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HISTORY 2018 Racing Dates 2 Table of Conents Winter/Spring: January 1 - April 22 3 Schedule/Calendar Fall: November 2 - December 31 4 History of The Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) 5 NYRA Officers and Officials 6 History BELMONT PARK 7 Belmont Park Specifications & Map 2150 Hempstead Turnpike 8 History Elmont, NY, 11003 9 Saratoga Leading Jockeys and Trainers TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE 10 Saratoga Race Course Specifications & Map 2018 Racing Dates 11 Saratoga Walk of Fame Spring/Summer: April 27 - July 15 INFORMATION GENERAL 12 Aquedcut Racetrack History Fall: September 7 - October 28 13 Aqueduct Racetrack Specifications & Map 14 NYRA Bets SARATOGA RACE COURSE 15 Digital NYRA 267 Union Ave. 16-17 NYRA Personalities & NYRA en Espanol Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866 18 NYRA & Community/Cares 19 NYRA & Safety 2018 Racing Dates 20 Handle & Attendance Page Summer: July 20 to September 3 ------

OWNERS 22-44 Owner Profiles 43 2017 Leading Owners Contact Us: TRAINERS Press Office: (718) 659-2244 44-81 Trainer Profiles 82-83 Additional Trainers [email protected] 84 Leading Trainers in New York 1935-2017 85 2017 Trainer Standings Customer Service: (718) 641-4700 Box Office: (844) NYRA-TIX JOCKEYS Horseman’s Relations: (718) 659-2205 86-100 Profiles Track Photographer: (718) 659-2292 101 Jockeys that have won six or more races in one day 101 Leading Jockeys in New York (1941-2017) 102 2017 Jockey Standings Racing Office: Inside New York: (800) 221-6266 Outside New York: (800) 221-6267 3 11 History of the Belmont Stakes 21 Belmont Runners 30 Belmont Owners @TheNYRA 36 Belmont Trainers Belmont Jockeys

TRAVERS STAKES www.nyra.com 3 12 History of the 16 Travers Owners For explanations of stewards’ decisions please visit 19 Travers Trainers Stewards’ Corner at NYRA.com 29 Travers Jockeys The Whitney GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL 2 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael J. Del Giudice, Chairman Joseph Appelbaum Jeffrey A. Cannizzo Michael Dubb C. Steven Duncker Bobby Flay Marc Holliday Stuart S. Janney, III Christopher K. Kay Earle Mack Timothy “Chris” Mara HISTORY OF NYRA HISTORY Georgeanna Nugent LEADERSHIP NYRA Leonard Riggio Andrew Rosen Created more than 60 years ago so that and in 1959 opened the modern Aqueduct George Russo New York State could share in the boom Racetrack. Jamaica Race Track was closed Joseph Spinelli in racing that followed World War II, the same year. From 1963 through 1968, Stuart Subotnick The New York Racing Association, Inc., Belmont Park was shuttered while a new Vincent Tese (NYRA) holds the exclusive right to was built. conduct racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, EXECUTIVES Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course In 2012, at the direction of Governor Christopher K. Kay, CEO and President until 2033. , a temporary, publicly Tony Allevato, President of NYRA Bets and Executive Producer, NYRA TV controlled body was put in place to Joseph Lambert, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of transform management of Lynn LaRocca, Senior Vice President & Chief Experience Officer the state’s thoroughbred business, which racing in New York. In April of 2017, the Gordon Lavalette, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer contributes more than $2 billion annually state returned private control of racing Martin Panza, Senior Vice President of Racing Operations to New York State’s economy. In 2017, back to NYRA. Jelena Alonso, Vice President, Controller Saratoga continued to shine with a record Glen Kozak, Vice President of Facilities & Racing Surfaces all-sources handle of more than $682 David O’Rourke, Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer million during the spectacular summer Bobby Sica, Vice President, Chief Security Officer meet, beating the previous record by four Robert J. Hughes, Vice President, Chief Information Officer percent. James Ranton, Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Paid attendance for 2017 at Saratoga, OFFICERS AND OPERATING OFFICIALS Belmont and Aqueduct exceeded 1.7 John Clyne, Director of Security & Special Events

million for the second straight year. LEADERSHIP NYRA James Dillon, Director of Special Events Factoring in off-track wagering, daily Eric Donovan, Director of TV & Broadcast Operations handle for NYRA races averaged nearly Matthew Feig, Senior Director, ADW $9.9 million with total all-sources handle Jonathan Fowler, Director of Marketing, NYRA Bets for the 225 racing days exceeding $2.2 Rocco Fuda, Director, Pari-Mutuel Operations billion. While staging just over 5 percent of John Imbriale, Director, TV Production all races run in the in 2017, Min Kim, Director of Internal Audit wagering on NYRA’s races again accounted William McCarthy, Associate Counsel, FOILS Appeals Officer for more than 20 percent of all monies bet Patrick McKenna, Director, Communications & Public Affairs on in the Darran Miner, Director of Marketing

United States. Kevin Quinn, Director of Sales Iris Roberts, Records Access Officer NYRA was formed in 1955, when the Stephen Travers, Senior Director, Hospitality & Guest Services Greater New York Association acquired the assets of the four racing associations operating Belmont, Jamaica, Saratoga and STEWARDS Aqueduct racetracks. Within four years, the Jim Edwards, The Jockey Club* NYRA had demolished the old Aqueduct Stephen Lewandowski, New York Gaming Commission* Braulio Baeza, Jr., NYRA Steward*

