Thoroughbred purse increases

The first condition book for Saratoga Race Course's summer meet is now available online. The book spans racing from opening day, July 3, through July 26. The 46-day summer meet, totaling a nearly 14% overall increase in overnight purses, features open maiden special weight races upped by 15%, from $100,000 to $115,000. First-level allowance events will be contested with purses of $120,000 and second-level allowance races will be offered for $125,000. Stakes purses for the meet increased this year to a total of $23.575 million over 73 stakes races. The...