Racing every Wednesday through Sunday – October 29 through December 31 with a few exceptions. Aqueduct will be closed from December 15 through December 25 for Holiday break. For more information, please call (718) 641-4700

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING
Admission Gates open at 11am; 10:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 27
An additional $3 charge for Valet Parking.
Parking gates open at 9:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

Aqueduct Holidayfest

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 27
Wet your Thoroughbred racing appetite in preparation for the meal of the year. An early post time gets you home on time for your turkey, yams and stuffing. The Fall Highweight Handicap is featured on the special holiday card. Post time 11:25 a.m. and racing concludes at approximately 3:00 p.m.

Black Friday – Friday, November 28
Do your shopping at the Big A where making the right selection can really pay off. The Grade II Top Flight Handicap is the feature on the second of four Holidayfest cards. Post time 12:25 p.m.

Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Saturday – Saturday, November 29
The feature day of the Aqueduct Fall Season, Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Saturday features the best milers in the land as well as the finest 2 year-old colts and fillies NY Racing has to offer. Three graded stakes highlight this powerful Saturday card. Post time 12:25 p.m.

Featuring
Grade 1 Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile
Grade 2 Demoiselle
Grade 2 Remsen

AT THE TRACK

Pick the Pros and Ponies
Combine exciting action from the racetrack and the gridiron, with a chance at a $1,000 prize and you’ve got the popular Pick the Pros and Ponies Contest. For the remainder of the NFL regular season, you can enter for free each Sunday by selecting the winners of the 3rd and 5th races and four designated 1 p.m. NFL games. All entries must be received by 1 p.m. In the event there is no winner, the weekly prize is carried over to the following Sunday.

Aqueduct Handicapping Challenge
The first three finishers of the 2008 Aqueduct Fall Handicapping Challenge will be eligible for The NTRA/Daily Racing Form National Handicapping Championship.

Approximately $500,000 in prize money will be available with the individual winner to receive $225,000 and NTRA Handicapper of the Year honors at the 2008 Eclipse Awards.

The New York Racing Association will provide hotel arrangements for a three-night stay at the official tournament hotel and flight arrangements on Delta Air Lines for each of the top three finishers of our qualifying tournament.

Click here for more details.

Stocking Stuffer Promotion
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 - 7
Stockings to fill, people to please! Get your stocking stuffer shopping done at the Aqueduct Stocking Stuffer Giveaway. With a one-dollar donation, fans will receive a giveaway item of their choice from a selection of remaining 2008 Belmont Park and Saratoga giveaway items.

2009 NYRA Calendar Giveaway
Thursday, January 1, 2009
With the 2009 NYRA wall calendar, you can keep track of New York Racing everyday. The best and most colorful photos in racing will adorn your wall with listings of every stakes for the upcoming year from Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga are included in the best calendar in racing. It’s colorful, popular and free to all paid admissions, while supplies last. Retail value for the 2009 NYRA calendar is $10.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Aqueduct Closed Monday, December 15 through Thursday, December 25
Aqueduct will take a brief holiday recess with no racing scheduled Monday, December 15 through Thursday December 25. We will reopen for racing on Friday, December 26.