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With high temperatures and elevated heat indexes projected again next week, Horseshoe Indianapolis is being proactive and will move first race post times to 6:45 p.m. beginning Tuesday, June 21 and extending through Thursday, June 23.

Post times for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday's program will begin after the heat of the day. All handicapping contests offered will also move to the evening hours. Racing will be held at the regularly scheduled time Monday, June 20 beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Post times are expected to move back to the regular schedule of 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 27.

The 20th season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Live racing is conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with Thursday post times set for 2:10 p.m. A total of 12 Saturdays will feature live racing in 2022 highlighted by the 28th running of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby and the 27th running of the Grade 3 $200,000 Indiana Oaks set for Saturday, July 9. For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring turf racing from Belmont Park and a trio of graded stakes from Monmouth Park's Haskell Preview Day as Hot Rod Charlie returns in the Grade 3 Salvator Mile.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/cross-country-wagers.

The sequence kicks off in Race 7 at Belmont Park at 4:06 p.m. with field of 10 sophomores contesting 1 1/16-miles over the inner turf led by Merci, a maiden winner for conditioner Christophe Clement. The Noble Mission bay graduated at first asking in February at Tampa Bay Downs and followed with a closing fourth in a 1 1/16-mile allowance on April 16 at Keeneland. Chad Brown sends out a pair of starters in Fighter in the Win, who makes his stateside debut; and Credit Event, who was favored in the aforementioned race at Keeneland and was blocked behind rivals in upper stretch, finishing tenth. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher saddles maiden winners Analogy and Beauty Amazed in a field of many chances. Four horses have entered for the main-track only.

Action switches to Monmouth for the second leg, the Grade 3 Eatontown [Race 11, 4:47 p.m.], a 1 1/16-mile turf test for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up. Vigilantes Way will look to defend her title for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey against a pair of talented multiple group/graded stakes winners for Brown in Lemista and Fluffy Socks.

The third leg at Belmont [Race 9, 5:12 p.m.] will see a field of 12 state-breds 3-years-old and up battle seven furlongs over the Widener turf. Missionatthespa is a five-time winner trained by Chuck Lawrence, who enters from a pacesetting third in a one-mile state-bred allowance at Belmont. The runner-up of that event, the late-closing Mr. Kringle, also returns for conditioner John Terranova. Forty Two Ace, a first-time gelding, will look to win off-the-bench in his turf debut having not been seen since an off-the-board effort in March at Aqueduct.

The penultimate leg will see a dozen 3-year-olds and up line up in a nine-furlong turf test in the Grade 3 Monmouth [Race 13, 5:47 p.m.] led by the Brown-trained Sacred Life, who captured the Grade 3 Knickerbocker last year at Belmont. Brown is also represented by multiple graded-stakes winner Public Sector, who is cross-entered in Saturday's Grade 3 Poker at Belmont.

Canadian Classic winner Safe Conduct offers pace and stamina for conditioner Phil Serpe, while six-time winner Yes This Time will look to add to a ledger that includes a score in the Grade 3 Kent over soft turf in July at Delaware Park.

Closing out the sequence is the return of Grade 1-winning multimillionaire Hot Rod Charlie in the Grade 3 Salvator Mile [Race 14, 6:15 p.m.] as he headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds and up in his first appearance since a runner-up effort in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup. The 4-year-old Oxbow colt crossed the wire first in last year's Grade 1 Haskell but was disqualified and placed seventh after drifting in during the stretch run. He made amends by following with a score in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby. Steep opposition will be provided by multiple Grade 1-winner Mind Control; and Shirl's Speight, a Grade 1-winner on turf for Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the spring/summer meet at Belmont Park on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, June 18:
Leg A: Belmont – Race 7, optional-claimer (4:06 p.m.)
Leg B: Monmouth – Race 11, G3 Eatontown (4:47 p.m.)
Leg C: Belmont – Race 9, allowance (5:12 p.m.)
Leg D: Monmouth – Race 13, G3 Monmouth (5:47 p.m.)
Leg E: Monmouth – Race 14, G3 Salvator Mile (6:15 p.m.)

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Three graded stakes races and the TVG.com Pegasus Stakes for 3-year-olds highlight a 14-race card on Saturday for Monmouth Park's inaugural TVG.com Haskell Stakes Preview Day.

The $150,000 Pegasus Stakes, at a mile and a sixteenth, serves as Monmouth Park's prep race for the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Stakes on July 23.

