SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Raging Torrent with Frankie Dettori up wins the Hill N Dale Metropolitan Mile during the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 07, 2025 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
FOX Sports Announces Return of FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY
Live Coverage Begins Independence Day, Friday, July 4 Weekly Saturday Broadcasts Starting July 19
Los Angeles – Today, FOX Sports announced the return of FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY, a national showcase of the annual summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course, airing Saturdays this summer on the FOX broadcast network. The announcement follows news from the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) that The Belmont Stakes will return to Saratoga for a third consecutive year in 2026.
Coverage begins with special holiday programming on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, with The Belmont Derby, followed by six consecutive Saturdays of live racing from one of the sport’s most iconic venues beginning Saturday, July 19. FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY concludes with the DraftKings Travers on Saturday, August 23, on FOX.
2025 FOX SARATOGA SATURDAY SCHEDULE
(All Times ET)
| Friday, July 4 | Network | |
| 5:00 to 6:00 PM | Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby | FOX |
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Saturday, July 19 |
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| 5:00 to 7:00 PM | Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks | FOX |
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Saturday, July 26 |
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| 3:00 to 6:00 PM | Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy presented by Mohegan Sun | FOX |
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Saturday, August 2 |
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| 3:00 to 6:00 PM | Grade 1, $1 million Whitney | FOX |
| Saturday, August 9 | ||
| 3:00 to 6:00 PM | Grade 1, $750,000 Sword Dancer | FOX |
| Saturday, August 16 | ||
| 4:00 to 6:00 PM | Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama presented by Keeneland Sales | FOX |
| Saturday, August 23 | ||
| 3:00 to 6:30 PM | Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers | FOX |
FOX Sports and NYRA first joined forces in 2016 with the launch of SARATOGA LIVE, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show providing daily coverage of the 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course. FOX Sports has continually expanded its coverage of racing’s most important events each year since 2016, most recently broadcasting the 157th Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets from Saratoga.
Highlighted by the 156th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers on Saturday, August 23 and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on Saturday, August 2, the annual 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1.
