Saratoga Springs, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Historic Saratoga Race Course will
conduct 40 days of thoroughbred racing in the coming year and serve as the
focal point for the New York Racing Association’s 2015 racing calendar.
The New York Racing Association announced Friday that its three tracks –
Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga – will have a total of 251 days of live
thoroughbred racing.
Racing at Saratoga will he held six days a week, Wednesday through Monday,
beginning Friday, July 24 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. The current
Aqueduct meeting continues through March 22 with a break from Monday, March 23
through Tuesday, March 31. Racing will be conducted four days a week for four
weeks – the last week of February and the first three weeks of March.
“In light of the national foal crop reduction, our goal in creating a four-day
race week during this period is to increase field size and provide additional
rest for our equine athletes in advance of our Aqueduct spring meet,” said
Martin Panza, Senior Vice President of Racing Operations for the New York
Racing Association. “In essence, the March break is allowing us to create a
more vibrant spring meet at the Big A.”
Racing at Aqueduct will conclude with a 19-day spring meet from April 1
through April 26, with the $1 million Wood Memorial for 3-year-olds on
Saturday, April 4.
Belmont Park will have a 59-day spring/summer meet beginning Wednesday, April
29 through Sunday, July 19 with the 147th $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on
Saturday, June 6.
Following Saratoga, the Belmont Fall Championship meet will run 38 days from
Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 23, with “Super Saturday” scheduled for
Saturday, Sept. 26.
The 2015 racing calendar wraps up with 40 days of live racing at Aqueduct from
Wednesday, Nov. 4 through New Year’s Eve. There will be a five-day break from
Monday, Dec. 21 through Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25.
