Belmont stakes

The 157th Belmont Stakes was run in Saratoga Springs Saturday. It marked the second year in a row that the third leg of the Triple Crown was run upstate. While thousands of fans descended upon the Spa City for a week of racing rains put a damper on the celebration.

Favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty beat out Preakness Stakes champion Journalism to clinch first at the second Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga Race Course.

The Kentucky Derby winner won’t be running in next week’s Preakness Stakes, meaning there’s no chance for a Triple Crown this year. The last leg will be run in Saratoga Springs again this year, and some racing fans are questioning whether the schedule needs to be adjusted to fit modern horse training practices.

Broadway will turn into “Allison Road” when the Belmont Stakes returns to Saratoga Springs in June.

It was a busy year in the Southern Adirondacks, from a murder trial that garnered national attention, to the third leg of the Triple Crown being run in Saratoga Springs for the first time ever.

The New York Racing Association is expanding the Saratoga Race Course season for the second straight year.

Summer at Saratoga Race Course is approaching the finish line. But first comes the biggest race of the meet on Saturday.

Saratoga Race Course hosted a record-breaking Belmont Stakes in June, but the Spa City’s Finance Commissioner says the four-day celebration may not have generated as much revenue as some had hoped.

It’s opening day at Saratoga Race Course — again. With a record-breaking Saratoga Belmont Stakes only weeks behind him, New York Racing Association CEO David O'Rourke is looking to keep the momentum going into the 40-day meet.

After a four-day racing festival in Saratoga Springs peaked this weekend with the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes, thoughts are already turning to 2025.