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2023 Saratoga Racing Calendar

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This page features the Saratoga Race Course calendar for the 2023 season, which runs from July 13 - September 4.

Please see our pages on giveaway days and special events at the track for further details on this year's racing season events.

Gate Open Times: 11:00 am each racing day, except Travers Day (open at 7:00 am)

As a general rule, Saratoga Race Course is dark on all Mondays & Tuesdays throughout the season, except for Labor Day.

horses racing on a dirt track

Week 1

  • Thursday, July 13 - GIII Schuylerville
  • Friday, July 14 - Coronation Cup and Wilton
  • Saturday, July 15 - GI Diana, GIII Kelso (Previously run as the Forbidden Apple), and GIII Sanford
  • Sunday, July 16 - GIII Quick Call presented by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
  • Monday, July 17 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, July 18 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 2

  • Wednesday, July 19 - GI A. P. Smithwick Memorial (Steeplechase) and NYSSS Statue of Liberty Division (R)
  • Thursday, July 20 - NYSSS Cab Calloway Division (R)
  • Friday, July 21 - Curlin (R) and GIII Lake George
  • Saturday, July 22 - GIII Caress and GI Coaching Club American Oaks
  • Sunday, July 23 - GII Shuvee
  • Monday, July 24 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, July 25 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 3

  • Wednesday, July 26 - GII Honorable Miss Handicap
  • Thursday, July 27 - Birdstone
  • Friday, July 28 - GII Amsterdam
  • Saturday, July 29 - GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap and GII Jim Dandy
  • Sunday, July 30 - GII Bowling Green
  • Monday, July 31 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, August 1 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 4

  • Wednesday, August 2 - Fasig Tipton De La Rose (R)
  • Thursday, August 3 - GII Glens Falls
  • Friday, August 4 - GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and GIII Fasig Tipton Saratoga Oaks Invitational
  • Saturday, August 5 - Whitney Day - Lure (R), GI Test, GIII Troy Stakes, GI Whitney (BC), and GI Saratoga Derby Invitational
  • Sunday, August 6 - GIII Adirondack
  • Monday, August 7 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, August 8 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 5

  • Wednesday, August 9 - Johnstone Mile (NYB)
  • Thursday, August 10 - John Morrissey Handicap (NYB)
  • Friday, August 11 - Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB) and Union Avenue Handicap (NYB)
  • Saturday, August 12 - GI Fourstardave Handicap (BC), GII Saratoga Special, and Galway
  • Sunday, August 13 - Mahony
  • Monday, August 14 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, August 15 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 6

  • Wednesday, August 16 - GI Jonathan Sheppard and Suzie O'Cain (NYB)
  • Thursday, August 17 - Rick Violette (NYB)
  • Friday, August 18 - Skidmore
  • Saturday, August 19 - Alabama Day - GI Alabama, GII Lake Placid
  • Sunday, August 20 - Bolton Landing
  • Monday, August 21 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, August 22 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 7

  • Wednesday, August 23 - John's Call (R)
  • Thursday, August 24 - GII Ballston Spa
  • Friday, August 25 - GI Personal Ensign and Smart N Fancy
  • Saturday, August 26 - Travers Day - GI Ballerina (BC), GI Forego, GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, GI Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer (BC), and GI Travers
  • Sunday, August 27 - Albany (NYB), Fleet Indian (NYB), Funny Cide (NYB) presented by Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Seeking the Ante (NYB), West Point Handicap presented by Trustco Bank (NYB), and Yaddo Handicap (NYB)
  • Monday, August 28 - Dark: No Live Racing
  • Tuesday, August 29 - Dark: No Live Racing

Week 8

  • Wednesday, August 30 - P. G. Johnson
  • Thursday, August 31 - GIII With Anticipation
  • Friday, September 1 - GIII Saranac
  • Saturday, September 2 - GII Flower Bowl (BC), Harvey Pack (Previously run as the Lucky Coin), GI Jockey Club Gold Cup (BC), and GII Prioress
  • Sunday, September 3 - GI Spinaway
  • Monday, September 4 - GIII Bernard Baruch Handicap and GI Hopeful

PLEASE NOTE: Information up to date as of July 2023. These dates are subject to change.

For more Saratoga Race Course information, visit SaratogaRaceTrack.com or the NYRA website.  

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