They open the fall racing schedule in early September and it runs until the third week of October. The once around the track mile and off track betting ny race is the longest of the three Triple Crown Races. During those years, the stakes races that would have been run at Saratoga Race Course were contested at Belmont Park instead. InNYRA extended the racing meet by 4 days. Horse racing fans the world over flock to New York to bet on major stakes races every year. From toracing was not held at Saratoga Race Course due to travel restrictions during the war.