Arguably the biggest weekend of July on the North American horse racing calendar is coming up, featuring a marquee race for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park that also serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, the second weekend of one of the two premier summer race meets in the U.S., and the opening weekend for the other.
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Saratoga Stories: A Dinner Party to Remember
The story of the sport of horse racing lies in its places: sprawling expanses of bluegrass nourishing generations, stunning mountain vistas watching over their battles, and timeless towns centered around these equine athletes. Summer brings America to one of those timeless towns, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where the best that the sport has to offer congregate for new editions of long-running fixture races.
Where to Watch/Listen: Saratoga Opening Week 2022
This week marks one of the annual high points of the racing calendar, the payoff to weeks if not months of anticipation for hardcore racing fans: the opening of Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage for July 8-10
After a jam-packed Independence Day holiday weekend of horse racing, the activity keeps humming during the second weekend of July, highlighted by the end of Belmont Park’s spring-summer meet and some big races in the Midwest.
