Saratoga itself is a draw for avid fans, given the track’s place in history, but the debate continues about how to draw casual fan interest in the Triple Crown.

For a second consecutive year, the Belmont Stakes is being run at historic Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, creating a buzz in the city

He called Pimlico Race Course and scratched the horse out of the Preakness Stakes, the second stage of the Triple Crown. He said they were doing it for the horse’s future. And that set off a strange gnashing of teeth among self-appointed experts,