Events & Giveaways

Saratoga is the summer place to be! Join us on special event days during the summer meet.

The 2025 events schedule will be announced at a later date.

Recurring Events

Taste NY Pavilion

New York-made food and adult beverages are available to sample and purchase exclusively at the Taste NY Pavilion throughout the season! Fans can visit the Taste NY Pavilion, located near Gate A in the backyard, to enjoy New York craft beer, cider, wine and spirits products, among other homegrown food & beverages.

Breakfast & Breeding Farm Tours

Expanded for 2024, NYRA continued the Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm Tour program! Tours were offered Wednesday through Saturday (plus select Sundays) throughout the meet. Wednesday tours traveled to Song Hill Thoroughbreds; Thursday & Friday groups toured Old Tavern Farm; and Saturday & Sunday tours visited Sugar Plum Farm.

Up to 40 guests enjoy a buffet breakfast at Saratoga Race Course before taking a CDTA trolley to the designated farm, where they participate in a 90-minute guided walking tour of a working thoroughbred breeding farm. Admission to the races in the afternoon is included in the package.

Intro To Handicapping & Meet-and-Greet

Enjoy Sunday at the races in the air-conditioned Paddock Suite, learning betting strategies and tips from expert handicappers. Fans are also treated to a meet-and-greet with Saratoga Race Course track announcer Frank Mirahmadi.

Family Sundays

Family Sundays feature a wide variety of free family-friendly activities, games, attractions and educational activities each Sunday inside the backyard Family Zone, located near Gate A.

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Berkshire Bank Horse Sense

Fans and families with young children can get up close to pet a retired thoroughbred every Friday through Sunday of the Saratoga meet at Berkshire Bank Horse Sense. The educational exhibit also includes fun facts about the life and career of a thoroughbred.

Hours: Every Friday through Sunday, 12:00-2:00pm

Breakfast at Saratoga, driven by CDTA

Breakfast at Saratoga welcomes guests to enjoy a morning buffet at The Porch with a view of the thoroughbreds training on the main track. Breakfast is held every live racing day, except for Travers Day and Labor Day. It is offered from 7:00 to 9:30am and is available on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not accepted.

Fans can also go behind the scenes with a free, guided backstretch tram tour, driven by CDTA. Tram tours run from 7:30 to 9:00am and depart from the clubhouse entrance approximately every 15 minutes. Tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are 45 minutes in length.

Purdy's Summer Music Stage

Fans enjoy free live music performances each afternoon of the season from popular local and regional bands at the Purdy’s Summer Music Stage. The music stage is sponsored by Purdy’s Discount Wine & Liquor in Saratoga Springs.