Aqueduct Racetrack will offer the first of its dark day simulcast-only days on Monday and Tuesday, November 3 and 4. Fans will be able to bet at Aqueduct’s second-floor simulcast center, and mutuel clerks, self-service terminals and concession stand service will be available.

There is no charge for admission or general parking at Aqueduct for either live racing days – Wednesdays through Sundays -- or simulcast-only days. Parking and admission gates will open at 11:30 a.m., with the final simulcast race going off approximately 6:30 p.m.

NYRA Rewards members can also wager seven days and nights a week by phone, on line and now through mobile devices such as Blackberrys and iPhones.

Featured tracks on Monday and Tuesday will be Philadelphia Park, Delaware Park, Finger Lakes, Suffolk Downs, and The Meadowlands. Additional tracks will be available later.

Limited Spots Remain in Big A Handicapping Contest

There are still limited spots available for the 2008 Aqueduct Fall Handicapping Challenge, scheduled for Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 in the Equestris Restaurant at Aqueduct Racetrack. In order to register for the Challenge, either call or email Kathy Locke (718-659-2373; klocke@nyrainc.com).

Entry fee is $400, the field size will be limited to 200 players (limited two entries per player) and the active tracks will be Aqueduct, Churchill Downs and Calder Race Course. The $80,000 in prize money (based on a full field of 200 players) will be distributed as follows:

1st - $35,000

2nd - 10,000

3rd - 7,500

4th - 5,000

5th - 4,000

6th - 3,000

7th - 2,500

8th - 2,000

9th - 1,500

10th - 1,000

11th thru 15th - 700

16th thru 20th - 600

There will also be $1,000 awarded to the player with the highest bankroll at the conclusion of Day One of the tournament, and another $1,000 will be given to the player that compiles the highest single day bankroll on Day Two.

In addition, a trip to The 2009 NTRA/Daily Racing Form National Handicapping Championship (NHC) awaits the top three finishers of the 2008 Aqueduct Fall Handicapping Challenge. The NHC, which will be held January 23-24, 2009 in Las Vegas, is giving out a grand total of $1 Million in prize money with the first-place winner receiving a cool $500,000 and taking down NTRA Handicapper of the Year honors at the 2008 Eclipse Awards, which will be held January 26, 2009, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Fla.

The New York Racing Association Inc., will provide hotel arrangements for a three-night stay at the official NHC tournament hotel and flight arrangements on a domestic economy airline for each of the top three finishers of the 2008 Aqueduct Fall Handicapping Challenge.