The New York Racing Affiliation introduced Dec. 5 the stakes schedule for the 2025 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which can function 13 stakes value $2.8 million in complete purses.
The 15-day spring meet will open April 3 and proceed via April 27 with dwell racing carried out Thursday-Sunday.
NYRA has elevated the purse of each the Haynesfield Stakes and Biogio’s Rose Stakes by $25,000. In consequence, each races will provide a handbag of $125,000.
The spring meet stakes motion kicks off with the April 5 Wooden Memorial Day card that includes 5 stakes topped by the a centesimal working of the $750,000 Wooden Memorial Stakes (G2). The 1 1/8-mile check for 3-year-olds will provide Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying factors to the highest 5 finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 foundation.
Wooden Memorial Day can even function the $300,000 Carter Stakes (G2) at seven furlongs for older horses, as nicely the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) at 1 1/8 miles for sophomore fillies providing 100-50-25-15-10 Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying factors to the highest 5 finishers. Finishing the day’s stakes motion are the $175,000 Distaff Handicap (G3), a seven-furlong contest for older fillies and mares; and the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes for older horses which can now be contested at 1 1/4-miles—one furlong greater than final 12 months.
A profitable weekend extends to April 6, with a pair of one-turn mile, state-bred stakes within the Haynesfield for older horses and the Biogio’s Rose for older fillies and mares.
Stakes motion continues April 12 with the $150,000 High Flight Stakes for older fillies and mares touring 1 1/8 miles. April 13 will probably be co-headlined by a pair of $200,000 New York Stallion Stakes Collection occasions at 6 1/2 furlongs on the principle observe: the Instances Sq. Stakes for eligible state-sired sophomores and the Park Avenue Stakes for eligible state-sired sophomore fillies.
The $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes, a seven-furlong dash for sophomores, will probably be run April 19.
Closing weekend of the spring meet will provide the return of turf stakes with the $125,000 Woodhaven for sophomores April 26, and the $150,000 Reminiscences of Silver for 3-year-old fillies April 27.
The whole spring meet stakes schedule is offered on-line.
This press launch has been edited for content material and elegance by BloodHorse Employees.
