NYRA announces new weekend-friendly schedule for Saratoga Breakfast & Breeding Farm tours

Press release courtesy of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA)
Presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc, fan-favorite experience features breakfast at the track and tours of breeding farms

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the popular Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm program will be offered Thursdays through Sundays during the 2025 Saratoga summer meet to better accommodate the schedules of families. Previously, the program was available Wednesdays through Saturdays.

This year’s Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm tours are presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) and will feature three area farms: Old Tavern Farm, Sugar Plum Farm and Song Hill Thoroughbreds.

The tours will be available every Thursday through Sunday during the 2025 Saratoga summer meet, beginning with Opening Day, Thursday, July 10, and continuing through Sunday, August 31. The lone exception is Sunday, August 10, whose tour to Sugar Plum Farm will be offered on Wednesday, August 6. In addition, there is no tour on DraftKings Travers Day, Saturday, August 23.

Tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14 at NYRA.com. The package includes buffet breakfast, transportation, guided tour of a local breeding farm and admission to Saratoga Race Course. Tickets are $95 for adults and $35 for children 12 and under. Each tour accommodates up to 52 guests.

“The Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm tours have become a new and exciting tradition for racegoers and families throughout the summer racing season,” said Najja Thompson, Executive Director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. “Each tour offers the opportunity to learn every facet and stage in the development of our equine athletes: from watching horses of racing age at historic Saratoga Race Course to receiving a behind-the-scenes look at a locally based New York Thoroughbred breeding farm where racehorses are foaled and spend time before and after their racing careers. New York Thoroughbred Breeders is proud to partner with NYRA and CDTA to offer fans this unique experience.”

The all-inclusive experience begins with a buffet-style breakfast available from 7 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on the Porch at Saratoga Race Course against the backdrop of morning training on the main track. At 9:15 a.m., fans will board a CDTA trolley at the Clubhouse entrance for the short ride to the day’s breeding farm where they will enjoy a comprehensive guided tour before returning to Saratoga Race Course for an afternoon of live racing.

Tours will be available each week as follows: Thursdays at Song Hill Thoroughbreds, 290 County Road 75 in Mechanicville; Fridays at Old Tavern Farm, 45 Brown Road in Stillwater; and Saturdays and Sundays at Sugar Plum Farm, 96 Gilbert Road in Saratoga Springs.

Old Tavern Farm is a private boutique thoroughbred-breeding operation in nearby Stillwater that was founded in 2016 by Walt and Michelle Borisenok. The farm helped launch the Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm program in 2022. More information is available at oldtavernfarms.com[4].

Established in 2005 and managed by owner Robin Malatino, Sugar Plum Farm is a private breeding operation located just minutes from Saratoga Race Course. The farm also serves as the summer home of New York’s leading Turf Sire, War Dancer, who is on hand to greet visitors from his paddock. More information is available at sugarplumfarmsaratoga.com[5].

Song Hill Thoroughbreds, owned by Jim and Tina Bond, was established in Mechanicville in 2005. More information about the expansive 100-acre horse farm can be found at jamesbondracing.com/song-hill-thoroughbreds[6].

In addition to Breakfast and Breeding Farm tour tickets, single-day general admission tickets to Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, May 14 beginning at 10 a.m. at Admissions. General admission tickets allow fans to enjoy hundreds of free picnic tables located in the Rivers Casino Backyard as well as access to the apron and many other areas on-track.

A special July 4th Racing Festival general admission pass will also be available for purchase for just $20 beginning on Wednesday, May 14 by clicking here[7]. The July 4th Racing Festival, typically held at Belmont Park, will take place from Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6 at Saratoga while construction continues on the new Belmont Park.

The July 4th Festival will serve as the prelude to the 40-day Saratoga summer meet which will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1, highlighted by the 156th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers on August 23 and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on August 2.

For more information about Saratoga Race Course visit NYRA.com/Saratoga[8].

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2025/05/13/nyra-announces-new-weekend-friendly-schedule-for-saratoga-breakfast-breeding-farm-tours/

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