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Barstool Broadcast Returns to Saratoga Race Course

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Winner's Circle.

Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy and his co-hosts enjoy Shake Shack while broadcasting from the backyard of the Saratoga Race Course on Travers Stakes Day in 2024. Photo by Jonathon Norcross.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Barstool Sports founder and part-time Saratoga Springs resident Dave Portnoy announced Monday that he and his broadcasting crew would return to the Saratoga Race Course on Saturday for Travers Day. The Barstoolers will be covering races throughout the day from a booth set up near the paddock area.

“Myself, Elio, Big Cat, Megan Makin’ Money, [and] Rico will be broadcasting live right outside the paddock all day on Saturday, so that’ll be fun,” Portnoy said in a video posted to his X account.

In 2024, Portnoy and company spent about 7 hours covering Travers Day races at Saratoga, drawing a sizable crowd of in-person fans and spectators. The livestream also netted 54,000 views.

Portnoy has long been a fixture in Saratoga, purchasing a house here in 2023. His Barstool-stamped Saratoga merchandise rapidly became a common sight at the track when it went on sale earlier this summer. He’s also reviewed roughly a dozen local pizza shops as part of his “One Bite Pizza Reviews” YouTube series.

Barstool’s 2025 broadcast on Aug. 23 will likely be livestreamed (as it was last year) via the company’s Barstool Gambling YouTube account at www.youtube.com/@barstoolgambling.

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