The Grade 1 Man o’ War and the Grade 3 Peter Pan both received significant purse increases and are part of a five-stakes card May 12 at Belmont Park as the New York Racing Association seeks to add another big day to the Belmont spring-summer meet. The Man o’ War, for older males at 1 3/8 miles on the turf, had its purse increased to $700,000 from $400,000, and the Peter Pan, for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles on dirt, had its purse raised to $350,000 from $200,000. The two races are part of a May 12 card that has five stakes worth a total of $1.6 million. The Grade 3, $200,000 Vagrancy, for female sprinters, was moved to that card, supplanting the Grade 2, $250,000 Ruffian, which was moved to May 6. Also to be run May 12 day are the Grade 3, $200,000 Beaugay for female turf horses and the $150,000 Runhappy (formerly the Diablo) for older male sprinters, which both received $50,000 purse hikes. The Man o’ War gives horses a lucrative stepping-stone toward the Grade 1, $1 million Manhattan, while the Peter Pan has historically been the local prep for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. Those two races are part of a June 9 program that will have 10 stakes races and is typically the highlight of the Belmont spring-summer meet. Tickets for the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival (June 7-9) will go on sale Jan. 25. The Grade 2 Jaipur, a popular turf sprint stakes for males on the Belmont Stakes undercard, received a $100,000 purse hike to $400,000. Conversely, the Grade 2 Woody Stephens, for 3-year-old dirt sprinters, had its purse reduced by $100,000 to $400,000. The Grade 2 New York Stakes, for females at 1 1/4 miles on turf, had its purse increased to $600,000 from $500,000 and is part of a five-stakes program June 8, part of the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. As recently as 2011, the purse for the New York was $150,000. The Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes, another race for 3-year-olds at a one mile, had its purse reduced to $300,000 from $400,000. That race is part of a July 7 Stars and Stripes card that is topped by the $1.2 million Belmont Derby, for 3-year-olds on turf, and the $1 million Belmont Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies on turf. The Grade 2 Suburban, also July 7, had its purse cut by $50,000 to $700,000. The 54-day Belmont spring-summer meet runs from April 27 through July 15. DATE RACE GR. '18 PURSE AGE DISTANCE Fri., Apr. 27 Affirmed Success (NYB)   $100,000 4&UP 6 Furlongs Sat., Apr. 28 Elusive Quality   $125,000 4&UP 7 Furlongs (T) Sun., Apr. 29 License Fee   $125,000 F&M 4&UP 6 Furlongs (T) Fri., May 4 Flat Out   $100,000 4&UP 1 3/8 Sat., May 5 Sheepshead Bay II $200,000 F&M 4&UP 1 3/8 (Turf) Sat., May 5 Westchester III $200,000 4&UP 1 Mile Sat., May 5 Fort Marcy III $150,000 4 & UP 1 1/8 (Turf) Sun., May 6 Ruffian II $250,000 F&M 4&UP 1 Mile Sat., May 12 Man o' War I $700,000 4&UP 1 3/8 (Turf) Sat., May 12 Peter Pan III $350,000 3YO 1 1/8 Sat., May 12 Beaugay III $200,000 F&M 4&UP 1 1/16 (Turf) Sat., May 12 Vagrancy III $200,000 F&M 4&UP 6 1/2 Furlongs Sat., May 12 Runhappy   $150,000 4&UP 6 Furlongs Sun., May 13 Gold Fever   $100,000 3YO 6 Furlongs Sat., May 19 Soaring Softly III $100,000 F3YO 7 Furlongs (T) Sat., May 26 Paradise Creek   $100,000 3YO 7 Furlongs (T) Mon., May 28 Commentator (NYB)   $200,000 3&UP 1 Mile Mon., May 28 Critical Eye (NYB)   $200,000 F&M 3&UP 1 Mile Mon., May 28 Kingston (NYB)   $125,000 3&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Mon., May 28 Mount Vernon (NYB)   $125,000 F&M 3&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Mon., May 28 Mike Lee (NYB)   $125,000 3YO 7 Furlongs Mon., May 28 Bouwerie (NYB)   $125,000 F3YO 7 Furlongs Sat., June 2 Pennine Ridge III $200,000 3YO 1 1/8 (Turf) Thurs., June 7 Intercontinental III $200,000 F&M 4&UP 7 Furlongs (T) Thurs., June 7 Wonder Again III $200,000 F3YO 1 1/8 (Turf) Thurs., June 7 Astoria   $150,000 F2YO 5 1/2 Furlongs Fri., June 8 New York II $600,000 F&M 4&UP 1 1/4 (Turf) Fri., June 8 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational II $400,000 4&UP 2 Miles (Turf) Fri., June 8 True North II $250,000 4&UP 6 1/2 Furlongs Fri., June 8 Bed o' Roses Invitational III $250,000 F&M 4&UP 7 Furlongs Fri., June 8 Tremont   $150,000 2YO 5 1/2 Furlongs Sat., June 9 Belmont Stakes I $1,500,000 3YO 1 1/2 Sat., June 9 Metropolitan Handicap I $1,200,000 3&UP 1 Mile Sat., June 9 Woodford Reserve Manhattan I $1,000,000 4&UP 1 1/4 (Turf) Sat., June 9 Ogden Phipps I $750,000 F&M 4&UP 1 1/16 Sat., June 9 Acorn I $700,000 F3YO 1 Mile Sat., June 9 Longines Just A Game I $700,000 F&M 4&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Sat., June 9 Woody Stephens II $400,000 3YO 7 Furlongs Sat., June 9 Brooklyn Invitational II $400,000 4&UP 1 1/2 Sat., June 9 Jaipur Invitational II $400,000 4&UP 6 Furlongs (T) Sat., June 9 Easy Goer   $150,000 3YO 1 1/16 Sun., June 10 Jersey Girl   $150,000 F3YO 6 Furlongs Sat., June 16 Dancin Renee (NYB)   $100,000 F&M 3&UP 6 Furlongs Sun., June 17 Poker III $300,000 4&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Sat., June 23 Wild Applause   $100,000 F3YO 1 Mile (Turf) Sun., June 24 NYSS Cupecoy's Joy Division   $100,000 F3YO 7 Furlongs (T) Sun., June 24 NYSS Spectacular Bid Division   $100,000 3YO 7 Furlongs (T) Sat., June 30 Mother Goose II $250,000 F3YO 1 1/16 Sat., June 30 Perfect Sting   $100,000 F&M 4&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Sun., July 1 Saginaw (NYB)   $100,000 4&UP 1 1/16 Wed., July 4 Manila   $100,000 3YO 1 Mile (Turf) Fri., July 6 State Dinner   $100,000 4&UP 1 1/16 Sat., July 7 Belmont Derby Invitational I $1,200,000 3YO 1 1/4 (Turf) Sat., July 7 Belmont Oaks Invitational I $1,000,000 F3YO 1 1/4 (Turf) Sat., July 7 Suburban II $700,000 4&UP 1 1/4 Sat., July 7 Belmont Sprint Championship II $350,000 3&UP 7 Furlongs Sat., July 7 Dwyer III $300,000 3YO 1 Mile Sun., July 8 Victory Ride III $150,000 F3YO 6 1/2 Furlongs Sun., July 8 River Memories   $100,000 F&M 4&UP 1 1/2 (Turf) Sat., July 14 Forbidden Apple   $150,000 4&UP 1 Mile (Turf) Sat., July 14 Rockville Centre (NYB)   $100,000 2YO 6 Furlongs Sun., July 15 Lynbrook (NYB)   $100,000 F2YO 6 Furlongs