A HISTORY OF A HISTORY ASSOCIATION RACING THE NEW YORK Hugh J. Gallagher, Safety Steward* * fully accredited 4 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 5 BELMONT PARK BELMONT PARK

“The 37-year wait is over,” featuring elite competitors from filly Beldame, another of Belmont’s proclaimed track announcer Larry around the world, highlighted by charges. In the stretch, got Collmus as swept the Grade 1, $1.2 million Belmont unexpected competition from 20-1 across the finish line in the 2015 Derby Invitational and the Grade 1, Race King, and the two hit the wire Belmont Stakes, becoming just the $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational, in a dead heat. Closed in 1963 due to 12th Triple Crown winner in history. both at 1 1/4 miles on the turf. structural defects, Belmont Park was A sold-out crowd of 90,000 was on rebuilt and re-opened in 1968. hand to witness history as the Zayat For more than a century, Belmont has Stables color-bearer added the “Test been the stage for many of racing’s Since 2012, numerous improvements of the Champion” to his earlier greatest legends, from Man o’ War to have been made to enhance the victories in the Derby and , Beldame to , guest experience while preserving Preakness. and Seabiscuit to . It began its historic architectural elements, BASIC PHYSICAL DATA OF in 1902, when a syndicate headed including the installion of hundreds BELMONT PARK RACETRACK BELMONT PARK TRACK SPECIFICATIONS His triumph was a fitting conclusion by August Belmont II and former of HD televisions across the AQUEDUCT TRACK SPECIFICATIONS FACILITIES PROVIDED GROUNDS Total Capacity ...... 90,000 to the three-day Belmont Stakes Secretary of the Navy William C. property and new video display Area of Site ...... 445 acres Trackside Dining ...... 2,300 Racing Festival, which will have its Whitney sought land on boards in the Pad- dock, installing Parking Areas ...... 91 acres (18,500 cars) Other Dining ...... 700 latest iteration from June 7-9, 2018, to build the most elaborate track Trakus technology for horseplayers Main Course ...... 1 1/2 miles Total Seating Capacity (including picnic tables and benches). . 32,941 anchored by the 150th running of in America, one modeled after the and enhancing and expanding Widener Turf Course ...... 1 5/16 miles Inner Turf Course ...... 1 3/16 miles, 103 feet the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. The great race courses of Europe. They the Belmont Cafe and the Top Main Track Training Track ...... 1 mile mega event features 18 stakes races found what they were looking for on of the Stretch picnic area. Guests Pony Track ...... 4. .¼ . .“ .- . 4. .¾ . “. .Sandy . . . . .Loam . . . . Cushion...... 1/4 mile GRANDSTANDMain Track Main Track including six Grade 1s. the border of County and also were greeted by $5 million in Railroad Terminal - 4 Platforms; City Bus Terminal Length ...... 1,266 feet 10 Clay/Silt/Sand Base 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion “ Depth Clubhouse and Grandstand ...... 265 feet BELMONT PARK Nassau County. Originally known improvements to the transit rotunda STABLE AREA American Pharoah joined 11 other as Foster’s Meadow, the 650 acres on the west end of the Grandstand, Sand Drainage Course Height ...... 10 . “. .Clay/Silt/Sand ...... 105 Base feet 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base 62 Barns (1 Receiving Barn, 1 Pony Barn) winners of racing’s most prestigious, of land included a turreted Tudor as well as new rail station platforms, Natural Soil Floor Area ...... 1,300,000 square feet Stabling Capacity ...... 2,500 Stalls Concrete Work ...... Sand . . . .Drainage .40,000 Coursecubic yards Sand Drainage Course and elusive prize. Since 1919, when Gothic mansion owned by William de which increased the Belmont Station Dormitory Capacity (455 rooms)...... 1155 personnel Structural Steel Framing ...... Natural...... Soil . . . . .13,047 tons Natural Soil Sir Barton was the first to sweep Forest Manice, which was to serve as train capacity from eight to 10 cars the spring classics, only the track’s Turf and Field Club until and improved egress from the track (1930), (1935), 1956. on major racing days. BELMONT PARK TRACK SPECIFICATIONS (1937), (1941), Count AQUEDUCT TRACK SPECIFICATIONS TRACK ATTENDANCE AND HANDLE RECORDS Fleet (1943), (1946), Citation The grand opening of Belmont Park December 2017 marked the One-Day Attendance...... 120,139, June 5, 2004 (1948), (1973), on May 4, 1905, attracted more than beginning of another new chapter One-Day Handle...... $19,200,102 on Belmont Stakes Day, June 7, 2014 (1977) and (1978) have 40,000 fans who witnessed August in Belmont’s storied history as New achieved racing immortality. Belmont II’s Blandy, at 7-1, hold York Governor Andrew Cuomo off 100-1 shot Oliver Cromwell announcedMain Track that the National Hockey Inner Track BELMONT PARK TRACK SPECIFICATIONS Along with the Belmont Stakes in the $1,500 Belmont Inaugural. League’s New York Islanders have 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion MAINMain TRACK Track Turf Courses Main Track Racing Festival, the second “must- Later, James R. Keane’s Sysonby, secured the rights to build an 18,000- ¼ - ½ “ Clay/Silt/Sand Base TURF COURSES Turf Courses 10 Clay/Silt/Sand Base 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion “ 8“ Limestone Screening Base Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) see” event of Belmont’s spring/ who would be ranked No. 30 on the seat arena as part of a sports and Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) summer meet will be the fifth edition Blood-Horse Magazine’s top 100 entertainment complex on 43 acresSand Drainage Course Sand Drainage10 Course“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing10“ Medium Clay/Silt/Sand Base 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Natural Soil Natural Soil Natural Soil Natural Soil of the Stars & Stripes Racing Festival horses of the 20th century, made his of property on the grounds of Sand Drainage Course Sand Drainage Course on July 7, a spectacular day of racing 3-year-old debut against the super historic Belmont. Natural Soil Natural Soil

