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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | Lake George S | $150,000g | 3yo, f | 8.5f T | |
| July 21 | Schuylerville S | $150,000g | 2yo, f | 6f | |
| July 22 | Diana S | $500,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f T | |
| July 22 | Sanford S | $150,000g | 2yo, | 6f | |
| July 23 | Coaching Club American Oaks | $300,000g | 3yo, f | 9f | |
| July 24 | Caress S | $200,000g | 4&up, f/m | 5.5f T | |
| July 26 | Honorable Miss H | $200,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | |
| July 27 | A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase H | $125,000g | 4&up, | 16.5f T | |
| July 27 | John Morrissey S R | $100,000g | 3&up, | 6.5f | |
| July 28 | Curlin S R | $100,000g | 3yo, | 9f | |
| July 29 | Alfred G. Vanderbilt H | $350,000g | 3&up, | 6f | |
| July 29 | Amsterdam S | $200,000g | 3yo, | 6.5f | |
| July 29 | Bowling Green H | $250,000g | 4&up, | 11f T | |
| July 29 | Jim Dandy S | $600,000g | 3yo, | 9f | |
| July 30 | Shuvee H | $200,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| July 31 | Coronation Cup S | $100,000g | 3yo, f | 5.5f T |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2 | Shine Again S R | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 7f | |
| August 3 | Birdstone S | $100,000g | 3&up, | 14f | |
| August 4 | National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame | $200,000g | 3yo, | 8.5f T | |
| August 5 | Fasig-Tipton De La Rose S R | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8f T | |
| August 5 | Fasig-Tipton Lure S R | $100,000g | 4&up, | 8.5f T | |
| August 5 | Fasig-Tipton Waya S | $200,000g | 3&up, f/m | 12f T | |
| August 5 | Test S | $500,000g | 3yo, f | 7f | |
| August 5 | Whitney | $1,200,000g | 3&up, | 9f | |
| August 6 | Troy H | $250,000g | 3&up, | 5.5f T | |
| August 6 | Alydar S R | $100,000g | 4&up, | 9f | |
| August 7 | New York Stallion S R | $100,000g | 3yo, | 8f T | |
| August 9 | Quick Call S | $100,000g | 3yo, | 5.5f T | |
| August 10 | New York Stallion S R | $100,000g | 3yo, f | 8f T | |
| August 11 | Tale of the Cat S R | $100,000g | 3&up, | 6f | |
| August 12 | Adirondack S | $200,000g | 2yo, f | 6.5f | |
| August 12 | Fourstardave | $500,000g | 3&up, | 8f T | |
| August 13 | Saratoga Special S | $200,000g | 2yo, | 6.5f | |
| August 14 | Saratoga Dew S R | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| August 16 | Bolton Landing | $100,000g | 2yo, f | 5.5f T | |
| August 17 | Union Avenue S R | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6.5f | |
| August 18 | Skidmore S | $100,000g | 2yo, | 5.5f T | |
| August 19 | Alabama S | $600,000g | 3yo, f | 10f | |
| August 19 | Lake Placid | $300,000g | 3yo, f | 9f T | |
| August 20 | Summer Colony S R | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| August 21 | Evan Shipman S R | $100,000g | 3&up, | 9f | |
| August 23 | John's Call S R | $100,000g | 3&up, | 13f T | |
| August 24 | New York Turf Writers Cup | $150,000g | 4&up, | 19f T | |
| August 24 | Riskaverse S R | $100,000g | 3yo, f | 8f T | |
| August 25 | Albany S R | $250,000g | 3yo, | 9f | |
| August 25 | Fleet Indian S R | $200,000g | 3yo, f | 9f | |
| August 25 | Funny Cide S R | $200,000g | 2yo, | 6.5f | |
| August 25 | West Point R | $150,000g | 3&up, | 8.5f T | |
| August 25 | Yaddo S R | $150,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | |
| August 25 | Seeking the Ante S R | $200,000g | 2yo, f | 6.5f | |
| August 26 | Ballerina S | $500,000g | 3&up, f/m | 7f | |
| August 26 | Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa | $400,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | |
| August 26 | Forego | $600,000g | 3&up, | 7f | |
| August 26 | H. Allen Jerkens Memorial | $500,000g | 3yo, | 7f | |
| August 26 | Personal Ensign | $700,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| August 26 | Sword Dancer | $1,000,000g | 3&up, | 12f T | |
| August 26 | Travers S | $1,250,000g | 3yo, | 10f | |
| August 27 | Smart N Fancy S | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 5.5f T | |
| August 28 | Better Talk Now S R | $100,000g | 3yo, | 8f T | |
| August 30 | With Anticipation S | $150,000g | 2yo, | 8.5f T | |
| August 31 | P.G. Johnson S | $100,000g | 2yo, f | 8.5f T |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Lucky Coin S R | $100,000g | 4&up, | 5.5f T | |
