Harness Racing Group Launches New Website, Extols Industry’s Economic Benefits

SARATOGA SPRINGS — New Yorkers for Harness Racing, a harness racing education and advocacy organization, recently announced the launch of its website, www.newyorkersforharnessracing.com.

The site highlights harness racing’s economic impact on New York State, which currently hosts seven racetracks, including the one at the Saratoga Casino Hotel. 

According to the organization, harness racing supports thousands of jobs and a statewide network of more than 100 breeding farms, training centers, and boarding facilities. A 2024 economic impact study by the Empire State Harness Horse Alliance estimates that the harness racing industry generates more than $400 million in economic activity for New York State annually. Some of these funds, the organization said, flow into local communities and thus benefit the agriculture, farm equipment, construction, animal health services, and tourism industries.

The Saratoga Casino Hotel is currently in the midst of its 84th season of live harness racing.