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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced today that Saratoga Springs resident Wilfred "Wil" Reed has won the inaugural Saratoga Showdown Sweepstakes Grand Prize, collecting a 2018 Belmont Stakes VIP Package that includes two seats in the Champagne room, two programs, food, merchandise and a $500 betting voucher.
Pat McKenna; Mark Bardack
For the second time in the past three years, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) set a record for all-sources wagering on racing at Saratoga, concluding the 2017 Saratoga meet with a handle of $676,709,490. The 2017 handle eclipsed the previous high set in 2015 by 4.4 percent and shattered the prior record set in 2012 by more than 15 percent.
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The race for top trainer, jockey and owner came down to the wire at Saratoga Race Course on 2017, with Todd Pletcher capturing his 13th H. Allen Jerkens trainer title, Jose Ortiz winning his second Angel Cordero Jr. riding title in a row, and Michael Dubb and his various partnerships taking his fourth straight owners title in the final day at the Spa.
Pat Mckenna; Mark Bardack
Fans will have one more opportunity to take home a memento of the racing season at Saratoga Race Course on Monday, September 4, closing day of the 2017 meet.
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There will be a $73,120 Pick 6 carryover at Saratoga Race Course on Woodward Day, with the sequence featuring four graded stakes. The multi-race wager begins Race 7 with an approximate post time of 4:26 p.m. ET. The sequence will include the Grade 3, $300,000 Saranac in Race 9, the Grade 1, $350,000 Spinaway in Race 10, the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward in Race 11 and the Grade 3, $200,000 Glens Falls in the card's finale.
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