Following its successful debut at Saratoga this past June, the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will include one additional day in 2025

The New York Racing Association’s presence at the city’s historic track is expanding once more — this time with a longer Belmont Stakes stay and four days of racing around the Fourth of July. The 2025 Saratoga Race Course schedule,

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival has expanded an extra day this summer for its second and final year in Saratoga. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is also adding a new race to expand the season even more and some local businesses are already getting ready.

Besides a 40-day summer meet, NYRA will conduct one additional day of racing at Saratoga Race Course during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and race at Saratoga for the first time from July 3-6 for a July 4th Racing Festival.

The Belmont Stakes will add an extra day of racing at Saratoga in 2025 — as well as another new set of race days.