The upcoming holiday weekend in horse racing is highlighted by the official opening of Saratoga Race Course’s elite summer meet, which this year includes the July 4^th Racing Festival usually held at Belmont Park (which will return to the new Belmont in 2027). The stakes-rich three-day weekend at the Spa kicks off Friday, July 3, and is highlighted by the Belmont Derby and Belmont Oaks, both on our nation’s 250^th birthday, Saturday, July 4.

NYRA’s “Saratoga Live” begins another highly anticipated summer season of live racing broadcasts Friday on-site at the historic upstate New York track. “Saratoga Live” airs on FOX Sports all three days of the Racing Festival, ending Sunday, July 5 – check the below schedule for channels and times. (Bonus coverage on FOX Sports Saturday evening covers harness racing from The Meadowlands.)

FanDuel TV ended June by winding down much of its programming featuring on-air hosts and analysts, but the network will continue to show live racing at a variety of tracks around the world through the rest of 2026. To start July, FanDuel TV will broadcast racing from tracks in North America including Ellis Park (which opens its summer meet Friday), Gulfstream Park, Colonial Downs, Los Alamitos, and Woodbine.

Horse racing from tracks around the world is available to subscribers on Racetrack Television Network (RTN), which can be livestreamed on all devices (computer, tablet and smartphone) and on TV via DISH Network, Amazon Fire and Roku.

Here’s a rundown of horse racing coverage for the July 4^th holiday weekend:

Stakes Race Schedule

Note: All times listed are Eastern

TV/Livestream Schedule

Note: All times listed are Eastern

Radio Schedule

Note: All times listed are Eastern