Saratoga Race Course is getting ready to be the center of the horse racing world when the Belmont Stakes comes to town
Health, history and horses are the three H’s carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into New York's Adirondack Mountains reach Saratoga Springs. Horses have always been the main event here, where the oldest active sporting venue in the country, the Saratoga Race Course, stands at the heart of the town of 30,000.
President David O’Rourke sent the invitation to Saratoga, one of the most historic horse racing cities in the world and home of the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In October 2022, Saratoga Chamber of Commerce President Todd Shimkus received word that if the funding for the renovations got approved, Saratoga would host the Belmont in 2024 and 2025. “I can tell you everybody in the room wanted to hug David O’Rouke for the opportunity to host this,” Shimkus said.
probably knows that there’ll be a big crowd here, which there will be.” has capped the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga at 50,000 fans, which is right at capacity. Veitch, along with locals, is skeptical an event of this size can happen in Saratoga logistically. The city is prepared, and the Belmont is far from the first large event to come to Saratoga. The Grade 1 Travers Stakes is the peak of the track's annual summer racing, with crowds upwards of 40,000.
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