| September 2 | Glens Falls H | $200,000g | 3&up, f/m | 11f T | |
| September 2 | Saranac S | $300,000g | 3yo, | 9f T | |
| September 2 | Spinaway S | $350,000g | 2yo, f | 7f | |
| September 2 | The Woodward | $750,000g | 3&up, | 9f | |
| September 3 | Prioress S | $250,000g | 3yo, f | 6f | |
| September 4 | Bernard Baruch H | $250,000g | 3&up, | 8.5f T | |
| September 4 | Hopeful S | $350,000g | 2yo, | 7f |
John R. Gaines, Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, and Matt Winn have been elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame as the 2017 Pillars of the Turf selections, it was announced May 24.
The New York Racing Association announced May 16 that the King's Bishop Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course will be renamed in honor of H. Allen Jerkens.
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and owner Godolphin Racing are likely to announce Oct. 20 if Frosted goes in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) or Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
The 10-year-old son of Street Cry will remain in New York and will stand at Irish Century Farm near Saratoga Springs.
How Saratoga heals what ails you
Watch the Saratoga crowd enjoy big wins by Shaman Ghost, Pretty City Dancer and Sweet Loretta Sept. 3, 2016. Courtesy of ABRFilms
St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds' Ring Weekend prevailed in tight three-horse finish and set a turf course record in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 5, closing day at Saratoga Race Course.
Practical Joke rallied to win the seven-furlong Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) for 2-year-olds Sept. 5 at Saratoga. Classic Empire, the 8-5 favorite, wheeled soon after the start and tossed rider Irad Ortiz Jr.
Mexican Gold's victory in the 10th race at Saratoga Race Course Sept. 4 marked trainer Chad Brown's 39th win of the meet, breaking a record that stood for five years.
Lucy N Ethel kept her unbeaten record intact Sept. 4 after leading all the way in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-old filly sprinters at Saratoga Race Course.
A field of 10 talented runners will line up for the final stakes of the 2016 Saratoga Race Course meet in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Sept. 5 Closing Day program.
Stronach Stables' Ontario-bred Shaman Ghost, the 2015 Queen's Plate winner, dove to victory in a four-horse photo Sept. 3 and nosed out Mubtaahij to steal the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
A battle between two daughters of Tapit that unfolded midstretch in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) resulted in a dead heat between Pretty City Dancer and Sweet Loretta. The final time was 1:24.18.
Homebred Inspector Lynley benefitted from a perfectly timed ride from Joel Rosario and edged out favored Camelot Kitten for an upset in the $300,000 Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
Graded stakes system takes cue from Europe's pattern program
Sanford Stakes (gr. III) winner Bitumen and New York-bred Runaway Lute appear to be the top colts in Saratoga's Hopeful Stakes (gr. I). The traditional curtain closer on the meet has a field of seven.
While Labor Day weekend has something of an anti-climactic feel in the wake of a history-making Travers Stakes (gr. I), there are still 35 races to be run at the "September place to be" over the last three days.
Frosted emerged from his Aug. 6 Whitney (gr. I) victory in fine fettle at Saratoga Race Course, and returns Sept. 3 to take on eight rivals in the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I).
Trainer Todd Pletcher heads to the $200,000 With Anticipation Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course with a fresh horse in Made You Look, who is set for his first start since his maiden-breaking win June 19 at Belmont Park.
Unraced since her victory in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) June 14 at Royal Ascot, reigning champion turf female Tepin beezed on the turf course at Saratoga's Oklahoma training track Aug. 29, covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.44 in company.
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