 qualifying points available to the top-four finishers.

The 96th running of the Wood Memorial will air on NBSCN as part of a live national broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET and scheduled to include the Grade 2, $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass from Keeneland and the Grade 1, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby from Santa Anita Park.

Prior to the NBCSN broadcast, national television coverage of the Wood Memorial Day card on FS2 will showcase exciting stakes action, including the first Grade 1 of 2021 on the New York circuit with the $300,000 Carter Handicap for 4-year-olds and up going seven furlongs in Race 6 at 3:25 p.m.

The five-horse Carter will see 4-year-old Mischevious Alex try to go 3-for-3 for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. Other contenders include Mind Control, Souper Stonehenge, Shoplifted and Chateau.

The Grade 3, $250,000 Gazelle for sophomore fillies going nine furlongs in Race 9 at 5:09 p.m. will see an eight-horse field compete in a 100-40-20-10-point qualifier to the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on April 30.

Brown will saddle stakes winners Search Results and The Grass Is Blue, while the Graham Motion-trained Mia Martina tries dirt for the first time after closing from deep to finish fourth last out in the Grade 3 Florida Oaks.

A stacked undercard will also include the Grade 3, $200,000 Bay Shore for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs in Race 3 at 1:51 p.m., while 4-year-olds and up will contest at nine furlongs in the $150,000 Excelsior in Race 8 at 4:31 p.m.

Saturday will also see America's Day at the Races showcase action from Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which includes the $200,000 Purple Martin for 3-year-old fillies in Race 6 at 4:09 p.m.

Oaklawn's 12-race card will be highlighted by the Grade 3, $600,000 Fantasy for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles in Race 11 at 6:54 p.m. Like the Gazelle, the Fantasy is also a 100-40-20-10-point qualifier to the Kentucky Oaks, and the road to Churchill Downs will see the respective second, third and fifth-place finishers in last month's Grade 3 Honeybee matchup again in Pauline's Pearl, Sun Path and Coach. Pauline's Pearl, trained by Hall of Famer Steve

America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 65,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

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NYRA Announces April And May Post Times For Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced post times for April and May of the upcoming 48-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet.

The lucrative Belmont spring/summer meet includes 59 stakes races worth $16.95 million in total purse money and will begin Thursday, April 22 and continue through Sunday, July 11.

In April, first post time at Belmont will be 1 p.m. Eastern, with the exception of Kentucky Oaks Day on Friday, April 30, which will offer a 12:20 p.m. first post.

In May, Belmont will offer a 1 p.m. post time with some exceptions.

Thursday cards in May will begin at 3:05 p.m. and will be featured on America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports, airing coverage of live racing from Belmont, as well as the Twilight Thursday program at Churchill Downs.

The Triple Crown begins on Kentucky Derby Day [Saturday, May 1] at Churchill Downs, with first post at Belmont slated for 12:20 p.m., while Preakness Day [Saturday, May 15], the second jewel to be contested at Pimlico Race Course, will see Belmont offer a noon first post.

The 153rd running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the 1 ½-mile final leg of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, June 5 at Belmont Park.

A special middle pick 5 with a mandatory payout will be offered on Belmont cards featuring 11 or more races.

For more information, please visit NYRA.com.

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