The Oklahoma Training Track at historic Saratoga Race Course will open for the 2025 season on Saturday, April 19, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced today. The Oklahoma barn area will open to licensed trainers and staff beginning Tuesday, April 15.

In 2025, NYRA will expand public access to the Oklahoma Training Track. Beginning April 19, and continuing up until the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the Whitney Viewing Stand will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. In previous years, the Oklahoma Training Track and Whitney Viewing Stand were accessible to the public on weekends only prior to the start of the Saratoga summer meet.

NYRA will provide updated operating hours for the Whitney Viewing Stand prior to the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, June 4-8. Beginning June 9 and continuing through Labor Day, the Whitney Viewing Stand will be open to the public daily from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Pedestrians may access the Oklahoma Training Track by entering the property via Gate 21 off East Avenue, but fans are reminded that vehicles are not permitted on the property at this time.

The opening of the Whitney Viewing Stand comes just days before fans can secure their dining reservations for the summer season, including the July 4th Racing Festival, for Saratoga’s popular Clubhouse restaurants: Turf Terrace, Club Terrace and The Porch. Reservations will be accepted beginning Wednesday, April 23 through Ticketmaster.com. All reservations include a non-refundable table seating charge and admission. There is a $25 food and beverage minimum per person within the restaurants.

In advance of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the main track at the Spa will open on Wednesday, May 7 with timed workouts permitted beginning Saturday, May 10.

Highlighted by the 157th edition of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday, June 7, the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will be held at Saratoga Race Course from Wednesday, June 4 through Sunday, June 8, and include 27 stakes races worth over $11.2 million in total purses.

Following the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, NYRA will host a special July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga from Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6. Traditionally held at Belmont Park, the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga will serve as the conclusion of the 2025 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet and the prelude to the 40-day summer meet.

The 40-day summer meet will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1. Following the four-day opening week, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the 2025 summer meet will conclude on Labor Day.

Downstate, the Belmont Park training track, synthetic pony track and a jogging barn will be open for daily training throughout the spring and summer. The main track, both turf courses and the new all-weather Tapeta surface remain under construction.

For more information, please visit NYRA.com.