Sentence examples for increase the purse from inspiring English sources

In an attempt to bring Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta together for the first time, Oaklawn Park in Arkansas announced Thursday that it would increase the purse of the April 3 Apple Blossom Invitational to $5 million if the two female stars competed in the race.

Money generated from the casinos was used to increase the purses and handle (daily betting turnover), and Rosecroft was unable to produce the same amount of money.

This helped the horse racing industry in Delaware, as approximately 10 percent of all gross revenue is used to increase the purses.

The New York Racing Association appreciated Rachel Alexandra's entry enough that it increased the purse for the 140th running of the mile-and-an-eighth Woodward to $750,000 from $500,000.

The Lady's Secret was originally scheduled to be run Aug. 1 with a $150,000 purse, but to accommodate Jackson and Rachel Alexandra, track management moved the race up eight days and increased the purse to $400,000.

Monmouth won the bidding war because it increased the purse to $500,000 and because its turf course is considered to be in better shape than the one at Philadelphia Park.

Track officials had considered increasing the purse to $1 million from $750,000 to make sure that Smarty Jones raced in the Pennsylvania Derby, and the Chapmans and Servis were committed to having the colt kick off his fall campaign before what was expected to be a capacity crowd at Philadelphia Park.

increased the purse from $1.25 million to $1.6 million to encourage Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharoah, to have his stellar colt compete at a picturesque track that bears a grim reputation: "Graveyard of Champions".

"The option to increase the prize purse to $1 million was a product of Quiksilver," A.S.P.'s chief executive, Brodie Carr, said, referring to the surf clothing and accessory manufacturer.

Referring to the upcoming renovation of Wentworth's west course, Pelley added: "We are continuing on to Wentworth until at least 2018 and expect if the west course becomes exactly what they believe it, and that we can increase the prize purse, then perhaps it can be a flagship event going forward".

Penn National has long been considered a minor league track, but the introduction of slot machines has allowed it to drastically increase the size of purses and also improve the quality of its races.