Special Programs

CELEBRATE THE BELMONT STAKES RETURN WITH
A RARE LOOK AT THE SARATOGA RACE COURSE!

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025 AT 9:30AM
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2025 AT 9:30AM

In celebration of the Belmont Stakes returning to Saratoga Springs for the second year, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation invites you to join two exclusive behind-the-scenes walking tours of the historic Saratoga Race Course on Friday, June 6 at 9:30AM and Sunday, June 8 at 9:30AM.

Led by the Foundation’s Executive Director, Samantha Bosshart, participants will have the rare opportunity to see the original 1847 Race Course and Horse Haven. In addition to these areas, while on the tour you will visit fan-favorite areas of Saratoga Race Course, including the Grandstand, the Clubhouse and the Oklahoma Training Track.

Saratoga Race Course, the oldest organized sports venue in the country, boasts a rich and evolving history. The Foundation is fortunate to play a role in its preservation by being the only required advisory opinion for when improvements are made at Saratoga Race Course. This helps to ensure its historic charm is preserved while modernizing the facilities for future generations. Commemorate this milestone weekend with a tour of the Saratoga Race Course and learn more about how the Saratoga Race Course has developed.

The tour meets at the Whitney Viewing Stand of the Oklahoma Training Track. The cost per tour is $35 for SSPF Members and $45 for non-members. Click on a button below or call (518) 587-5030 to purchase tickets.

Register for June 6, 2025 Tour 

Register for June 8, 2025 Tour 

MEMBERS-ONLY TOUR OF THE
SPA LITTLE THEATER

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025 AT 5:00PM

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is offering a Members-Only tour of the Spa Little Theater, the off-season home of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). SPAC recently announced plans for a $12 million renovation of the theater, originally constructed in the 1930s. SPAC President Chris Shiley, joined by Phinney Design project architect, Ed Anker, will lead this tour. Foundation Members will receive a first look at this upcoming project, which will include interior renovations, exterior improvements, and rehabilitation of the existing front entry.

This tour will include traversing a grated spiral staircase to the basement, so heels are not allowed.

The tour takes place at the Spa Little Theater, 19 Roosevelt Drive, across from the Hall of Springs. The tour is exclusively for SSPF Members, and is $15 per person. Click below or call (518) 587-5030 to register.

Register for June 17, 2025 Tour