Win $500 in the Metropolitan virtual horse races this weekend- including $400 cash Prive races!

Win £315.00 in the Metropolitan Virtual Horse Races

The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile," is an American Grade I thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). 

The Met Mile was first run in 1891 at Morris Park Racetrack. Prior to 1897, it was run at a distance of 1? miles. In 1904, its location was moved to Belmont Park. There it remained except for nine years; 1960 to 1967, 1969, and 1975 when it was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack. It was not run in 1895, 1911, and 1912. 

Belmont is known as "The Championship Track" because almost every major champion in racing history since the early 20th century has competed on the racecourse — including each of the 11 Triple Crown winners. Along with Saratoga Race Course, Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Churchill Downs in Louisville, and Del Mar and Santa Anita racecourses in California, Belmont is considered one of the elite racetracks in the sport. The largest crowd was in 2004 when 120,139 witnessed the Belmont Stakes as Smarty Jones was seeking the Triple Crown but was upset by Birdstone. 

Belmont Park is operated by the non-profit New York Racing Association, as are Aqueduct and Saratoga Race Course. The group was formed in 1955 as the Greater New York Association to assume the assets of the individual associations that ran Belmont, Aqueduct, Saratoga Race Course, and the now-defunct Jamaica Racetrack (the Rochdale Village housing development now occupies the site of Jamaica). 

RaceClubs.com is dedicating a whole day of virtual horse racing to the Metropolitan on the 28th May 2012. 

All runners will be entered into a lucky draw to win one of the following prizes: 

£37.80 G1 Winner: 
£15.75 G2 Winner: 
£9.45 G3 Winner: 

RaceClubs.com is also sponsoring two Prive races with £126.00 cash each:

Prive The Metropolitan C and D Open Age 4-7Y CF - Gr 1
Prive The Metropolitan A and B Open Age 4-7Y CF - Gr 1

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