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Edited Press Release Saturday's blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day program, highlighted by Golden Tempo's victory in the 158th running of the GI $2-million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, generated all-sources handle of $116,077,378 and paid attendance of 46,128. On-track handle for the 14-race Belmont Stakes Day card, which included six elite-level races among seven graded stakes, was $13,416,742. All-sources handle for the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets alone, which was carded as race 13, was $50,876,383. As the television home of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, FOX Sports presented...

The eighth annual PDJF Telethon, held last Saturday, April 18, raised a record-breaking $575,000 for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), over $100,000 more than the previous year, the event announced Friday. "This event is a testament of what can be accomplished when so many people, especially the fans, come together for a good cause," said Andrew Moore, FanDuel TV's General Manager of Racing. "Every donation makes a difference. We are grateful to all of our friends in the industry that came together to make this event a success and...

Todd Schrupp, who recently ended his long-time tenure with TVG/FanDuel TV, will join the New York Racing Association's telecast team Thursday. Schrupp announced his initial two-week stint with NYRA via his twitter page Monday. "It's time to move from the past and start looking to the future," Schrupp said in the post. "And when you look at horse racing, the future looks really bright at the New York Racing Association. You look at the remodel of Belmont, and they will have the Breeders' Cup back there next year. So much...

FanDuel TV, NYRA, Keeneland and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys along with some of the top active riders in the country and other prominent racing personalities on Saturday, Apr. 18th for the eighth annual telethon to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), FDTV said in a Wednesday press release. Presented by Lane's End, the event will be broadcast on both FanDuel TV and America's Day at the Races on the FOX Sports family of networks, as well as streamed on TVG.com. Fans...

Tom Amoss, a fixture of the American racing circuit for more than four decades, has announced that he will step down from his career as a trainer. After a storied 39-year career that saw him rise from the local ranks in Louisiana to the pinnacle of the sport with Grade I wins at Churchill Downs, Saratoga and Oaklawn Park, Amoss will officially hand over the management of his stable to head assistant Kinnon LaRose effective April 1. LaRose, who joined the operation in 2020, has served as Amoss's head assistant...

FOX Sports led all entrants with two Media Eclipse wins--their first live television programming win ever--when the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF), and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced the winners of the 2025 Media Eclipse Awards in six categories on Jan. 8. Every entry must have been primarily published or aired for the first time between Nov. 16, 2024, and Nov. 14, 2025. Honorable mention in the multimedia category went to TDN's Katie Petrunyak for 'Breeders' Cup Breakthrough: For Kevin Attard, Moira's Win...

The $300,000 Mouttet Mile Invitational at Caymanas Park in Jamaica will air on America's Day at the Races for the third consecutive year this Saturday, the New York Racing Association announced Wednesday. Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano is scheduled to compete in the race for the first time, having secured the mount on Rideallday (Vekoma). In addition to on-site analysis from Andy Serling and Maggie Wolfendale of the Mouttet Mile, Chairman's Plate Invitational and Bruceontheloose Sprint Trophy, America's Day at the Races, a national telecast produced by NYRA in...

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will partner with FOX Sports to present live television coverage of Sunday's €5-million G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from ParisLongchamp. The telecast will air on FS1 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. ET, with the main event to jump at 10:05 as the fifth event on a 10-race program. The Arc, Europe's weight-for-age championship, is run over 2400 meters. The Arc is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series and offers the winner an all-expenses paid trip to Del Mar for the GI Breeders'...

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host the inaugural Corgi Cup on Sunday, Aug. 10 at Saratoga Race Course. A total of 48 Corgis have been registered by their owners to take part in the competition. Two qualifying rounds featuring four heats of 12 Corgis each will take place on the main track after the third and fifth Thoroughbred races of the afternoon. The top three finishers from each heat will advance to the championship round to comprise a 12-Corgi field that will go to post after the...

FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY, featuring coverage of the Fourth of July Racing Festival and six consecutive Saturdays of racing from Saratoga, will air this summer on the FOX broadcast network. Coverage begins on Independence Day with coverage from 5-6 p.m. (all times EDT) of the $750,000 Grade I Belmont Derby and picks up with two hours of programing on Saturday, July 19, featuring the GI Coaching Club American Oaks. The GII Jim Dandy Stakes is the focal point of the three-hour broadcast (3-6 p.m.) on Saturday, July 26, followed by the...

The GI Belmont Stakes, presented by NYRA Bets will return to FOX Sports for its 157th edition, which takes place at Saratoga Race Course June 7. The third jewel in the Triple Crown highlights the Belmont Stakes Festival, which kicks off Friday with six graded stakes--including the GI Ogden Phipps and GI DK Horse Acorn Stakes. Saturday's Belmont Stakes card features seven additional graded stakes, including the GI Metropolitan and GI Woody Stephens. Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime FOX NFL Sunday analyst Terry Bradshaw will make special appearances...

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has rolled out post times for the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which will be held at Saratoga Race Course from Wednesday, June 4 through Sunday, June 8, the track said in a Friday release. Post time for the 10-race programs on Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5 as well as Sunday, June 8 is 12:40 p.m. (All times Eastern) with admission gates open to the public at 11 a.m. The 14-race program on Friday, June 6 will feature a post time...