YORK Racecourse have added an extra £100,000 to their final two-day meeting of the season next month.

A record prize fund of £416,000 will now be competed for on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, with all 14 races benefiting from a more than 25 per cent boost on last year.

The feature race of the Saturday meeting is the now £100,000 Coral Sprint Trophy, which is increased by £25,000 and becomes the 19th contest of York's 2015 campaign to have a six-figure purse.

The Listed Coral Rockingham Stakes for juveniles will now offer £50,000 and Channel 4 cameras will be at the track on Friday for the first time.

They will be covering two races, including a new £50,000 feature handicap for three-year-old staying horses over a mile and three quarters.

No race will offer less than £12,000 in prize money on Friday and £15,000 on Saturday.

Knavesmire chiefs say the increase has been funded by the "strong performance of the business across racing and non-racing events, and from the support of racegoers, sponsors and partners, over the summer months".

A statement added: "The track remains true to its mission of investing in prize money, fixed facilities such as the new Northern End Development and in the experience of going racing on the Knavesmire.

"These latest increases will take prize money at York in 2015 to a record level of £6.7million, which is some 26 per cent ahead of 2012."

Lord Grimthorpe, York Racecourse chairman, said: "York is delighted that our continued commercial success has allowed us to keep investing in the prize money, facilities and experience of racing at York. Our aim across all 17 days is to stage compelling, competitive race action.

"Our investment in prize money has already been rewarded with tremendous contests for our feature races over the summer months and our hope is that these further increases to October will be rewarded by a fitting finale to the season.

"Our continued thanks to our supporters and sponsors, who help us to invest in racing at York.”