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Date: June 26, 2015 06:17PM
NYRA hikes restaurant seating prices at Saratoga
Posted on June 26, 2015 | By Dennis Yusko
The Turf Terrace (NYRA)
The New York Racing Association is trying to squeeze more bread out of dining at Saratoga Race Course.
Racing officials came to the city this week to preview the 2015 Saratoga meet, and a lot of the post-visit coverage focused on it scratching its annual Open House at the track, and creating paid/reserved seating at a new sports bar in the lower Carousel and 100 new “premium” picnic tables.
But an analysis of costs from 2014 and 2015 shows NYRA also upped its prices and created a tier system for reserve seating at the Saratoga track’s three major restaurants. Individuals that wish to grab a bite to eat this summer at The Turf Terrace, The Club Terrace and The Porch will pay considerably more for their seats.
“There have been some price adjustments to some of our most popular hospitality inventory, which includes our premium restaurants,” NYRA spokesman John Durso Jr. said. “A seat in one of our premium restaurants is no different than a reserved seat anywhere throughout the facility.”
The Turf Terrace seats 800 people above the finish line on the third and fourth floor of the Clubhouse. Last summer, restaurant seats were $7.50 each and $20 each on the day of the Travers Stakes, according to NYRA. This summer, NYRA is charging $10 a seat on weekdays; $15 a seat on weekends; and $35 a seat on Whitney Festival Day (Aug. 8) and Travers Day (Aug. 29).
Prices to sit in The Club Terrace, which seats 500 people on the second floor of the Clubhouse, were $3.50 per person and $16 per person in 2014. This year, diners will pay $5 each on weekdays; $8 each on weekends; and $20 on Whitney and Travers days, according to NYRA.