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York will resume racing next month without spectators, but with the prize-money for its best races restored to pre-pandemic levels.
The Juddmonte International, which was rated the best Flat race in the world last year by the Longines IFHA Committee, will again be worth £1 million at the track's Ebor meeting in August after being run for £275,000 last season.
The Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes and Darley Yorkshire Oaks will also return to their 2019 values of £400,000 (£250,000 in 2020) in August, as will next month's Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (£165,000, three times the 2020 fund of £55,000).
York hopes to make further positive announcements for other races at the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor festival should crowds return in significant numbers, and chief executive William Derby said: "York is proud of its record of investing in prize-money to help sustain the wider racing industry and to attract the best horses to the Knavesmire.