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Follow the Saratoga Special online at www.thisishorseracing.com. We cover the races – originally, uniquely, energetically – every day.

We're a daily newspaper about Thoroughbred racing's greatest race meet, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The paper is available free all over Saratoga and onlline at thisishorseracing.com.

09/02/2026

Did you miss Saturday's big card of races? You can find all our Grade 1 recaps from the whole meet - including Saturday's top-level results - in our News section.

Visit the news section here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/category/news/

09/02/2026

We're down to the final week of the meet, which means it's time for the final Wednesday edition of the year.

🐎 Travers (and other) Day recaps
🐎 Little Guys Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour
🐎 Kentucky Downs Racing Thursday Preview

Read it here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/news/the-saratoga-special-sept-1/

09/01/2026

“I’m very, very lucky, fortunate to be in this spot ... You want to do good in your career, but you don’t expect to win that many.” - Javier Castellano just before winning 6,000 races.

Joe looks back at Castellano's career here 👉https://thisishorseracing.com/opinion/the-outside-rail-same-guy-more-wins/

08/31/2026

“He’s got a wonderful attitude. That was one of the things Elliott and I liked about him as a yearling. Every time we saw him, he showed exactly the same." - David Hanley on American History.

Read about the newest Keeneland Saratoga Sensation here 👉https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/keeneland-saratoga-sensations-american-history/

08/30/2026

It was a two-shedrow tour for George Weaver on Monday as he walked Sean Clancy through his barns inside Horse Haven to talk about the stable, led by stable star Cy Fair.

The Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour is here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/fasig-tipton-stable-tour-george-weaver/

08/30/2026

The 1974 Travers was unforgettable with the race having everything from intense weather to an incredible field and Mike Miceli was there for every step. Read the winning jockey remember it all in the newest Cup of Coffee.

Grab your Cup here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/opinion/cup-of-coffee-holding-still/

08/29/2026

Today kicks off the 2026 meet at Kentucky Downs Racing with seven days of racing full of big fields and big purses with the first day of racing headlined by the G1 Never Say Die Ladies Turf Sprint.

Read the preview here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/news/kentucky-downs-on-the-launchpad/

08/29/2026

Happy Travers Day! We have 72 pages for you to kick off the day.

🐎George Weaver Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour
🐎Race Previews
🐎Kentucky Downs Racing Preview
🐎Multiple columns & features

Read the online version presented by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/news/the-saratoga-special-august-28/

08/28/2026

We still have some time before the meet ends, but Sean is already thinking about everything he'll miss when the meet wraps up so we're a bit early with his traditional list this year.

Grab your Cup here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/opinion/the-inside-rail-by-sean-clancy/cup-of-coffee-missing-it-3/

08/27/2026

"We thought she was going to fly under the radar, but on the way up there we realized she was no longer flying under the radar.” - Brian Coelho on purchasing Summer Starlet as a yearling.

Read about the Keeneland Saratoga Sensation here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/keeneland-saratoga-sensations-summer-starlet/

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