It’s not too early to start looking ahead to the 2018 racing season! NYRA has just released the 2018 racing dates, for a full 229 days of exciting thoroughbred action at the Saratoga Race Course. Saratoga Race Course 2018 Season The 40-day 2018 summer meet will begin on Friday, July 20th and end on...
NYRA Stepping Up Health & Safety Measures Following Horse Fatalities
After a number of horses passed away during this past racing season at the Saratoga Race Course NYRA and others are taking action. The ultimate goal is to reduce injuries and deaths, ideally to none at all. The New York Racing Association (NYRA), the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA), and the New York...
Everything You Need to Know About Travers Week at the Track
One of the biggest days at the track is coming up this Saturday – are you ready? Travers Day is Saturday, August 26th, and it’s going to be a blockbuster day with six Grade 1 races, a freefall demonstration from the United States Military Academy Parachute Team, and more exciting happenings. Check out what’s...
Life After Racing: Donations Help Charities For Retired Racehorses
Following their mission to promote the welfare of retired thoroughbreds, $5,000 was donated by the Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association (SHHA) this week. For the recipient charities, Sunshine Horses Inc. and Heading for Home Racehorse Retraining and Adoption Center Inc., the donations come as a great help in preparing retired horses for life off the...
Place Your Bets For The 90th Whitney Stakes This Saturday At Saratoga
The excitement continues to grow at Saratoga Race Course as August has officially arrived! This Saturday, August 5, get ready for the 90th running of the Grade 1, $1.2 million The Whitney Stakes, one of the biggest events of Saratoga’s summer meet. Get in on the action! In a statement, NYRA’s CEO and President Chris Kay...
Two Thoroughbred Legends Inducted Into Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk Of Fame for our four-legged racers has welcomed two new legends! The Saratoga 150 Committee recently announced the newest members of Saratoga Race Course’s Hoofprints Walk of Fame, which honors the most prolific and notable horses to ever compete at Saratoga. The pair of new inductees includes filly Molly Brant and champion horse...
Grade 1 King’s Bishop Renamed in Honor of H. Allen Jerkens
One of the most prominent summer races at the Saratoga Race Course is being renamed in honor of a horse racing legend. On Travers Day, Saturday, August 26th, you’ll be able to catch what is now the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial as one of the six Grade 1 races. The H. Allen Jerkens Memorial is...
2017 Centerpieces of the Saratoga Meet: $1.2 Million Whitney & $1.25 Million Travers Stakes
Two of the biggest days in North American racing are back this summer at Saratoga: the $1.2 million Whitney and $1.25 million Travers Stakes. The 40-day meet at Saratoga includes 69 stakes worth a combined $18.775 million in purses, and runs from Friday, July 21 through Labor Day on Monday, September 4. The 2017...