The names for the New York legs of the Empire Trillium Series, a 14-race program of stakes races at Belmont Park and Woodbine Racetrack restricted to horses foaled in New York or Canada worth $3.2 million in total purses, have been revealed by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA).Saturday, Dec. 26:The Empire Trillium Series will begin with four $200,000 events for 2-year-olds on Dec. 26 over the new Tapeta course at the reimagined Belmont Park. Each of the four stakes slated for Dec. 26 are named in honor of New York-breds. The inaugural Tiz the Law is a six-furlong sprint for juveniles, while juvenile fillies run the same distance in the Bar of Gold. The latter race was formerly the Maddie May. Juveniles will route 1 1/16 miles on the same card's Gander. Juvenile fillies will take on the same challenge in the Saratoga Dew.Saturday, Jan. 23:The marquee events of the series at Belmont Park will be the inaugural editions of the $300,000 Long Island Derby and Long Island Oaks, over nine furlongs on Tapeta for sophomores and sophomore fillies, respectively.Saturday, Feb. 27:The NYRA legs of the series conclude with a pair of six-furlong $200,000 sprints on the Tapeta, including the Elmont for sophomores and the Queens Village for sophomore fillies. The Elmont was formerly the Damon Runyon. The Queens Village was previously the East View.Woodbine Racetrack will then host six races for 3-year-olds and up, including four $200,000 events comprised of six-furlong sprints for both boys and girls on Tapeta during Spring 2027, followed by seven-furlong sprints on Tapeta in the same categories in July 2027. The Woodbine Racetrack-based races are headlined in June 2027 by a pair of $300,000 events, one each for older boys and girls, at one-mile on the turf.The post Stakes Names Announced for Empire Trillium Series appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.