At the bottom of the post, you’ll find events that happen daily. Thanks for reading this summer. I hope that you found events you might not have otherwise heard of, learned something about Saratoga or horse racing, discovered a cause or charity that you want to support. If you have suggestions for how to improve…
Daily/weekly events are listed at the bottom of this post. Thursday, August 24 At the races Stakes races: Grade I, $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup, four-year-olds and up, 2 3/8 miles on the turf (steeplechase) $100,000 Riskaverse for three-year-old fillies, 1 mile on the turf Taste NY, wines, ciders and spirits in the Saratoga…
Note: Daily/weekly events are listed at the bottom of this post. Monday, August 14 At the races Stakes races: $100,000 Saratoga Dew for New York-breds fillies and mares, three years old and up, 1 1/8 miles on the dirt Low Roller Handicapping Contest: The contests will be held on Sundays and Mondays in the Lower Carousel near…
Wednesday, August 9 At the track Stakes races: $100,000 Quick Call for three-year-olds, 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Saratoga Handicapping Challenge: This one-day contest will guarantee a minimum first-place payout of $10,000; at stake, too, is one entry to the 2018 Belmont Stakes Challenge and two entries to the National Handicapping Champion, to the…
Wednesday, August 2 At the races Stakes races: $100,000 Shine Again, fillies and mares three years old and up, 7 furlongs on the dirt Irish-American Day. Find traditional Irish music, dance, food, and entertainment at the Saratoga Pavilion (behind the grandstand, near the top of the stretch), 11 am to 5 pm. Saratoga Perks Discount…
Week of July 26 Wednesday, July 26 Stakes races: Grade II, $200,000 Honorable Miss, fillies and mares three years old and up, 6 furlongs on the dirt Military Appreciation Day. All veterans and active duty military get into the grandstand free with military ID, and local service members and veterans will be in the winner’s…
I’m a little slow out of the gate this year with the Saratoga events, but I’m hoping to make up lost ground as we head up the backstretch, early in this 2017 Saratoga meet, the 148th at Saratoga Race Course. By the time we get to Labor Day, we’ll have seen 40 days of racing,…
Brooklyn Backstretch 