Headlining the Haskell Stakes Preview Day are the Grade 3, $150,000 Salvator Mile for 3-year-olds and up; the Grade 3, $150,000 Eatontown Stakes for fillies and mares, 3 and up, going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf, and the Grade 3, $150,000 Monmouth Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at a mile and an eighth on the turf.

The four stakes races will go as the final four races on the card as part of an all-stakes Pick 4.

“Clearly this is the best card we have put on this year and one of the best in quite some time across all divisions,” said John Heims, Monmouth Park's director of racing and racing secretary. “If Haskell Preview Day turns out as we expect, it should make for a blockbuster Haskell Day.”

Hot Rod Charlie, most recently second in the Dubai World Cup on March 26, will make his return in the Salvator Mile for trainer Doug O'Neill. He is one of three Grade 1 winners in the seven-horse Salvator Mile field, a group that includes Mind Control and Shirl's Speight.

Joe Bravo, Monmouth Park's 13-time riding champion, is listed to ride on the card, as are out-of-towners Florent Geroux, Manny Franco, Jose Lezcano, Mike Smith and John Velazquez.

The Pegasus Stakes has drawn a field of nine, including the Brad Cox-trained Home Brew, recent Long Branch Stakes winner Dash Attack, trained by Ken McPeek, and Electability from Chad Brown's barn.

An even dozen starters are listed for the Monmouth Stakes, including the Danny Gargan-trained Tax, a multiple graded stakes winner, and Hidden Stash, who was on the Triple Crown trail last year for trainer Vickie Oliver, finishing 14th in the Kentucky Derby.

Eight are entered for the Eatontown Stakes, including last year's race winner Vigilantes Way; Whimsical Muse, who won the Miss Liberty Stakes for trainer Kelly Breen on May 30 at Monmouth Park, and Chad Brown-trainees Lemista and Fluffy Socks.

The July 23 Haskell Day card includes the Grade 1, $600,000 United Nations at a mile and three eighths on the turf for 3 year olds and up; the Grade 3, $400,000 Monmouth Cup for 3 year olds and up at a mile and an eighth; the Grade 3, $400,000 Molly Pitcher for fillies and mares 3 and up at a mile and a sixteenth, and the Grade 3, $200,000 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes for fillies and mares 3 and up at a mile and an eighth on the turf.

First race post time on Saturday is 12:15 p.m.

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Tournament veteran Tony Zhou bested a field of 68 horseplayers to capture the 2022 Belmont Stakes Challenge, which was contested online via NYRA Bets and on-track at Belmont Park during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

Zhou, a 38-year-old New York City resident, took home $85,800 in prize money plus $52,945.50 in live bankroll for a total of $138,745.50. With the victory, Zhou secured a seat at the 2022 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge in November at Keeneland.

The Belmont Stakes Challenge was a live-money contest featuring a $5,000 Entry Fee [$3,500 in Live Money Wagers/$1,500 to Prize Pool], contributing to a prize pool that the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) seeded with $50,000 – including $40,000 to the winner and $10,000 to the runner-up.

Contestants were permitted to make Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta, Quinella, and Daily Double wagers and required to wager a minimum of $200 per race on at least five separate Challenge Races conducted on Friday; and an additional $500 per race on a minimum of five separate Challenge Races conducted on Saturday.

Zhou was in third place heading into the final challenge race of the contest – the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets. A field of eight lined up in the 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion” and Zhou staked his chances on the 5-2 favorite Mo Donegal, who would be piloted by Irad Ortiz, Jr. for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.

Mo Donegal, who was also in third position through 10 furlongs of the 12-furlong test, made a four-wide move at the top of the lane and edged clear to a three-length score over his filly stablemate Nest.

TOP THREE FINISHERS
PLAYER / PRIZE MONEY / LIVE BANKROLL
Tony Zhou / $85,800 / $52,945.50
Christian Hellmers / $32,900 / $70,900
Travis Pearson / $13,740 / $29,928

Zhou took to social media to express his satisfaction after securing his first Belmont Stakes Challenge title.

“After 3rd and 2nd place finishes in previous years, getting this win in a major brought pure joy,” Zhou said via Twitter. “My 1st day at the races was Belmont Stakes 2010 when I left with an empty wallet. I vowed to figure out the game and with some hard work and deliberate practice, things do work out!”

Horseplayers are invited to take part in NYRA's Belmont Saturday live-money contests which are available online through NYRA Bets; pre-registration is required. Upcoming contest dates include, Saturday, June 18; Saturday, June 25; Saturday, July 2; and Saturday, July 9. For more information, please visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/handicapping-contests.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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