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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.
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Smooth Sailing. Arthur's Ride speeds to victory in the Grade 1 Whitney for trainer Bill Mott as wet course forces rescheduling of two turf stakes. Ways And Means wins the Test, we take a tour with Charlie Appleby, check in at the sales and more.
The August 3 Edition of The Saratoga Special sets a record with 72 pages (find somewhere comfortable to read). National Treasure ships in for the Whitney, one of five stakes on Saturday's card. We preview it all, take a stable tour with Brad Cox and loads more.
Hall of Fame Day. The only Friday edition of the meet showcases the 2024 class of inductees, takes a look at two stakes, covers Wednesday and Thursday and takes a Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Tonja Terranova.
Week 4. Crank it up. Fierceness shows up and shows off in the Jim Dandy. Nakatomi wins the Vanderbilt and Silver Knott keeps on rolling. We preview Wednesday and Thursday, take a Fasig-Tipton stable tour with Al Stall and more.
The third Saturday of the meet features a showdown between top 3-year-olds Sierra Leone, Fierceness and Seize The Grey in the Jim Dandy plus the Vanderbilt Grade 1 sprint. Plus we cover three days of racing highlighted by a return to Saratoga by jockey Mike Smith and more.
We cover another blast-off by Thorpedo Anna, as the 3-year-old filly superstar wins her third consecutive Grade 1 in Saturday's Coaching Club American Oaks. Plus, Pounce wins the Lake George; Ziggle Pops gets a Grade 1 over jumps and more.
The best 3-year-old filly in the land, Thorpedo Anna, graces Saratoga (again) in the Coaching Club American Oaks. Saturday's headliner drew a field of five, and shares top billing with the Lake George for 3-year-old fillies on the turf. Chad Brown has a Travers contender in Curlin winner Unmatched Wisdom, and we recap three days of racing at the Spa.
Week 2. The Special recaps a big weekend of racing including Whitebeam's Diana repeat, Mo Plex's Sanford win and much more, plus takes a look at stakes this week including the Grade 1 A.P. Smithwick Memorial Grade 1 jump race (weather permitting).
Diana Day = Didia Day. Star turf mare makes the cover while looking for back-to-back Grade 1 wins. We feature Moira in the preview, check in Maryland-bred Studlydoright for the Sanford and cover the first two days of the meet. Plus a Jeremiah Englehart Stable Tour and loads more.
Opening Day 2024. The Special lands running with 48 pages of stakes previews, a "Why Saratoga?" feature, entries, handicapping, more Wayne Lukas, etc.
