This Saturday, Aug. 23, the marquee race of Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet will be held for the 156th time, with more than 40,000 fans expected to be in attendance and a nationwide audience viewing on FOX.
Saratoga Race Course is famous for a lot of reasons: it’s the oldest sporting venue in the United States, it’s host to some of the best horse racing in the world, and it’s a summer playground for titans of industry and celebrities.
Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna makes her fifth start of the year in the Personal Ensign Stakes, a marquee race for older females Saturday at Saratoga Race Course that also drew last year’s winner, Raging Sea.
The 2025 King's Plate Stakes, Canada's equivalent of the Kentucky Derby for 3-year-olds foaled in Canada, belonged to Mansetti, who dominated the historic $725,444 ($1 million Canadian) event Aug.
Nitrogen defeated the other leaders in the 3-year-old filly division with an impressive victory in the prestigious Grade 1 $600,000 Alabama Stakes presented by Keeneland Sales Aug. 16 at Saratoga Race Course.