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Inner Track Turf Course 4 ¼ - 4 ¾ Sandy Loam Cushion “ “ Turf (Tall Fescue) 4 ¾ “- 5 ½ “ ¼ - ½ “ Clay/Silt/Sand Base Turf Courses Turf Courses 8 Limestone Screening Base 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium “ Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) Natural Soil Sand Drainage Course 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Natural Soil Natural Soil Natural Soil

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Turf Course Turf (Tall Fescue) 4 ¾ “- 5 ½ “ 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Natural Soil LEADING JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS AT SARATOGA

YEAR JOCKEY WINS TRAINER WINS YEAR JOCKEY WINS TRAINER WINS 2017 Jose Ortiz 58 40* 1984 Angel Cordero Jr. 24 Jonathan Sheppard 9 2016 Jose Ortiz 65 Chad Brown 40* 1983 Angel Cordero Jr. 31 Phil Johnson 9 2015 Irad Ortiz, Jr. 57 Todd Pletcher 34 1982 Angel Cordero Jr. 30 Frank Martin 13 2014 58 Todd Pletcher 28 1981 Angel Cordero Jr. 23 Robert DeBonis 8 2013 Javier Castellano 66 Todd Pletcher 36 Woody Stephens 8 2012 Ramon Dominguez 68* Todd Pletcher 36 1980 Angel Cordero Jr. 35 Frank Martin 9 2011 John Velazquez 54 Todd Pletcher 38 1979 Angel Cordero Jr. 24 Lazaro Barrera 11 2010 John Velazquez 57 Todd Pletcher 36 1978 Angel Cordero Jr. 34 Allen Jerkens 7 2009 Ramon Dominguez 45 Linda Rice 20 Woody Stephens 7 2008 Alan Garcia 39 Kiaran McLaughlin 17 Sidney Watters Jr. 7 2007 Cornelio Velasquez 44 Bill Mott 27 1977 Angel Cordero Jr. 34 Lazaro Barrera 8

SARATOGA RACE COURSE RACE SARATOGA 2006 46 Todd Pletcher 24 Thomas Kelly 8 COURSE RACE SARATOGA 2005 Edgar Prado 44 Todd Pletcher 22 1976 Angel Cordero Jr. 29 Lazaro Barrera 12 2004 John Velazquez 65 Todd Pletcher 35 1975 Eddie Maple 23 Lazaro Barrera 13 2003 John Velazquez 61 Todd Pletcher 35 1974 Jorge Velasquez 20 Jose Martin 15 With paid attendance topping more than one million Emboldened by the success of that first meet, 2002 Edgar Prado 54 Todd Pletcher 19 1973 Ron Turcotte 27 Allen Jerkens 14 in 2017 for the third straight year, the annual summer Morrissey promptly enlisted his friends John R. 2001 55 Bill Mott 22 1972 Jorge Velasquez 20 Allen Jerkens 19 2000 Jerry Bailey 50 Bill Mott 17 1971 Laffit Pincay Jr. 25 Allen Jerkens 12 at Saratoga Race Course generates $237 million Hunter, William Travers and Leonard Jerome to 1999 Jerry Bailey 47 Bill Mott 16 1970 Jacinto Vasquez 21 Robert Frankel 6 in economic activity and nearly 2,600 jobs across form the Saratoga Association. Its first responsibility 1998 John Velazquez 31 Todd Pletcher 20 James Maloney 6 the greater Capital Region, according to the was the construction of a new, permanent 1997 Jerry Bailey 48 John Kimmel 15 1969 Jorge Velasquez 34 John Campo 10 findings of a study released in 2016 by the Saratoga grandstand on the current site of Saratoga Race Bill Mott 15 1968 Braulio Baeza 26 Lucien Lauren 10 County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Course. Across the street, the “old course” became 1996 Jerry Bailey 45 Bill Mott 20 1967 Angel Cordero Jr. 36 Ivan Parke 10 1995 Jerry Bailey 47 Bill Mott 18 1966 John L. Rotz 28 Ivor Balding 9 The update also shows a surge in job growth of the barn area known as Horse Haven, with the 1994 Jerry Bailey 38 Shug McGaughey 15 1965 Braulio Baeza 17 Howard Jacobson 9 more than 30 percent attributed to the operation vestiges of the original track still encircling 1993 Mike Smith 40 Bill Mott 12 Robert Ussery 17 of Saratoga Race Course and its participants, the stables. 1992 Mike Smith 38 D. Wayne Lukas 14 1964 Manuel Ycaza 22 John Gaver 12 including owners, trainers and jockeys, as well as Bill Mott 14 1963 Manuel Ycaza 37 Howard Jacobson 12 tourism activity generated by the track. While the summer meet routinely drew weekday 1991 Mike Smith 33 D. Wayne Lukas 16 1962 John Sellers 35 James Fitzsimmons 9 1990 Chris Antley 28 D. Wayne Lukas 10 1961 Manuel Ycaza 25 Burley Parke 11 crowds of more than 10,000 during the 1950’s, there 1989 Angel Cordero Jr. 34 D. Wayne Lukas 16 1960 Sam Boulmetis 26 John Gaver 8 In 2017, NYRA set a record for all-sources wagering was that the Greater New York Association, 1988 Angel Cordero Jr. 36 D. Wayne Lukas 16 Walter Kelley 8 on racing at Saratoga, concluding the 40-day meet formed in 1955, would run a concurrent meet 1987 Jose Santos 26 Sidney Watters Jr. 12 Michael Walsh 8 with handle of nearly $677 million. Launched in downstate. In April, 1957, Gov. AverillAQUEDUCT Harriman TRACK SPECIFICATIONS 1986BELMONT Angel Cordero PARK Jr. TRACK27 SPECIFICATIONSD. Wayne Lukas 13 1959 Manuel Ycaza 41 Norman McLeod 8 conjunction with NYRA Bets last summer was signed into law a bill that prohibited a simultaneous 1985 Angel Cordero Jr. 22 Jonathan Sheppard 10 1958 Bill Boland 22 Hirsch Jacobs 11 * meet record NYRA’s critically-acclaimed flagship racing broadcast downstate meet and also guaranteed a minimum Saratoga Live. As a result of additional distribution of 24 days of racing at the Spa. In 1963, the agreements with FOX Regional Sports Networks, construction of the Northway improvedMain automotiveTrack Saratoga Live expanded its reach into more than access to the track from the New York State 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion Main Track Main Track

