Saratoga Race Course
Racetrack · Saratoga Springs, New York
A thoroughbred track that opened in August 1863, a month after Gettysburg, and is generally described as the oldest organised sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It runs a six-week summer meet and almost nothing about it has been modernised away — the wooden grandstand, the clubhouse turn and the paddock under the elms are recognisably the same place, and it is nicknamed the Graveyard of Champions for the number of great horses beaten here.
267 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866, United States
⚠ SEASONAL — A SIX-WEEK SUMMER MEET ONLY, roughly mid-July to Labor Day, with no racing outside it. Gates generally open in the morning for Breakfast at Saratoga workouts, with the first race in the early afternoon. General admission and reserved seating are separate purchases. ⚠ Picnicking in the backyard is permitted with published container limits. ⚠ 2026 MEET DATES, HOURS AND PRICES WERE NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE — confirm on nyra.com.
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