Stall applications for 2025 Saratoga meet now available online

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that stall applications for the July 4th Racing Festival and 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course are now available online at https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/horsemen/. 
 
Typically held at Belmont Park, the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga is set for Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6. The July 4th Racing Festival, which is highlighted by the Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational on July 4 and the Grade 1, $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational on July 5, will serve as a prelude to the traditional summer meet and conclude the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet.
 
The 40-day Saratoga summer meet will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1. Following the four-day opening week, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the 2025 summer meet will conclude on Labor Day.
 
Highlighted by the 156th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers on August 23 and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on August 2, the 40-day summer meet will offer 18 Grade 1 races as part of 64 stakes worth more than $20 million in total purses. 
 
The stall application process closes on Sunday, May 25.
 
To view the complete stakes schedule for the 2025 summer meet, visit https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/.