75 million households, including new audiences in Thruway in Albany. 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base SARATOGA ON-TRACK4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy LoamRECORDS Cushion 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion One-day attendance ...... 72,745 on Aug. 11, 2007 Average daily handle ...... $3,941,190 in 2015 , Ohio and Kentucky. Sand Drainage Course 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base Named one of the world’s great sporting venues by Natural Soil One-day handle ...... $11,472,451 Aug. 29, 2015 (Travers Day) Opening Day in July ...... 34,793 on July 24, 2015 Sand Drainage Course Sand Drainage Course Already famous for its mineral baths, Saratoga held Sports Illustrated, the past comes alive every summer Track Attendance . . . Natural. . . . .Soil ...... 1,123,647 in 2016 Opening Day in August . . . Natural. . . . .Soil ...... 30,658 on Aug. 2, 1989 its first thoroughbred meet just a month after the in the historic grandstand as guests experience Average daily attendance ...... 29,147 in 2003 Largest weekday crowd(non-opening day). ..38,488 on Aug. 21, 2017 Battle of Get- tysburg. Staged by gambler, not only the best in thoroughbred racing, but the Meeting handle (includes downstate) ...... $157,647,699 in 2015 Largest weekday handle ...... $4,999,265 on Aug. 25, 2017 owner, ex-boxing champion and future CongressmanAQUEDUCT unmatched TRACK ambienceSPECIFICATIONS and charm of SaratogaBELMONT Springs. PARK TRACK SPECIFICATIONS John “Old Smoke” Mor-rissey and beginning on August 3, 1863, the four-day meet drew thousands Although some may quibble with the order, it’s no of locals and tourists who saw Lizzie W. defeat wonder that Saratoga’s motto is “Health, history, Inner Track Captain Moore in the best-of-three series ofMain races. Track and horses.” SARATOGA RACE COURSE TRACK SPECIFICATIONS 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion Main Track ¼ - ½ “ Clay/Silt/Sand Base Turf Courses MainMAIN TrackTRACK TURFTurf Courses COURSES 8“ Limestone Screening Base 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base 4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass)4 ¼ “ - 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) Sand Drainage Course 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Sand Drainage Course Natural Soil10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base 10“ Clay/Silt/Sand Base Natural Soil SARATOGA RACE COURSE RACE SARATOGA Natural Soil Natural Soil Sand Drainage Course Sand Drainage Course Natural Soil Natural Soil

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Inner Track Turf Course

4 ¼ “- 4 ¾“ Sandy Loam Cushion Turf (Tall Fescue) 4 ¾ “- 5 ½ “ ¼ - ½ Clay/Silt/Sand Base Turf Courses “ 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Turf Courses 8“ Limestone Screening Base Natural SoilTurf (Kentucky Bluegrass) Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass) Sand Drainage Course 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Natural Soil Natural Soil Natural Soil

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Turf Course Turf (Tall Fescue) 4 ¾ “- 5 ½ “ 8“ Sandy Topsoil Growing Medium Natural Soil SARATOGA RACE COURSE RACE SARATOGA SARATOGA RACE COURSE RACE SARATOGA

In 2013, NYRA began recognizing prominent thoroughbred industry owners, trainers and jockeys In 2016, author, raconteur, visionary, and longtime who have left a significant mark on Saratoga with a horseman W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell and trainer commemorative plaque and iconic red Saratoga jacket Willam I. Mott were presented with emblematic presented on the eve of the Travers Stakes, Saratoga’s Saratoga red jackets during their induction into the signature race and the nation’s oldest major stakes race Walk of Fame. for 3-year-olds. 2017 saw the induction of Ramon Dominguez. The In 2015, a new attraction was unveiled at Saratoga Race Hall of Fame jockey began riding horses in Venezuela Course to showcase those individuals - the Saratoga at age 16, and was the leading rider on the New York “Walk of Fame,” which provides a permanent home circuit from 2009 through 2012, winning 20 individual for the plaques - and their narratives - where guests can meet titles, including two at Saratoga. During his learn about the honorees’ contributions. The covered career, Dominguez won 4,985 races and earned nearly structure is located next to the Carousel and features $200 million in purses. He received the Eclipse Award iconic Saratoga architecture, right down to the turrets. as Outstanding Jockey in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

