Labor Day

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.  - Yet another era ended Monday at America's oldest racetrack. Though it lasted a mere three years, the Belmont-at-Saratoga stretch of summer seasons were distinctive, memorable, never-to-happen-again and now part of the storied history of the track. A decade ago, did anyone think that the GI Belmont Stakes would be staged even once, much less multiple times, at Saratoga? Or that there would be a total of 538 races over 50 days of racing in one season spread over four months? Nope. With the rebuild of Belmont...

If you are a fan of turf racing--and which of us isn't, really?--then the four graded stakes carded for Labor Day racing in Kentucky, Virginia and California on Monday afternoon will make for a perfect way to spend the holiday. The most valuable of the day's events is the GIII Mint Millions Invitational Stakes at Kentucky Downs, with a maximum pot of $2 million to eligible horses. Formidable Man (City of Light) has amassed an admirable record of 5-2-0 from nine tries at the mile distance and pays his first...

Season tickets and passes for the 2024 Saratoga summer race meet will become available to the general public Wednesday, March 20. The sale, announced by NYRA Monday, will begin at 10am and includes admission along with reserved seating in the clubhouse or grandstand. Season passes grant access to the track for all 40 race days including the GI Travers S. and can be purchased for $95. "Season ticket plans allow fans to secure some of the best seats in the house for all 40 days of the Saratoga meet," said...