New York Thoroughbred Racing


2007 Belmont Stakes Race Results & Payouts

The history of American horse racing began in New York when the British settlers brought horses and horse racing with them to the New World and built the first racetrack in Long Island around 1665.

The rapid growth of the industrial economy after the Civil War also gave rise to horse betting on races. By 1890 there were 314 race tracks operating across the country.

Today some of the most anticipated racing season are held in New York at Saratoga Race tracks, Belmont Park, Aqueduct, and harness racing raceways.

Aqueduct Racetrack

Belmont ParkBest known as the "Big A", Aqueduct racetrack is located in Queens, New York. It was opened in 1894 and rebuilt in 1959. It has three courses: The Main Track (dirt), Inner Dirt Track, and a turf track (grass). Aqueduct runs in the winter when star horses and jockeys jostle to warmer climates like Florida and California racetracks.


Belmont Park - Home of Belmont Stakes

Belmont ParkBelmont Park is home of the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the Triple Crown races (25 weeks after the Kentucky Derby and 3 weeks after the Preakness Stakes). The park has the largest dirt racecourse of any thoroughbred race track not only in North America but the world at a mile and a half (2414 m). Belmont is host to the 2009 Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championship. Breeders' Cup Official Entries, Post Positions and Morning Line Odds


Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race CourseSaratoga Race Course is a 350-acre racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Site of the the Travers Stakes, America's oldest major thoroughbred horse race. The Saratoga annual meet consists of a six-week meeting with Labor Day as the last day of racing.



NYRA. New York Racing Association

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is a private, non-profit racing association that owns and operates the three largest thoroughbred racing tracks in New York: Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga.

New York Harness Racing, Trotting or Standardbred

Harness racing is a form of horse racing restricted to Standarbreds, and usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies. Standardbreds have proportionally shorter legs and longer bodies than thoroughbreds. They also are of more placid dispositions, as suits horses whose races involve more strategy and more re-acceleration than do thoroughbred races. Harness Racing Picks & Tips.

Buffalo Raceway Harness w/ Picks & Tips

Buffalo Raceway has been a harness racing fixture since the 1960's and was considered one of the top ten tracks in America. Located in Hamburg, NY, it was founded and opened by James J. Dunnigan in 1942. The raceway is now a major contributor to the economy of Western New York.

Yonkers Raceway Harness w/ Picks & Tips

Home of the historic Empire City Trotting Club since 1899. Today, Yonkers Raceway continues its preeminence as a major attraction to the tri-state area. It also hosts the New York Night of Champions, the "best of the best" race among the 2- and 3-year offering a total $1.2 million purse.

Batavia Downs Harness w/ Picks & Tips

Batavia Downs is a standardbred racetrack that boasts a half-mile oval with a Euro style rail and a new mutuel board in the infield. With live harness racing from July through December.

Monticello Raceway Harness w/ Picks & Tips

Monticello Raceway is home to the New York Sire Stakes – the track’s premiere racing event – held each summer, with close to $1 million in purses. Fondly called, Mighty M, the raceway has been a major entertainment destination since it opened in 1958, with landmark races elephant races and races featuring athletes outrunning horses. It has now evolved into a video gaming center, aside from the live races feature.

Goshen Race Track Harness w/ Picks & Tips

The Historic Track-Goshen Race Track opened in 1891, a half-mile track leased by Edward H. Harriman and his wife. Names like Uhlan, Greyhound, Speedy Rodney, Nevele Pride have made Historic Track and the surrounding area known as the "Cradle of the Trotter" for more than a hundred years.

New York Off-Track Betting Stations

Find off track betting (OTB) station locations in the New York area:

New York Sports

MLB, Baseball – NY Yankees and NY Mets
NFL, Football – NY Jets, NY Giants, Buffalo Bills
NHL Hockey – NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Buffalo Sabres
NBA Basketball – NY Knicks, NY Liberty
Soccer – Metro Stars - MLS

New York Casinos

Indian Casinos, Casino Boat, Pari-Mutuel Casinos or read casino books and game rules online.

Related Books

2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park

The Breeders' Cup, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event, consisting of 14 Breeders' Cup races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on October 24-25, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

With filly Zenyatta remaining undefeated as the 2008 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Day concludes, see the October 24 Breeders' Cup results & Payouts. Breeders' Cup Day Saturday will be highlighted by the Breeders' Cup Classic where Horse of the Year Curlin will defend his title against Casino Drive of Japan, Raven's Pass of Europe and other horse racing stars.

Find out the Breeders' Cup post times, see the 2008 Breeders' Cup odds or take a look back in time in last year's Breeders' Cup entries and the previous Breeders' Cup winners.

Plus get free Breeders' Cup racing picks and betting tips from handicappers in the horse racing forums!

Links

Casino Exit Banner Join CasinoExit Link Exchange Directory!


BetUs Online BettingBetUs Online Racebook


Latest Horse Racing New York

La Prevoyante Handicap Field At Calder Race Course December 13 Lawrence Goichman's 5-year-old mare J'ray will be among the favorites in the $150,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. II) on Saturday's Grand Slam horse racing program at Calder Race Course December 13. ...

Tale of Ekati Wins Cigar Mile Handicap By Disqualification at Aqueduct November 29; Wanderin Boy Euthanized Charles Fipke's Tale of Ekati, ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, won the $300,000 Hill 'N' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap by disqualification at Aqueduct on Saturday, November 29. Trained by Barclay Tagg, Ta...

Race Horse Trainer Steve Asmussen Breaks Own Record at Remington Park Race horse trainer Steve Asmussen, who set the record of 555 wins in 2004, broke his own record for most wins in a year Sunday when Prophesy won the first race at Remington Park to give the trainer vi...

Retired Race Horse Big Brown Settling At Three Chimneys Farm Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown has settled in at his new home at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky over the weekend after being shipped from New York. The 3-year-old colt Big B...

Curlin Back At Churchill Downs After Finishing Fourth In The 2008 Breeders? Cup Classic Horse of the Year Curlin is back at Churchill Downs, home of the 2009 Kentucky Derby, after finishing fourth to Raven's Pass in the 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park. North...

More Horse Racing New York

NYRA: Aqueduct, Belmont Park & Saratoga 2009 Schedule Meet-by-meet 2009 schedule for Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga in New York. Aqueduct Winter/Spring Meet Schedule 82 days, January 1-April 26 Dark Mondays and Tuesday, except: Open: Mond...

NYRA Increases Purses For 13 Grade 1 Stakes Races The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will raise the purses on 13 Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse races offered at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course in 2009. The hikes are part of ...

Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct November 29 Stone Farm's Wanderin Boy heads the 20th running of the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) – the feature on a 9-race card that will also include the 95th running of the $200,000 Remsen St...

Horse Racing Results: Dry Martini Wins Stuyvesant Handicap at Aqueduct Dry Martini shook off the wet and foggy conditions at Aqueduct, home of the Cigar Mile Handicap, to beat Stud Muffin by 3 lengths in the $110,500 Stuyvesant Handicap on Saturday, November 15. The 2...

Most recently searched web sites

horses wild sports betting

Horse Racing Gambling Directory
Gambling Directory