“The Saratoga Walk of Fame is our way of Dominguez has delivered many memorable moments BASIC PHYSICAL DATA OF SARATOGA acknowledging and recognizing these individuals for for fans at Saratoga, including riding six winners RACE COURSE their dedication to the sport with a place to publicly in a single day’s card on two separate occasions, FACILITIES PROVIDED enshrine their accomplishments,” said New York making him the only jockey to accomplish this GROUNDS Attendance Capacity ...... 50,000 Area of Site ...... 350 acres Park Area...... 25,000 Estimated Racing Association CEO and President Chris Kay. “We feat. Dominguez announced his retirement in 2013 NYRA Parking Capacity ...... 6,000 cars Dining ...... 3,770 hope our guests will enjoy Saratoga’s newest attraction following injuries sustained in an accident at Aqueduct Main Course ...... 1 1/8 miles Other Dining ...... 1,600 which is designed to highlight the contributions of our Racetrack. He was inducted to the National Museum Turf Course ...... 1 mile Closed-Circuit TV Monitors (Public) ...... 1,000+ industry’s leading pioneers and achievers for decades to of Racing Hall of Fame in 2016. Steeplechase Course - Inner Turf Course ...... 7/8 mile Kitchens ...... 4 come.” Oklahoma Course ...... 1 mile Dining Areas ...... 7 Turf & Steeplechase Course ...... 7/8 mile Toilets ...... 23 Clare Court Course ...... 1/2 mile Elevators ...... 5 Inaugural honorees included all-time Saratoga leading 5 CCTV Race Patrol Camera Towers - 40’ high Escalators ...... 6 riders John Velazquez, Jerry Bailey and Angel Cordero. Chartered and Tour Bus Parking Pari-Mutuel Windows ...... 700+ First Aid Room ...... 1 The following year, Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne GRANDSTAND Ambulances ...... 4 Length ...... 1,305 feet Lukas and H. Allen Jerkens, in addition to NYRA Depth (Varies) ...... 150 feet STABLE AREA racing announcer , were honored and 2015 Height (Clubhouse) ...... 4 Stories Stabling Capacity ...... 1,830 Stalls saw the induction of industry icons Height (Grandstand) ...... 2 Stories Dormitory Capacity (496 Rooms) ...... 1,048 Personnel and Ogden Mills Phipps. Floor Area ...... 385,000 sq. ft. Barns ...... 91 SARATOGA WALK OF FAME WALK SARATOGA 10 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 11 AQUEDUCT RACETRACK AQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT RACETRACK AQUEDUCT

Aqueduct Racetrack opened on September 27, 1894, on property that belonged to the old Brooklyn In 1975, Aqueduct opened its winterized, one-mile Water Works, which was home to a conduit that inner dirt track on the former site of the inner turf brought water to from the vast course, and on October 11, 1981, it unveiled one Hempstead Plain. Also known as the Big A, of the largest restaurants in New York City, the Aqueduct is the only racetrack in New York City, multi-tiered Equestris. In 1985 and 1989, Aqueduct occupying 210 acres in South Ozone Park in the underwent two more rounds of improvements, borough of Queens. Just eight miles from its sister including the construction of mini-theatres, the track, Belmont Park, Aqueduct’s neighbor is John F. expansion of the backyard, paddock and grandstand Kennedy International Airport, the top international and installation of a weather-insulated paddock. passenger gateway in the United States. BASIC PHYSICAL DATA OF AQUEDUCT RACETRACK Since 2013, NYRA has invested more than $18 Area of site ...... 210 acres Turf Course ...... 7/8 mile Through the years, the Big A has been the scene million in capital improvements at Aqueduct, Outer Turf...... 1 mile Main Course...... 1 1/8 mile Parking area ...... 52 acres 14 Barns, Stabling Capacity...... 547 Stalls of some of racing’s landmark events, including showcasing a continued focus towards enhancing the the only triple dead heat in stakes history when guest experience and improving the quality of racing. Brownie, Bossuet, and Wait a Bit hit the wire as one One transformational addition was the opening of in the on June 10, 1944. Man o’ Longshots, a state-of-the-art simulcasting center and War, , , , Dr. Fager, sports bar located on the second floor. Longshots TRACK ATTENDANCE AND HANDLE RECORDS Secretariat, , and has become highly popular with horseplayers year- One-Day Attendance...... 73,425 on May 31, 1965 built their legends at Aqueduct, and Cigar, for whom round, including the Belmont and Saratoga meets One-Day Handle...... $8,171,520 on November 2, 1985 the Grade 1 Cigar Mile is named, won the first two when operations shifted away from Aqueduct. One-Race Handle...... $1,095,366 on Breeders’ Cup Turf, November 2, 1985 races of his 16-race winning streak at the Big A. Additional improvements to the Big A during this From 1955-59, Aqueduct was rebuilt at a cost of time included installation of hundreds of new $34.5 million. With a new grandstand, racing strip, HD televisions and new HD video boards across barns, and accessory buildings, the new Aqueduct the propertyand the opening of a new horsemen’s opened on September 14, 1959 to a crowd of 42,473 lounge and installation of vibrant, equine-themed AQUEDUCT TRACK SPECIFICATIONS and rave reviews as the most up-to-date racing urban murals throughout the grandstand and facility in North America. From 1963-68, during the clubhouse. MAIN TRACK TURF COURSES reconstruction of Belmont Park, Aqueduct was the site of the Belmont Stakes. The 2017 fall meet saw the replacement of the winterized inner track with a new, outer turf course

AQUEDUCT RACETRACK AQUEDUCT as well as the renovation of the main track oval to accommodate year-round racing.

