Track season is here in Saratoga! After a successfully conducted Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in June, Saratoga is ready and prepared for it's regular racing season. Thursday 7/11 Opening Day Gates open at 11am with post time at 1:10pm. The schedule features the Schuylerville Stakes Race with a…
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The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival is 30 days away! The Saratoga Race Course will host the Triple Crown Race on June 8th, 2024. The excitement is contagious! Businesses and organizations throughout Saratoga County have been preparing for the racing festival and are eager to have racing fans from all…
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Can't make it to Churchill Downs for this year's Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4? No worries. Saratoga County has got you covered. Here are a few of the many ways to view and celebrate the first race of the Triple Crown! Consider it a precursor to The Belmont Stakes in Saratoga! 13 North…
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The Belmont Stakes, the oldest of the Triple Crown races, will be held at historic Saratoga Race Course for the first time in 2024. The event has been an American institution since 1867. America was in a traumatic struggle to piece itself back together from the physical carnage and emotional…
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Get ready for the exciting four-day 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival! The festivities kick off Thursday, June 6, and run through Sunday, June 9. This year's festival, headlined by the historic 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8, promises to be a memorable experience for all…
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Saratoga Springs has been intertwined with the rich traditions of thoroughbred racing since 1864. Now the country’s oldest active sporting venue, Saratoga Race Course began with an idea from a bare-knuckle boxing champion and has been a summer tradition for 160 years. John “Old Smoke” Morrissey…
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