Ortiz Jr., Brown, Pletcher Claim Awards as Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet Wraps Up

Ortiz Jr., Brown, Pletcher claim awards as Saratoga Race Course summer meet wraps up

Irad Ortiz Jr., Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher all enjoyed strong meets this summer at Saratoga Race Course.

Wrapping up another summer meet at Saratoga Race Course

Monday marked the final day of a thoroughbred season that kicked off with another Belmont Stakes and finished with nearly two months of racing.

Saratoga Race Course holds closing day

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Labor Day marked the end of the summer racing season at the Saratoga Race Course, and fans came out to enjoy closing day. While thousands of people have visited the race course each day throughout the meet, with some of the busiest being Travers Day, which had a paid attendance of 48,255, and Belmont Stakes Day, which had a paid attendance of 46,243, for some, this last day was the first time they were making it to the r…

Final Saratoga Numbers Dip Slightly: Ortiz Jr., Repole Top Meet, Pletcher and Brown Tie

It was another memorable meet at Saratoga, which ended its 2025 season Monday having generated paid attendance exceeding one million fans for the 10th straight year. However, that wasn't enough to avoid a small decrease in all-sources handle. The total handle at the meet was $791,129,471, off just a tick from 2024's handle of $803,806,984. Total on-track average daily handle was virtually even with 2024 figures, $19,778,237 versus $20,610,435. “…