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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.

10/16/2026

Picks and preview for Saturday's racing card at Far Hills. You can watch on Fox Sports (with our own Joe Clancy on the show) pretty much all day, too.

Far Hills Races 2026 picks and preview article looks at the six races on the card, including the $300,000 American Grand National hurdle stakes.

10/01/2026

We and everyone else at Fair Hill are going to miss knowing Sally was out there. She put the place first and made it work. RIP.

Sally Goswell, general manager at Fair Hill Training Centerin Maryland since 1994, died in September at age 72.

09/17/2026

“When the PPs first came out, and I looked at the owners and saw my name, not just Winning Move Stables, it struck a nerve like, ‘OK, I’m really doing this.'” - Wesley Sigler on seeing his name in the program as an owner.

Read the feature 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/next-generation-another-sigler-ready-for-career-in-racing/

09/15/2026

We've had a week of dark days so how about a final Saratoga Here & There to tide you over until Belmont Park opens?

Read the Wrap Up here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/news/here-there-saratoga-wrap-up/

09/07/2026

The final race of the meet has crossed the finish line, so how about one final Cup of Coffee? But as Charles Lee said, it's only “Bye, for now.” The Saratoga Special will be back in less than a year.

Grab your Cup here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/opinion/the-inside-rail-by-sean-clancy/cup-of-coffee-goodbye-2/

09/07/2026

“He’s a really nice horse and I think he’s just going to get better with time." - Ray Handal on Keeneland Saratoga Sensation Kipros.

Read the story here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/keeneland-saratoga-sensations-kipros/

09/06/2026

An important part of the Saratoga Special team for a few years now, Darby O’Brien went above and beyond in making sure this season's paper ran smoothly from the first edition of the meet to the last.

Read Tom Law's piece on the Special intern here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/opinion/in-the-paddock-darby-o/

09/06/2026

The tradition continues ... Bill Mott ends this year's Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour series by taking a walk down the shedrow with Sean to talk about some superstars and some exciting prospects.

You can find Mott's Stable Tour here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/fasig-tipton-stable-tour/fasig-tipton-stable-tour-bill-mott/

09/05/2026

"By the stretch I was trying to blow the finish line as far down as I could. I figured I was going to get there; it was just whether there was going to be enough time or not.” - Graham Watters on winning the G1 Jonathan Sheppard

Read the recap here 👉 https://thisishorseracing.com/news/jonathan-sheppard-recap-passing-gear/

09/05/2026

It's the final printed Power Grid of the season!

Saratoga's first post of the day is scheduled for 12:05PM ET and Kentucky Downs Racing kicks off at 12:25PM CT (1:25PM ET).

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