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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 country. It is the oldest thoroughbred race track in the country, but counting harness tracks it is actually the fourth oldest racetrack i…
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 country. It is the oldest thoroughbred race track in the country, but counting harness tracks it is actually the fourth oldest racetrack in the U.S.. In 1857 the Empire Race Course was opened on an island in the Hudson River near Albany, but was in operation only a short time.
  • Location: Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
  • Owned by: State of New York
  • Operated by: New York Racing Association
  • Date opened: August 3, 1863
  • Screened on: MSG Plus (restricted to cable systems in New York City, Northern/Central New Jersey, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Northeastern Pennsylvania) · Capital OTB via WXXA Channel 23.2) · NYRA.com/NYRA Now app (Internet) · Altitude Sports (Rocky Mountains) · Fox Sports 2 · Fox Sports Ohio · Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket (Southern California) · Fox Sports San Diego · NBC Sports Network · NBC Television
  • Course type: Flat/Thoroughbred
  • Notable races: Travers Stakes (G1) · Whitney Handicap (G1) · Alabama Stakes (G1) · Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org