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14 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 2018 Media Guide NYRA.com 15 GABBY GAUDET Highly respected for his work during the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup for NBC Gaudet joined the NYRA broadcast team during the 2016 Saratoga meet and Sports, Larry Collmus succeeded the legendary Tom Durkin as the voice of NYRA in returned in an expanded role for the 2017 season. She is the daughter of the late 2015. Collmus’s announcing career began at age 18, first calling races at Bowie Race trainer Eddie Gaudet, and her mother, Linda, and sister, Lacey, continue to train Course in 1985. The native has since been the regular announcer for Golden on the mid-Atlantic circuit. She began providing race analysis and paddock reports Gate Fields, Suffolk Downs, Monmouth Park, , and . for the Maryland Jockey Club in 2013. A member of the 2015 Breeder’s Cup Collmus’s 2010 call at Monmouth involving two horses named Mywifenoseverything and broadcast team, Gaudet has been seen on popular horse racing TV and digital Thewifedoesntknow went viral with more than one million views on YouTube. networks such as TVG, HRTV and XBTV. Follow Larry on Twitter @larrycollmus Follow Gabby on Twitter @Gabby_Gaudet_ JOHN IMBRIALE PAUL Lo DUCA Imbriale joined NYRA in 1979 after winning a New York Daily News contest for aspiring A former Major League Baseball All-Star and veteran handicapper, LoDuca joined racecallers. Imbriale later worked with the legendary Harvey Pack, longtime host of the

the NYRA broadcast team in 2017 as a member of Saratoga Live serving as an PERSONALITIES NYRA NYRA PERSONALITIES NYRA NYRA recap show “Thoroughbred Action.” Imbriale joined “Inside Racing” in 1984 analyst and handicapper. Lo Duca played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball from and “Raceday” in 1996 and took over hosting responsibilities of “Thoroughbred Action” 1998-2008, earning four All-Star selections for three different franchises from 2003- after Pack’s retirement in 1998. Today, the Long Island native serves as the primary race 06 as a catcher. caller at Aqueduct and the back-up announcer at Belmont and Saratoga. Imbriale is also Follow Paul on Twitter @Paulloduca16 the Director of TV Production, directing simulcast feeds for all three NYRA tracks.

FRANK MIRHAMADI

Mirhamadi joined NYRA in December 2017 as an announcer at Aqueduct. He has honed his craft over a more than two-decade career at Oaklawn, Golden Gate, Downs, ERNIE MUNICK and Monmouth Park, where he is currently the head race caller. Those familiar with Ernie Munick was one of the country’s leading handicappers from 1986 to 1989, Mirhamadi love his array of impersonations, which he notably displayed by calling 2009 selecting winners at a high clip for the New York Daily News, where he also wrote a Hasta La Vista Handicap at Turf Paradise in 23 different voices. In addition to announc- daily racing column. In 2011 he resumed the role of public handicapper and videog- ing, Mirhamadi will contribute his insights to Talking Horses as a guest analyst. rapher for NYRA. His Talking Horses appearances inform and entertain handicap- Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankMirahmadi pers, while his videography provides viewers a glimpse at all angles of the NYRA experience. Follow Ernie on Twitter @ErnieMunick ANDY SERLING The always opinionated Serling has been offering his handicapping insights on the NYRA circuit as a member of the broadcast team since 2008. Serling is a cornerstone of NYRA’s The New York Racing Association is committed to providing live NYRA PERSONALITIES NYRA flagship Live programs, Talking Horses and is the host of the Across the Board podcast, race calls and online video content in Spanish to reach a broader launched in April 2017. Previous to working in the racing industry, Serling traded options audience of horseplayers and fans. Spanish content is available at on the floor of the American Stock Exchange and played the horses for a living. Fans can www.nyra.com and through the NYRA Now and NYRA XP apps also follow Serling on Twitter where he offers insights for horseplayers daily. for iOS and Android. Follow Andy on Twitter @AndySerling LUIS GRANDISON MAGGIE WOLFENDALE In 2014, Grandison was hired by NYRA to become the first full-time track an- Wolfendale has been NYRA’s paddock analyst since October 2010. The daughter of nouncer in the country to provide live calls in Spanish, at Aqueduct Racetrack, Maryland trainer Howard Wolfendale, Maggie served as a television analyst at Pimlico and Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. Grandison, a Panama native, called Colonial Downs prior to joining NYRA. Along with her broadcasting career, Maggie is races at El Hipódromo Presidente Remón in Panama City from 1978 – 2003. still involved in the training aspect of the industry, working with her husband trainer Tom His extensive sports broadcasting experience also includes stints with ABC Morley, and retraining several retired into new careers. Radio, KW Continente and Radio Pan-Americana. NYRA’s Spanish race calls are Follow Maggie on Twitter @MaggieWolfndale available on-track at Aqueduct via channel 3.2 (HD) or channel 19 (SD).

