Official 2025 Saratoga Stakes Schedule

The July 4th Racing Festival is a bonus week of racing added to Saratoga's schedule this year! Celebrate Independence Day in Saratoga Springs with four exciting race days ahead of the summer meet kickoff.

The July 4th Racing Festival runs from July 3-6, 2025.

The 2025 Saratoga summer meet will open on Thursday, July 10. The summer meet features 40 days of racing, concluding on Labor Day weekend. By purchasing your 2025 Saratoga Season Pass, you'll get admission to all 40 days of the summer season, including Opening Weekend, Whitney Day, and Travers Day!

The Jim Dandy Stakes is a crucial prep race, but is also a party of its own! Fans get a captivating preview of top horses to keep an eye out for a few weeks later in the Travers Stakes. In 2024, Fierceness successfully completed the Jim Dandy-Travers double.

The Jim Dandy is run on the fourth Saturday in July annually. In 2025, Jim Dandy Day falls on July 26.

Whitney Day is one of the best days of summer racing at Saratoga! The $1 million Whitney Stakes attracts top older horses and has been won by many of thoroughbred racing's star horses.

Each year, Saratoga is draped in pink in honor of Marylou Whitney, one of racing's greatest all-time ambassadors. Don your best outfit and join the Best in Pink fashion photo contest at Saratoga in 2025!

Whitney Day is on the first Saturday in August annually. In 2025, Whitney Day falls on August 2nd.

Travers Day is the centerpiece of the summer season! The Travers is Saratoga's most famous race, and attracts many of the elite horses that contested the Triple Crown earlier in the year.

Join the best fans in racing on Travers Day. Saratoga Race Course goes all out, with extravagant outfits & hats on display everywhere you look. Purchase tickets well in advance, or bring a tablecloth and line up early to claim a coveted picnic table!

The Travers is run on the fourth Saturday in August annually. In 2025, Travers Day falls on August 23rd.

The 2025 summer meet concludes on Labor Day, featuring the Grade 1 Hopeful for two-year-olds.