The races feature record prize money nudging £600,000 on offer. In the last decade, the prize money for these two days has more than doubled in value.
There are now three contests with a six-figure purse and every contest offers a minimum of £20,000 to connections.
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Two people stuck in lift in busy shopping street in York
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Tributes to York music man, Andrew Carter, who has died, 86
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Julie Blackburn playing Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
