Belmont Stakes finalist for Event of Year for 2015

The Belmont Stakes, in which American Pharoah became Thoroughbred racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner – and its first in 37 years – has been nominated by the Sports Business Journal as the Sports Event of the Year, the New York Racing Association announced Wednesday.

The Belmont is a finalist along with Super Bowl 50, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, and the Bojangles Southern 500, a NASCAR race.

Winners of the 2016 Sports Business Awards, a celebration of the top achievements in the sporting industry in 17 categories, will be announced May 18 at an awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan.

◗ Full-season ticket packages and season passes for the 2016 Saratoga meet go on sale March 28. Prices for a grandstand season pass ($35) and a clubhouse season pass ($55) remain unchanged from a year ago. Weekly reserved seats go on sale April 20, and daily reserved seats go on sale May 3. For a full listing of prices, visit nyra.com. The Saratoga meet runs July 22 through Sept. 5.