Summer Stakes Schedule for Saratoga: All the dates you need to know
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Race Course got the all clear to open up without a live audience for the hectic 2020 summer. Lots of fans were bummed about not being able to go out and experience one of Saratoga’s top summer attractions. However, NYRA is looking to keep these enthusiasts entertained over the summer by streaming their races online and by making off track betting even more accessible. With eight weeks packed full of stake races and derbies, be sure not to miss out on any of the action this summer.
WEEK 1
• Thursday, July 16
GIII Schuylerville and GIII Peter Pan
• Friday, July 17
Shine Again
• Saturday, July 18
GI Coaching Club American Oaks and
GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
• Sunday, July 19
GII Lake Placid
WEEK 2
• Wednesday, July 22
Lubash (NYB)
• Thursday, July 23
GI A. P. Smithwick (Steeplechase) and
NYSSS Statue of Liberty Division
• Friday, July 24
GIII Quick Call
• Saturday, July 25
GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt (Hdcp.) and
GII Ballston Spa
• Sunday, July 26
GII Bernard Baruch (Hdcp.)
WEEK 3
• Wednesday, July 29
Dayatthespa (NYB)
• Thursday, July 30
John Morrissey Hdcp. (NYB)
• Friday, July 31
Coronation Cup
• Saturday, August 1
GI Whitney (BC), GI Personal Ensign (BC),
GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial presented by
Runhappy, GII Bowling Green, and Caress
• Sunday, August 2
Birdstone Stakes
WEEK 4
• Wednesday, August 5
Summer Colony
• Thursday, August 6
NYSSS Cab Calloway Division
• Friday, August 7
GII Saratoga Special
• Saturday, August 8
GI Runhappy Travers, GI Ballerina Hdcp. (BC),
GI Longines Test, GIII Troy, and GIII Waya
• Sunday, August 9
Alydar Stakes
WEEK 5
• Wednesday, August 12
GII Adirondack
• Thursday, August 13
Union Avenue Hdcp. (NYB)
• Friday, August 14
Perfect Sting
• Saturday, August 15
Saratoga Derby Invitational and GI Alabama
• Sunday, August 16
Saratoga Oaks Invitational
WEEK 6
• Wednesday, August 19
Bolton Landing
• Thursday, August 20
GI New York Turf Writers Cup (Steeplechase) and
Tale of the Cat (NW GSS)
• Friday, August 21
Skidmore
• Saturday, August 22
GI Fourstardave (Hdcp. BC)
• Sunday, August 23
GI Diana
WEEK 7
• Wednesday, August 26
Mahony
• Thursday, August 27
NYSSS Times Square Division and Smart N Fancy
• Friday, August 28
GIII Lake George
• Saturday, August 29
GI Sword Dancer (BC), GI Forego presented by
America’s Best Racing, GII Amsterdam, and
GIII Saranac
• Sunday, August 30
GIII Shuvee
WEEK 8
• Wednesday, September 2
GIII With Anticipation
• Thursday, September 3
P.G. Johnson and NYSSS Park Avenue Division
• Friday, September 4
Albany (NYB), Fleet Indian (NYB), Funny Cide
(NYB), Seeking the Ante (NYB), West Point Hdcp
(NYB), and Yaddo Hdcp (NYB)
• Saturday, September 5
GI Woodward Hdcp, GII Glens Falls, GII Prioress,
and GII Jim Dandy
• Sunday, September 6
GI Spinaway, GII Honorable Miss (Hdcp.), and
Lucky Coin (NW SS in 2020)
• Monday, September 7
GI Runhappy Hopeful and Lure
NOTE: Dark Days are Mondays and Tuesdays (excluding Mon. Sept 7).
For live racing, scheduling, and news updates, check out the NYRA website atwww.nyra.com/saratoga.