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For the first time, the Saratoga Race Course will have the best 3-year-olds in the world duke it out in a Triple Crown race when the venerable track hosts the Belmont Stakes on June 8.
As is the case with the other two tracks operated by the New York Racing Association – Aqueduct and Belmont Park – there are three separate tracks in the main course at Saratoga Race Course: a main (dirt) track, which, like that at Aqueduct, has a 1 + 1 ⁄ 8-mile (9-furlong or 1,811 m) circumference; chute for 7-furlong events
Purse. US$ 1,250,000 [1] The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" [2] and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. [3]
This will be the first time the event will take place at Saratoga Race Course, due to renovations planned for Belmont Park. Because of the smaller size of Saratoga's main track, the race is scheduled to be run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres), shorter than the usual distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres).
The move has been expected for some time since the New York Racing Association unveiled plans for the $455 million Belmont Park project. Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course in 2024 ...
Weight. 120 lbs. Purse. $300,000 (2021) [1] The Hopeful Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old horses, the Hopeful is the first Grade I stakes for two-year-olds each season and historically has been a showcase for some of the top East Coast horses at ...
124 pounds (56 kg) with allowances. Purse. US$250,000 added. The Albany Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race that is held at the Saratoga Race Course and is open to Thoroughbred three-year-old horses of either gender bred in New York state. It is run at a mile and one eighth on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000.
The Belmont Stakes could be relocated to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York as soon as next year, an earlier-than-anticipated move for the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The New ...