Opening Date Set for Saratoga's Oklahoma Barn, Track
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Photo: Skip Dickstein
The Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course will open for the 2023 season April 17, the New York Racing Association announced. The Oklahoma barn area will open to licensed trainers and staff beginning April 15.
Prior to the start of the 2023 summer meet, the Whitney Viewing Stand, which overlooks the Oklahoma track, will be open to the public free of charge on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays beginning April 21 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Whitney Viewing Stand is accessible to pedestrians through Gate 21 on East Avenue, but fans are reminded that vehicles are not permitted on the property at this time.
Highlighted by the 154th edition of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 26 and $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 5, the 40-day summer meet will open July 13 and continue through Sept. 4. Following the four-day opening weekend, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the 2023 summer meet will conclude on Labor Day.