
Photos: Sugar Plum Farm
[From the 2025 Summer Magazine]

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 from 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, Mechanicville
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.
Fridays
at Old Tavern Farm
45 Brown Road, Stillwater
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.
Saturdays and Sundays
at Sugar Plum Farm
96 Gilbert Road,
Saratoga Springs
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.
Scan the QR code to view the B-roll of the Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm Tours at Song Hill Thoroughbreds andOld Tavern Farm


New This Year!
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. (A general admission pass will be available for purchase for just $20!!)
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.