GREG WOLF Wolf, a native of Marin County, California, got his first experience with sports broadcast- DARWIN VIZCAYA ing while in college at UCLA, working on air for the campus radio and television stations. A native of Venezuela, Vizcaya joined the NYRA team in 2017, providing pre- Following graduation, he worked at CBS’s Fresno affiliate before he was hired as a writer and post- race analysis and interviews with jockeys and trainers. Before join- for the national prime-time show on Fox Sports. Wolf joined TVG in 1999 and hosted ing NYRA full-time, Vizcaya filled in for Grandison calling races at Aqueduct. The Jockey Club Tour on Fox. Wolf joined the team at NYRA for the launch of Saratoga Previously he worked for horse-racing channel Guaro Hipico. In addition to his Live in 2016 and returned in an expanded role at Belmont and Saratoga in 2017. role at NYRA, he also works for New York-based radio station Radio Xplosion Follow Greg on Twitter @RealGregWolf 95.9 FM. Follow Darwin on Twitter @DarwinVizcaya_

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The new safety rail on the Aqueduct main track, the first of its kind at a NYRA track and one of several safety-enhancing capital improvements NYRA has undertaken since 2013.

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is On the Thursday before the Belmont Stakes, NYRA’s NTRA SAFETY & INTEGRITY ALLIANCE committed to upholding the ideals of community Community Day kicks off the three-day Belmont Stakes As one of the premier racing organizations in the nation, the New York Racing Association has been proud service and support within our thoroughbred racing Racing Festival, hosting dozens of local groups and to partner with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Safety & Integrity Alliance to ensure the industry and the communities neighboring Aqueduct nonprofits. With thousands of fans in attendance each highest standards of welfare and safety for everyone involved in thoroughbred racing. Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. year, the open house-style event offers local organi- zations the opportunity to foster relationships with The NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance is a standing organization whose purpose is to establish standards and With a focus on building communities through giving, members of the community and raise funds. NYRA practices to promote safety and integrity in horseracing and to secure their implementation. NYRA is proud to support industry-related groups, also partners with the city of Elmont, N.Y., the home including the Belmont Child Care Association, known of Belmont Park, to hold the annual Elmont/Belmont Alliance certification standards address an extensive list of safety and integrity concerns within six areas: as Anna House, for the benefit of working families Parade on the Saturday before the “Test of the Cham- injury reporting and prevention; creating a safer racing environment; aftercare and transition of retired race- at the track; the Backstretch Employee Service Team pion.” horses; uniform medication, testing and penalties; safety research; and wagering security. (B.E.S.T), which provides a wide range of health and human services to workers in the barn areas of NYRA’s At Saratoga, NYRA offers the Community Outreach All three NYRA tracks – Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga – secured initial accreditations in 2009, the Alli- three racetracks; and the New York Racetrack Chaplain- Booth, established to offer local charities the oppor- ance’s first year, and have received reaccreditation biennially, earning NTRA “best practice” designations in cy. NYRA also supports and advocates for the Grayson- tunity to provide information about their mission and many categories. Jockey Club Research Foundation, the Permanently raise much-needed funds. In 2017, more than three Disabled Jockeys Fund, and the Jockey Safety Net dozen organizations used the booth to raise awareness NYRA’s dedication to safety and integrity in racing focuses on a “top-down” approach that is spearheaded Foundation. and accept donations. by Senior V.P. of Racing Operations Martin Panza, V.P. of Facilities & Racing Surfaces Glen Kozak, NYRA NYRA CARES NYRA Steward Braulio Baeza, Jr., and NYRA Safety Steward Hugh Gallagher. NYRA also partners with national organizations which In our continuing effort to support the people and address a broader constituency, including the Breast organizations that support racing, NYRA hosts “Day SPOTLIGHT: NYRA SAFETY STEWARD

Cancer Research Foundation, the American Red Cross, at the Races” for military veterans, first responders, the & SAFETY NYRA Ronald McDonald House and Toys for Tots. Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Toys for Tots, and HUGH GALLAGHER Gallagher joined NYRA in April 2014 to fill the newly created position of Safety Steward, among the numerous community organizations. first of its kind in the country, as part of NYRA’s ongoing commitment to safety. A longtime steward, NYRA serves as the proud host of the annual Belmont he has officiated races in his home state of Maryland, as well as , , , and other Stakes Blue Ribbon Run for Prostate Cancer, which For more information, or to get involved, jurisdictions. A respected authority on racing safety and integrity, Gallagher has spoken at ROAP raises thousands of dollars each year raises to benefit please contact: continuing education seminars and taught at the University of Louisville. He has served on the Board the Integrated Medical Foundation, and Fabulous Fillies of Directors for RCI, as well as a vice chair of the Model Rules Committee, and is currently on the Equine Safety Board and chairman of ROAP. The “boots on the ground” at NYRA racetracks, his role Day at Saratoga Race Course for Play for P.I.N.K., sup- Community Relations on the backstretch includes training and supervising NYRA security personnel in overseeing integrity porting breast cancer research. P.O. Box 90 missives such “Horse Watch” detail and monitoring the activities of private veterinarians. Jamaica, New York 11417 (718)-659-2262 [email protected]

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Aqueduct Belmont Park Saratoga Belmont Park Aqueduct NYRA (Winter/Spring) (Spring) (Fall) (Fall) (Total)

2017 Dates 1/1 - 4/23 (60 Days) 4/28 - 7/16 (54 Days) 7/21 - 9/4 (40 Days) 9/8 - 10/29 (35 Days) 11/3 - 12/31 (36 Days) 225 Days Attendance 154,672 285,250 1,117,838 106,306 77,038 1,741,103 On-Track (NYRA) 46,459,386 77,960,658 157,014,965 37,259,201 28,099,665 346,793,876 All-Sources (NYRA) 385,522,202 592,416,025 682,120,869 307,440,149 253,331,912 2,220,831,157 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 490,476,846 672,643,848 728,680,612 348,429,606 306,138,337 2,546,369,248

