Contact Info
SaratogaRace Course
267 Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Tel: (718) 641-4700
Website: www.nyra.com/Saratoga/
Track Info
Saratoga Race Course is a 350-acre racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 2008 meeting will be 36 days long from Wednesday, July 23 to Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. Saratoga is the home of the 139th Running of the Travers Stakes on Aug. 23, 2008.
Main Course: 1 1/8 Mile
Turf Course: 1 Mile
Steeplechase/Inner Turf Course: 7/8 Mile
Attendance Capacity: 50,000
Trackside Dining: 2,200
Total Seating Capacity: 18,000, including picnic tables and benches.
Opening Times
Gates open weekdays at 11 a.m. and weekends at 10:30 a.m. On Travers Day, Aug. 23, 2008, the gates open at 7 a.m.
Entry Cost
Grandstand Admission: $3
Clubhouse Admission: $5
Travers Day: Grandstand $5; Clubhouse $10
Reserved seating sold separately.
Directions
From New York Metropolitan Area:
New York Thruway (I-87) to Exit 24 at Albany, then the Northway (I-87) to Exit 14. West on NY Route 9P, just outside the track gates. The track can also be reached by an alternate route, leaving the Northway at Exit 13N - US Route 9.
From Western New York:
New York Thruway (I-90) to Exit 28 at Fultonville (Route 30A), to Johnstown and Route 29E to Saratoga Springs; or New York Thruway to Exit 27 at Amsterdam, Route 67E to Ballston Spa and Route 50 to Saratoga Springs.
From Upstate and Canada:
Northway (I-87) to Exit 14 to Saratoga Springs.
From Massachusetts and Connecticut:
Mass. Turnpike to NY Thruway (I-90), north to Exit 24 (Albany), then Northway (I-87) to Exit 14.
From Vermont and New Hampshire:
Route 40 to Schuyerville and Route 29 to Saratoga Springs.