NYRA and Churchill Downs reach agreement

Pat McKenna, Mark Bardack

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that Saratoga Race Course will host an expanded Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and, for the first time, a special July 4th Racing Festival. Both events will fall outside of the traditional 40-day summer meet, which will open on Thursday, July 10 and conclude on Labor Day, September 1.

NYRA Press Office

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) mourns the loss of trainer Chuck Simon, who turned a well-traveled career assisting Hall of Fame legends H. Allen Jerkens, D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito and later running his own stable into a more recent role as one of the racing’s most knowledgeable and passionate advocates.

Mary Eddy

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning and perennial leading New York trainer Chad Brown claimed the training title at the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meet when posting 45 wins at the 39-day meeting that ran from July 11 through September 2.

McKenna, Bardack

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the 2024 summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course generated more than $800 million in all-sources wagering handle and exceeded 1 million in paid attendance.

Christian Abdo

Sunday’s card at Saratoga Race Course will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $210,165 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Saturday’s 13-race program.

Mary Eddy

Thursday’s card at Saratoga Race Course will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $85,836 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Wednesday’s nine-race program.