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Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the U.S. [2] It is the fourth oldest racetrack after Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack (1858), [3] Freehold Raceway (1854) and Fair Grounds Race Course (1852).
Horse racing once again in the spotlight as Saratoga Race Course has exceedingly high number of fatalities since meet opened on July 13.
Aerial view of Aqueduct's main track, inner dirt track and turf course, 2010 Main clubhouse entrance to Aqueduct Racetrack. Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park and Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States. [1]
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]
Last updated on July 14, 2008. Fourstardave (April 2, 1985 — October 14, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won at least one race at Saratoga Race Course each year from 1987 to 1994, earning him the nickname "The Sultan of Saratoga".
Weight. Handicap. Purse. $500,000 [ 1] The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on the turf.
Purse. $175,000 (2023) The Saranac Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Grade III stakes is open to three-year-old horses and is raced on turf over a distance of 11⁄16 miles. The event, currently run in early September, raised its purse to $300,000 in 2014. [1]
Four-year-olds and Up. Weight. 124 lbs with allowances. Purse. US$1,000,000 [1] The Whitney Stakes (run as the Whitney Handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as such) is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses four years of age and older run at a distance of 11⁄8 miles. The current purse is $1,000,000.