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.