NYRA Press Office

Week #5 at Saratoga Race Course

Pat McKenna/Mark Bardack

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will celebrate Adirondacks Day at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday, August 15.

Tom Pedulla

​Michael Dubb's path to thoroughbred ownership began in a most improbable way - with a night spent sleeping in his van near Saratoga Race Course because he lacked money for a hotel.

Brian Bohl ; Heather Pettinger

​Call Paul gained the lead on the backstretch and maintained the advantage despite getting bumped in the stretch by Tight Ten, finishing strong in his stakes debut to post a one-length win in the 113th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special presented by Miller Lite for juveniles on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course.

Najja Thompson

This past weekend, the New York Racing Association, hosted the Saratoga Challenge and the Fourstardave Challenge live money handicapping tournaments, offering a total of over $225,000 in cash prizes as well as two qualifying seats to the 2019 Belmont Stakes Challenge and 8 seats to the 2019 National Horseplayers Championships in Las Vegas.

NYRA Press Office

Barry K. Schwartz’s Voodoo Song came out of his gate-to-wire win in the Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap in good order, trainer Linda Rice said Sunday morning. The 4-year-old English Channel colt bested a six-horse field over a one-mile inner turf course that has taken heavy rain throughout the Saratoga meet, earning his first career Grade 1 win.