2016 Dates 1/1 - 4/24 (63 Days) 4/29 - 7/17 (54 Days) 7/22 - 9/5 (40 Days) 9/9 - 10/30 (38 Days) 11/4 - 12/31 (34 Days) 229 Days Attendance 175,125 273,134 1,123,647 108,470 80,780 1,761,156 82,620,672 ATTENDANCE & HANDLE ATTENDANCE On-Track (NYRA) 51,646,890 151,841,828 37,566,563 27,554,724 351,230,678 All-Sources (NYRA) 416,469,894 621,462,262 654,499,446 297,759,466 236,135,765 2,226,326,832 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 518,525,292 696,597,194 696,963,978 338,488,602 284,697,501 2,535,272,567

2015 Dates 1/1 - 4/26 (60 Days) 4/29 - 7/19 (59 Days) 7/24 - 9/7 (40 Days) 9/11-11/1 (38 Days) 11/4-12/31 (40 Days) 237 Days Attendance 181,212 286,432 1,065,625 108,210 115,112 1,756,591 On-Track (NYRA) 47,964,783 88,293,037 157,647,599 39,989,451 32,680,889 366,575,759 All-Sources (NYRA) 354,317,210 647,740,050 656,121,664 321,050,623 263,809,829 2,243,039,375 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 456,185,423 719,530,206 697,613,499 365,108,231 304,306,123 2,542,743,481

2014 Dates 1/1 - 4/27 (72 Days) 5/1 - 7/13 (54 Days) 7/18 - 9/1 (40 Days) 9/5 - 10/26 (38 Days) 10/29 - 12/31 (41 Days) 245 Days Attendance 242,605 302,512 965,027 102,566 119,543 1,732,253 On-Track (NYRA) 61,158,831 84,626,885 150,387,443 42,697,719 35,516,547 374,387,425 All-Sources (NYRA) 450,973,037 599,264,948 575,072,191 299,376,027 253,292,870 2,177,979,073 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 552,124,029 664,063,196 616,895,965 339,784,191 305,048,898 2,477,916,279

2013 Dates 1/1 - 4/21 (66 Days) 4/26 - 7/14 (56 Days) 7/19 - 9/2 (40 Days) 9/7 - 10/27 (37 Days) 11/1 - 12/31 (40 Days) 239 Days Attendance 247,049 282,488 867,182 126,469 134,473 1,657,661 On-Track (NYRA) 57,407,599 78,472,865 147,456,901 47,238,016 36,447,266 367,022,646 All-Sources (NYRA) 430,281,282 574,951,139 590,226,347 330,698,541 272,236,100 2,198,393,409 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 533,200,103 644,916,278 629,275,824 368,614,605 319,575,449 2,495,582,259

2012 Dates 1/1 - 4/22 (78 Days) 4/27 - 7/15 (55 Days) 7/20 - 9/3 (40 Days) 9/8 - 10/28 (36 Days) 11/2 - 12/31 (36 Days) 245 Days Attendance 316,707 328,915 901,033 114,284 122,599 1,783,538 On-Track (NYRA) 70,013,842 87,660,853 150,637,998 42,499,742 30,302,407 381,114,842 All-Sources (NYRA) 513,903,608 566,467,233 590,187,876 297,670,005 234,490,763 2,202,719,485 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 614,962,246 636,065,934 629,033,996 333,747,794 282,688,989 2,496,498,959

2011 Dates 1/1 - 4/23 (73 Days) 4/29 - 7/17 (55 Days) 7/22 - 9/5 (39 Days) 9/10 - 10/30 (36 Days) 11/4 - 12/31 (37 Days) 240 Days Attendance 322,165 332,413 871,772 133,369 150,146 1,809,865 On-Track (NYRA) 58,741,413 77,319,171 140,277,616 41,656,097 33,841,343 351,835,640 All-Sources (NYRA) 419,099,663 517,096,685 526,983,000 263,037,788 233,714,655 1,959,931,791 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 505,700,849 582,036,257 563,620,769 300,624,810 281,420,026 2,233,402,711

2010 Dates 1/1 - 4/25 (75 Days) 4/30 - 7/18 (57 Days) 7/23 - 9/6 (40 Days) 9/11 - 10/31 (35 Days) 11/5 - 12/31 (35 Days) 242 Days Attendance 218,078 290,494 878,284 127,540 119,729 1,634,125 On-Track (NYRA) 42,455,943 56,508,485 126,761,875 28,656,204 23,314,175 277,696,682 All-Sources (NYRA) 486,241,985 548,021,102 552,385,597 292,978,274 234,500,829 2,114,127,787 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 527,255,053 573,567,467 570,781,470 305,126,312 252,924,156 2,229,654,458

2009 Dates 1/1 - 4/26 (80 Days) 4/29 - 7/26 (64 Days) 7/29 - 9/7 (36 Days) 9/11 - 10/25 (33 Days) 10/28 - 12/31 (38 Days) 250 Days Attendance 234,937 357,659 854,413 114,519 100,626 1,662,154 On-Track (NYRA) 45,409,102 63,462,612 121,574,702 23,790,597 21,704,317 275,941,330 All-Sources (NYRA) 565,924,129 629,863,275 513,837,235 263,376,581 251,661,345 2,224,662,565 Total Handle (Includes non-NYRA import waging) 605,262,393 657,150,891 528,358,034 274,341,120 270,356,326 2,335,468,764

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