The Grade 1, $500,000-dollar Diana Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga. Trainer Chad Brown will try to Win the event for the 10th time in his career. The 1 1/8-mile turf race drew a talented field of six fillies, which includes a pair from Brown’s barn. Brown has Won the last three editions of the Diana along with eight of the last nine, and all nine of … Continue reading Who Wins The Diana Stakes?
Legendary New York City sportswriter Red Smith once began a column on how to get to Saratoga Race Course thusly; “From New York City you drive north for about 175 miles, turn left on Union Avenue and go back 100 years.” The town of Saratoga Springs resides in a vacuum as it relates to horse racing. Some might consider a lack of change to be a negative, but for Saratoga, as a … Continue reading Thoroughbred Paradise
Thursday marks the beginning of the regular 2025 season at Saratoga Race Course. Saratoga is a where top horses, trainers, and jockeys congregate, for some of the best racing action of the summer. Saratoga is universally considered one of the premier racing meets in the country and the world. It’s also one of the most heavily bet. Last summer, the 40-day meet handled over $800 million worth … Continue reading Some Local Spa Knowledge
If you’re a fan of racing at Saratoga, then you have hit the mother lode in 2025. And perhaps 2026 as well…but don’t get used to it. There will be a record 49 days of racing at Saratoga Race Course this year, and a decision on a similar schedule for 2026 may come later this summer. NYRA president and CEO Dave O’Rourke says once Belmont Park reopens in … Continue reading A Wealth Of Racing At The Spa
Thursday kicks off the inaugural July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. The festivities run from July 3rd through the 6th. Typically held at Belmont Park, the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga will serve as a precursor to the traditional six-week summer meet at the Spa. With the addition of the Belmont Stakes and the July 4th Festival, Saratoga will have hosted nine additional … Continue reading Saratoga Racing Festival Stakes Schedule
The northeast has had a recent spate of hot and humid weather. Saratoga Race Course is set to open next week and run through Labor Day. So during the summer-long meet, racing fans are, naturally, concerned about the safety of the horses when the temperatures start rising above 90 degrees. That said, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) said it closely follows New York State’s … Continue reading Horses & The Heat
The 4th of July Racing Festival at Saratoga begins next Thursday. With that in mind, it’s time for Daily Racing Blog’s annual salute to one of racings great characters- Mr. Harvey Pack. Harvey moved on to the big paddock in the sky back in July of 2021 at the age of 94. Gone but not forgotten. A pioneer in the field of on-air racing personalities, … Continue reading Throwback To Pack
Every summer Saratoga plays host to thousands and thousands of racing fans, many of whom come back again and again every year for the annual summer race meet at Saratoga Race Course. And while the entire town of Saratoga seemingly centers around horse racing the racetrack is only part of the Spa experience, and a day at the races is only the beginning of a typical … Continue reading Saratoga Eats
Saratoga Race Course begins its traditional summer meet Thursday, July 10th. But this year in addition to the usual 40 days of racing, Saratoga will host for the first time a July 4th Racing Festival with 10 Stakes races over four days from July 3rd-6th- Saratoga bonus day! The Spa is one of the most storied racetracks in the world, and it’s been mecca for … Continue reading Saratoga Summer Nears
With the 2025 Belmont Stakes in the rearview mirror the Daily Racing Blog would be remiss if we didn’t pay tribute to a former Belmont Winning trainer. Christophe Clement, who trained longshot TONALIST to Victory in the 2014 Belmont Stakes, passed away May 25th. He was 59. Clement announced his own death in a prepared statement that was posted to his stable’s X account. “Unfortunately, … Continue reading A Horseman & Gentleman
