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A low-angle shot of the Saratoga Race Course starting gate on the turf course, with a moody, partly cloudy sky above

Genaro: Four-day race weeks getting high marks at Saratoga Race Course

The results are in. And, from my wholly unscientific, small-sample-size survey, the four-day racing week has a pretty high approval rating, at least from the people most directly involved in the sport.  For many years, the New York Racing Association raced six days a week during the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course. Then, in 2019,…

August 10, 2026 in Saratoga 2026.

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