The Saratoga Race Schedule 2024: Summer Horse Racing at the Track
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Coming to Saratoga Race Course this summer? This page features all of the stakes races happening as part of the Saratoga race schedule 2024, which runs from July 11 - September 2.
Gate Open Times: 11:00 am each racing day, except Travers Day (open at 9:00 am)
As a general rule, Saratoga Race Course is dark on all Mondays & Tuesdays throughout the season, except for Labor Day.
Week 1
- Thursday, July 11 - Schuylerville
- Friday, July 12 - Coronation Cup and Wilton
- Saturday, July 13 - GI Diana, GIII Kelso, and GIII Sanford
- Sunday, July 14 - GIII Quick Call presented by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
- Monday, July 15 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, July 16 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 2
- Wednesday, July 17 - GI A. P. Smithwick Memorial (Steeplechase) and NYSSS Statue of Liberty Division
- Thursday, July 18 - NYSSS Cab Calloway Division
- Friday, July 19 - Curlin (R)
- Saturday, July 20 - GI Coaching Club American Oaks and GIII Lake George
- Sunday, July 21 - GII Shuvee
- Monday, July 22 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, July 23 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 3
- Wednesday, July 24 - GII Honorable Miss Handicap
- Thursday, July 25 - GIII Caress
- Friday, July 26 - GII Amsterdam
- Saturday, July 27 - GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap and GII Jim Dandy
- Sunday, July 28 - GII Bowling Green
- Monday, July 29 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, July 30 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 4
- Wednesday, July 31- De La Rose (R)
- Thursday, August 1 - GII Glens Falls
- Friday, August 2 - GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and GIII Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks Invitational
- Saturday, August 3 - Whitney Day - Fasig-Tipton Lure (R), GI Test presented by Ticketmaster, GIII Troy Stakes, GI Whitney (BC), and GI Saratoga Derby Invitational
- Sunday, August 4 - GIII Adirondack and Birdstone
- Monday, August 5 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, August 6 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 5
- Wednesday, August 7 - Johnstone Mile (NYB)
- Thursday, August 8 - John Morrissey Handicap (NYB)
- Friday, August 9 - Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB) and Union Avenue Handicap (NYB)
- Saturday, August 10 - GI Fourstardave Handicap (BC), GII Saratoga Special, and Galway
- Sunday, August 11 - Mahony
- Monday, August 12 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, August 13 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 6
- Wednesday, August 14 - GI Jonathan Sheppard (Steeplechase) and Suzie O'Cain (NYB)
- Thursday, August 15 - Rick Violette (NYB)
- Friday, August 16 - Skidmore
- Saturday, August 17 - Alabama Day - GI Alabama, GII Lake Placid
- Sunday, August 18 - Bolton Landing
- Monday, August 19 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, August 20 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 7
- Wednesday, August 21 - John's Call (R)
- Thursday, August 22 - GII Ballston Spa
- Friday, August 23 - GI Personal Ensign and Smart N Fancy
- Saturday, August 24 - Travers Day - GI Ballerina (BC), GI Forego, GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, GI Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer (BC), and GI Travers
- Sunday, August 25 - Albany (NYB), Fleet Indian (NYB), Funny Cide (NYB) presented by Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Seeking the Ante (NYB), West Point Handicap (NYB) presented by Trustco Bank, and Yaddo Handicap (NYB)
- Monday, August 26 - Dark: No Live Racing
- Tuesday, August 27 - Dark: No Live Racing
Week 8
- Wednesday, August 28 - P. G. Johnson
- Thursday, August 29 - GIII With Anticipation
- Friday, August 30 - GIII Saranac
- Saturday, August 31 - GII Flower Bowl (BC), GIII Prioress, and GI Spinaway (BC)
- Sunday, September 1 - Bernard Baruch Handicap and GI Jockey Club Gold Club (BC)
- Monday, September 2 - Harvey Pack and GI Hopeful
PLEASE NOTE: Information up to date as of March 2024. These dates are subject to change.
See our pages on giveaway days and special events at the track for further details on this year's racing season events.
For more Saratoga Race Course information, visit SaratogaRaceTrack.com or the NYRA website.