The Suburban is slated as Race 10 on an 11-race card, which also features the Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational [Race 9], the Grade 3, $200,000 Manila [Race 8], and the Listed $150,000 Schuylerville [Race 2] and Harvey Pack [Race 11]. Statistics for the 37-day Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet will include the July 4th Racing The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) today announced the entertainment and events lineup for the inaugural July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course which will feature $1 Carnegie Deli Hot Dogs. This marks the first opportunity in history for fans to experience live thoroughbred racing at Saratoga during the Independence Day weekend. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2025 July 4th Racing Festival, which will be held at Saratoga Race Course from Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6. The July 4th Racing Festival, typically held at Belmont Park, will take place from Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6 at Saratoga while construction continues on a new Belmont Park. The 40-day summer meet will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1. The 2025 Belmont Stakes (G1) is fast approaching, and excitement is building around the final field of contenders. With Saratoga Race Course hosting this year's race due to renovations at Belmont Park, the lineup features a mix of proven stakes winners and rising stars, all aiming to claim victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown. This summer, in addition to playing host to the Belmont Stakes for the second year in a row, Saratoga Race Course will also welcome NYRA’s July 4th Racing Festival for the first time. Get your red, white, and blue ready, because the stakes schedule has just been announced: Thursday, July 3 NYRA announced the lineup for the inaugural July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. Fans can enjoy $1 Carnegie Deli Hot Dogs throughout the event. Belmont At Aqueduct Entries, Belmont At Aqueduct Expert Picks, and Belmont At Aqueduct Results for Thursday, July, 4, 2024. The top pick is #6 Yellow the 2/1 ML favorite trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr.. The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival concludes June 8 with the $175,000 Soaring Softly (G3T) at 5 1/2 furlongs on grass, along with the six-furlong $150,000 Jersey Girl on the main track, both for Gregory Fisher, IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect More racing coming! For the first time, the July 4th Racing Festival is coming to Saratoga Race Course. The four-day event runs July 3 through July 6, blending top-tier racing with family fun, tributes, and patriotic flair. There will be 10 stakes races in all, including seven graded stakes. Following the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from June 4-8, live racing on the NYRA circuit will return to Aqueduct Racetrack from June 12 to June 29 prior to the July 4th Racing The stars, stripes, and stakes are aligning for one of the most exciting weekends on the racing calendar — the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. From Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) is putting on four action-packed days of thoroughbred racing, fan giveaways, patriotic festivities, [] Held from Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6, the four-day celebration blends world-class stakes races with patriotic fanfare, family activities, and historic tributes. Highlights include seven graded stakes races, special giveaways, and family-friendly entertainment all weekend long. Typically held at Belmont Park, the 2025 July 4th Racing Festival is coming to Saratoga Race Course on Thursday, July 3 - Sunday, July 6! This event will serve as a prelude to the traditional summer meet and conclude the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet. 2025 Stakes Schedule Thursday, July 3, 2025 The Fourth of July Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course runs Thursday through Sunday as a prelude to the traditional summer meet, which starts July 10. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced ticket and hospitality on-sale dates for the 2025 season at historic Saratoga Race Course, which includes a special July 4th Festival as a prelude to the traditional 40-day summer meet. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that Saratoga Race Course will host an expanded Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and, for the first time, a special July 4th Racing Festival. Both events will fall outside of the traditional 40-day summer meet, which will open on Thursday, July 10 and conclude on Labor Day, September 1. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that Saratoga Race Course will host an expanded Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and, for the first time, a special July 4th Racing Festival. Both events will fall outside of the traditional 40-day summer meet, which will open on Thursday, July 10 and conclude on Labor Day, September 1. The Belmont Oaks Invitational is slated as Race 11 on the 12-race card which also features the Grade 3, $175,000 Sanford in Race 3 and the Grade 3, $175,000 Kelso in Race 10. First post is 12:35 p.m. Eastern. Statistics for the 37-day Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet will include the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. Traditionally held at Belmont Park, the four-day celebration, from Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6, blends world-class racing with patriotic fanfare, family fun, and historic tributes
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