Saratoga Race Course 2011 Season Dates And Giveaways
When does the Saratoga racing season begin? What are the giveaways this year? What day is the Travers Stakes?
Fear not horseracing fans, I have your answers before the 143rd season at Saratoga Race Course begins.
The 40-day Saratoga meet features live racing every day except Tuesday and offers 52 stakes races, including 17 Grade 1’s worth $6.65 million, good for at least one stakes every live racing day through Labor Day, September 5th.
Opening Day this year is set for Friday, July 22. The gates open at 11:00am and first Post Time is 1:00pm.
The Spa’s stakes action begins on Opening Day with the Grade 3, $100,000 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies, the first of six graded main track events for freshman runners building up to the prestigious Grade 1, $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes on Labor Day.