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Saratoga Springs, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Historic Saratoga Race Course will conduct 40 days of thoroughbred racing in the coming year and serve as the focal point for the New York Racing Associations 2015 racing calendar. The New York Racing Association announced Friday that its three tracks - Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga - will have a total of 251 days of live thoroughbred racing. Racing at Saratoga will he held six days a week, Wednesday through Monday, beginning Friday, July 24 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. The current Aqueduct meeting continues through March 22 with a break from Monday, March 23 through Tuesday, March 31. Racing will be conducted four days a week for four weeks - the last week of February and the first three weeks of March. In light of the national foal crop reduction, our goal in creating a four-day race week during this period is to increase field size and provide additional rest for our equine athletes in advance of our Aqueduct spring meet, said Martin Panza, Senior Vice President of Racing Operations for the New York Racing Association. In essence, the March break is allowing us to create a more vibrant spring meet at the Big A. Racing at Aqueduct will conclude with a 19-day spring meet from April 1 through April 26, with the $1 million Wood Memorial for 3-year-olds on Saturday, April 4. Belmont Park will have a 59-day spring/summer meet beginning Wednesday, April 29 through Sunday, July 19 with the 147th $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6. Following Saratoga, the Belmont Fall Championship meet will run 38 days from Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 23, with Super Saturday scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26. The 2015 racing calendar wraps up with 40 days of live racing at Aqueduct from Wednesday, Nov. 4 through New Years Eve. There will be a five-day break from Monday, Dec. 21 through Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Fred Biletnikoff Raiders Jersey . They showered him with "MVP! MVP!" chants. In many ways, it seemed like hed never been gone. Jim Otto Jersey .com) - Generally you want to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the legend. http://www.shoptheraidersonline.com/Elite-Trayvon-Mullen-Raiders-Jersey/ . The 24-year-old right winger has one assist in nine games this season with the Sabres. In his career, he has three goals and six assists in 43 NHL games. Art Shell Womens Jersey . Claude Noel will be the man behind the bench when the team hits the ice of the MTS Centre to begin its inaugural season. Kenny Stabler Youth Jersey . - Andre Drummond had his best night on the boards.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Vladimir Guerrero signed a one-day contract to retire with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. Guerrero also threw out the first pitch on opening day at Angel Stadium, and new Angels hitting coach Don Baylor had to be helped off the field after injuring his right leg while catching it. Guerrero signed the contract on the field before the game, getting a loud ovation from the Anaheim crowd when he put pen to paper. The slugging outfielder then threw the first pitch to Baylor, the only other league MVP in Angels history. But Baylor couldnt get up after making the catch, unable to put weight on his leg. Two Angels staff members had to help him off the field. The former Rockies and Cubs manager was taken to a hospital for further tests while the Angels faced the Seattle Mariners.dddddddddddd The 39-year-old Guerrero hasnt played in the majors since 2011. He spent six of his 16 major league seasons with the Angels from 2004-09, winning the 2004 AL MVP award and earning four of his nine All-Star selections. Guerrero began his career with eight seasons for the Montreal Expos and finished with single years in Texas and Baltimore. He played briefly in the minors for Toronto in 2012, and was out of baseball last year. Guerrero leads all Dominican major leaguers with 2,590 hits, also finishing with 449 homers and 1,496 RBIs. He had 12 seasons with at least 25 homers. He never batted lower than .290 in his final 15 seasons despite a well-known penchant for swinging at balls outside the strike zone. Guerrero hit above .300 for 12 straight years. ' ' '