Saratoga Race Track

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Saratoga Racing Schedule: Wednesday through Monday Racing Dates 2008: July 25 - September 3 (Thoroughbred) February 2 - December 16 (Harness) Post Times: 1:00 p.m. Saratoga Race Track Location: Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Race Track Official Website: www.nyra.com/saratoga/

Saratoga Race Track Facts:

Even if you've never been to the Saratoga Race Track, you probably know about it. The Saratoga Race Track, located in New York, is an American icon. The Saratoga Race Track has been featured in Hollywood motion pictures such as: Billy Bathgate, the Horse with Dreamy Eyes and the Oscar-nominated motion picture Seabiscuit. It's also famous with horse racing bettors, because of all the great horse racing betting action that goes down there.

Just how popular is horse racing at Saratoga? The town of Saratoga Springs only has a population of around 27,000 residents. Yet, every summer when the thoroughbreds return to the Saratoga Race Track, the population of Saratoga Springs more than triples. When you visit Saratoga Springs or the Saratoga Race Track you are surrounded by history. There are more than 1,000 buildings listed in the national register. Saratoga Springs restaurants and nightspots have become a must visit locations for vacationers. Some will tell you, it just does not get any better than a day at the Saratoga Race Track.

When you place a wager at the Saratoga Race Track, there are a couple jockeys you should be on the lookout for. One of the top jockeys in recent years is John Velazquez. In 2003, John Velazquez had 61 wins, which was the most of any jockey in the recent era. If that was not amazing enough, John Velazquez followed up his amazing feat by winning 65 horse races in 2004, which is the Saratoga race track record. Another top jockey at the Saratoga Race Track is Jerry Bailey. Jerry Bailey had the most horse racing wins at the Saratoga Race Track in 1999, 2000 and 2001 where he won 47, 50 and 55 horse races respectively.

The Saratoga Race Track accommodates approximately 29,000 horse racing enthusiasts on an average day. Its biggest one-day attendance came on August 17, 2003 when 71,337 horse racing enthusiast came to the track. Surprisingly, that day was not their biggest one-day handle. Their biggest one-day handle came about one week later and was $9,390,934. This record was approximately 3 times their normal average day handle record, which was $3,742,773 in 1993. The best opening day attendance at the Saratoga Race Track came on July 24, 2002, which had 32,913 attendees. The largest one-week candle to Saratoga Race Track happened in 1990 and was $25,989,156.

The Saratoga Race Track occupies an astounding 350 acres. The main course is 1 1/8 miles and the turf course is 1 mile. The Saratoga Race Track also has a steeplechase course, which is an inner turf course of 7/8 of a mile. Their Oklahoma course is 1 mile long and their Clare Court course is 1/2 of a mile. The Saratoga Race Track offers an ample stable area. The stable area consists of 91 barns with 1830 stalls. It also can accommodate 1025 personnel in its 489 rooms.

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