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2024

In 2001, we launched The Saratoga Special newspaper to cover the peerless racing season at New York’s Saratoga Race Course. All these years later, we’re still doing it. All editions available as PDFs online. Click on the cover or publication date to access. The current archive goes back to 2007, but we’re working on adding the early years to complete the archive.

Belmont Stakes web editions presented by Breeders' Cup.

August 31, 2024

Final Edition of the Season. Arthur's Ride makes the cover on Jockey Club Gold Cup weekend. Saturday previews, Bill Mott Stable Tour and all the rest.

August 28, 2024

The final Wednesday edition of the meet. Travers Day coverage (Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna put on a show), New York showcase coverage, Week 8 early previews, a Phil Serpe stable tour and plenty more.

August 24, 2024

Travers Day. Thorpedo Anna tries to make history in the meet's signature race against male stars Dornoch, Fierceness, Sierra Leone, etc. as part of a 14-race card with five Grade 1 stakes. Shug McGaughey Stable Tour, Raging Sea shines in the Personal Ensign, and more.

August 21, 2024

Week 7 is here. We catch up from the weekend with Power Squeeze's Alabama win, Grayosh's score in the Lake Placid, a David Donk Stable Tour and a look at the early week's stakes.

August 17, 2024

Alabama Day. With Thorpedo Anna headed to the Travers, 3-year-old fillies clash in this historic Grade 1. Candied leads the way among a competitive group. She Feels Pretty looks to get back to winning in the Lake Placid. Mark Casse Stable Tour and plenty more.

August 14, 2024

Week Six catches up with Grade 1 turf wins by Carl Spackler and cover boy Carson's Run, previews three days of stakes, goes on a stable tour with Mike Trombetta and closes the book on sales week.

August 10, 2024

Rain delays...rain outs...rain races. Somehow, Saturday looks sunny and the show (in one form or another goes on). Sprint star Cogburn hopes to go in the Troy. Turf milers wait for Sunday's Fourstardave. Stable tour with David Duggan, NY-bred sales preview and more.

August 7, 2024

That's a wrap. Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select sale sets a record after two rocking sessions at Fasig-Tipton. Stable tour with Bruce Brown, stakes previews and more.

August 6, 2024

Fireworks at the first night of the Fasig-Tipton Select Sale as a Not This Time colt reaches $3.4 million and drives big increases over 2023's first night. Plus a stable tour with Jonathan Thomas and loads more.

August 5, 2024

Next calls his shot and dominates, again, in the Birdstone. The yearlings, buyers, sellers, lookers and showers are here for the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale, we take a stable tour with Horacio De Paz and more.