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The facility houses the headquarters of the New York Racing Association (NYRA). In December 2022 the NYRA formally announced its intention to upgrade the facilities at nearby Belmont Park to make it suitable to host year-round thoroughbred racing and training, which would ultimately lead to the closure of Aqueduct Racetrack, sometime in late 2026.
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The Comely Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Open to three year old fillies, it is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile. The Grade III event offers a purse of $200,000. [1]
Eric Donovan (2006–present) — worked on the NYRA press staff since 1999 and was the full-time oddsmaker for all three New York Racing Association tracks from 2005 - 2017. He was also the co-host of NYRA's daily handicapping show, Talking Horses. Donovan, who frequently substituted in recent years, took over for Don LaPlace, who set the ...
On August 13, 2014, Collmus was announced to once again succeed Tom Durkin, this time as the voice of the New York Racing Association. He began calling the races at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course in April 2015 as part of a five-year contract. [5] He departed NYRA after his contract expired in 2020. [3]
On May 4, 2010, he underwent an operation in which two plates and eight screws were inserted into his neck due to a fall from his mount, Honest Wildcat, at Aqueduct on January 23, 2010. During a press conference held at Belmont Racetrack before the draw for the Belmont Stakes in June, Migliore announced his retirement.
At Aqueduct – Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes: 2022 Senbei 5 Manuel Franco: Christophe Clement: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Darlene Bilinski 6 furlongs 1:07.74 $200,000 III [6] 2023 Today's Flavor 5 Javier Castellano: George Weaver Reddam Racing 6 furlongs 1:09.74 $200,000 Listed Off turf [7] 2022 Dancing Buck 4 Manuel Franco: Michelle Nevin
The Long Island Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The race is for fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race the one and one-half miles on the turf. Formerly a Grade II event, the race was downgraded to Grade III status in 2007.