Betting On OTB New York Online

New York has been one of the most important places in American horse racing for centuries, dating all the way back to Newmarket Race Course, which opened on Long Island in 1665. