1933 EQUESTRIAN HORSE BREED STUD RACE SARATOGA COURSE AD MARE SPA PARK 28706 Saratoga Springs was the site of "trials of speed and exhibition of horses" at county fairs as early as 1822. In 1847, in anticipation of the New York State Fair being held in Saratoga that September, the Saratoga Trotting Course was built, and hosted its first harness race on August 14th. The old harness racing track was located just south of the current Oklahoma Track, and today the area is called Horse Haven.[9][10] On August 3, 1863, casino operator and future congressman John Morrissey organized the first thoroughbred race card on the Saratoga Trotting Course.[11] After the successful meet ended, Morrissey purchased 125 acres of land across the street from the old standardbred track, built a new grandstand, and dubbed the venue Saratoga Race Course.[12][13] Among those instrumental to the creation of the new course were John Hunter (later the first chairman of The Jockey Club), William R. Travers, John Morrissey, and Leonard Jerome.[14] Saratoga Race Course has been in use almost every year since 1864, with only a handful of exceptions. The course was closed in 1896 due to increasing competition among thoroughbred tracks, making the meet at Saratoga not viable that season.[15] Anti-gambling legislation, which had passed in New York, resulted in a cessation in all thoroughbred racing in that state during 1911 and 1912.[16] The track's first parimutuel betting machines were installed in 1940.[17] From 1943 to 1945, racing was curtailed at Saratoga due to travel restrictions during World War II. During those years, the stakes races usually held at Saratoga Race Course were instead contested at Belmont Park.
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