Saratoga Race Course

City and racing officials in Saratoga Springs are celebrating a successful July 4th weekend that saw expanded activities in the city and, for the first time, a weekend of horse racing.

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.

As the legislative session kicks off, the New York State Assembly’s Racing and Wagering Committee has a new leader.

Additional racing may be coming to Saratoga Springs next year during a season that has already been extended once.

Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet concluded Monday, bringing a close to a historic summer that started early.

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.

Saratoga Springs is mourning a pillar of the horse racing community.