NYRA offers $1 million to Japan-based Belmont Stakes winner

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Originally Posted by freddymo

Basically if this was a reciprocal arrangement with Japan and they were enticing some of our horses to freely race in their stakes it would be a cool gesture. Effectively NYRA is looking to spice up Belmont, especially in Japan, with some colt from there..

What are the actual conditions? What if a bloodstock agent was able to get a client like Baffert or whoever to a Japanese-based colt and then keep the horse in the States post-Belmont? Does that qualify for the bonus?

I'm sure people were trying to buy Casino Drive while he was in NY leading up to the Belmont, especially with that pedigree (Better Than Honour, half to 2 Belmont winners).