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
When trainer Bill Mott decided that Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY would bypass the Preakness Stakes the racing world let out a collective groan as that guaranteed there would not be a potential Triple Crown bid this year. After Saturday’s Belmont Stakes @ Saratoga there can be no second-guessing the Hall of Fame trainer, as SOVEREIGNTY drew away from Preakness Winner JOURNALISM by three lengths in the … Continue reading SOVEREIGNTY Reigns Supreme
The 157th edition of the Belmont Stakes is set to run Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The $2 million-dollar, Grade 1 race moved to the historic upstate New York track last year when Belmont Park began a remodeling project that continues this year. That means that the Belmont Stakes, traditionally held at 1 ½ miles on the Big Sandy, will for the second year in a row be … Continue reading Who Wins The Belmont Stakes?
The final jewel of the Triple Crown is this Saturday, June 7th. For the second straight year the Belmont Stakes will take place at Saratoga Race Course. The Grade I Belmont Stakes will anchor a five-day (a day longer than 2024) racing festival at The Spa. Television coverage of what promises to be an exciting week will be wide-ranging and all encompassing. FOX Sports takes over television coverage … Continue reading TV Schedule For Belmont Racing Festival
The 2025 version of the Belmont Racing Festival at Saratoga begins on Thursday June 5th and runs through Sunday June 8th. If you’re a first-time visitor to the nirvana of horseracing, here’s six furlongs worth of things to know before you go: 1. Saratoga Race Course is the oldest sporting venue in the United States. The Saratoga Race Course opened for business in 1863, making it the oldest sporting venue in the entire … Continue reading There’s More To Saratoga Than World-Class Racing
