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FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY to Debut July 22

FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY, a new national television show covering the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, presented by FOX Sports and the New York Racing Association, will debut this coming Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The show will air on FOX for six consecutive weeks and deliver in-depth broadcasts of the historic track's biggest races.

“The greatest meet in horse racing is moving to FOX Sports' biggest stage,” said Michael Mulvihill, President, Insights and Analytics, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment and Tubi. “The launch of FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY demonstrates FOX Sports' commitment to showcasing this timeless sport and brings both new players and longtime handicappers as close to the action as possible.”

FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY airs through Aug. 26, culminating with an expanded show for the GI Travers S. FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY will offer fans in-depth coverage and analysis of:

The GI Coaching Club American Oaks on July 22; the GII Jim Dandy Presented by DK Horse July 29; the GI Whitney on Aug. 5; the GI Fourstardave H. Aug. 12; the GI Alabama Presented by Keeneland Sales Aug. 19; and the GI Travers Aug. 26.

“There is nothing in sports quite like the energy and excitement of a Saturday at Saratoga, said Tony Allevato, NYRA Chief Revenue Officer and President of NYRA Bets. “Thanks to FOX Sports, this new show means the most national broadcast hours of Saratoga in history.”

NYRA and FOX Sports first established a partnership in 2016 with the launch of Saratoga Live, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show providing daily coverage of the 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course. FOX Sports has continually expanded its coverage of racing's most important events each year since 2016 resulting in more than 1000 hours of live horse racing coverage in 2023.

Reflecting their long-term commitment to the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, FOX Sports is also now the exclusive home of the GI Belmont S. presented by NYRA Bets, which aired on FOX for the first time in 2023.

For additional information, and the current FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/tv-schedule.

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Richest Prep Series Gets Richer At Oaklawn

Oaklawn Park is pumping nearly $1 million more into the purses for its 3-year-old races, the track said in a release Wednesday.

Oaklawn increased the purses of the four races pointing toward the GI Kentucky Derby a total of $600,000, with the GI Arkansas Derby bumped to $1,500,000 from $1,250,000; the GII Rebel S. going to $1,250,000 from $1,000,000; and the GIII Southwest S. and Smarty Jones increasing to $800,000 and $300,000, respectively.

The purses for the three races for 3-year-old fillies with GI Kentucky Oaks aspirations were also increased, with the GIII Fantasy S. increased to $750,000; the GIII Honeybee S. to $400,000 and the Martha Washington S. to $250,000–a total increase of $300,000.

Purses were also increased for 14 additional stakes races, including the two most important races for older runners. The GI Apple Blossom H. and the GII Oaklawn H. were both increased to $1.25 million, jumping the total purses in the stakes program to a record $16.2 million.

“It's absolutely remarkable how our stakes program has grown in recent years,” said Oaklawn President Louis Cella. “We've doubled the number of stakes we offer and have added millions to the purses. We want our fans to have the opportunity to see some of the top thoroughbreds in the country, and increasing the purses to this level will bring those horses. This is what our stakes program is all about.”

The Hot Springs track will also add two new races to the schedule for 3-year-old sprinters, the six-furlong $150,000 Ozark S. and the $150,000 Mockingbird S. for 3-year-old fillies, bringing the total number of stakes races to 47, also a track record.

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Catalogue Out For Wanamaker’s July Sale

In addition to broodmares and broodmare prospects, Wanamaker's newly-released July Catalogue is comprised of racing prospects, yearlings and foals selling alongside their mothers, the online auction house said in a press release Wednesday.

Bidding will open Thursday, June 27 at 8:00 a.m. ET, with the first listing set to close at 5:00 p.m. Subsequent listings will close in three-minute increments. Prospective buyers may browse the website to view pedigrees, pictures and videos of each hip offered. In-person inspections may be scheduled by contacting sellers with the information provided in the catalogue.

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Betmakers Adds Penn To Fixed Odds Lineup

BetMakers Technology Group will add racing content from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course to the growing slate available for fixed odds betting on MonmouthBets, the organization said in a release early on Wednesday morning.

Through an exclusive license, the agreement between Penn National's parent company PENN Entertainment and BetMakers facilitates the delivery of content for fixed odds betting from Hollywood Casino and anticipates the addition of other PENN Entertainment racetracks in the coming months pending required horsemen and racing commission approvals.

“We are very happy to work with BetMakers to offer New Jersey's racing fans an opportunity to bet fixed odds on Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course,” said Chris McErlean, Vice President of Racing for PENN Entertainment. “We are interested in the reaction to our product in the New Jersey fixed odds wagering marketplace and hope that it will provide positive returns for not only Penn National but the wider racing industry.”

With the addition of the Penn National content, New Jersey bettors now have the opportunity to place fixed odds wagers on racing from 16 racetracks across the USA, Canada, the Caribbean and South America.

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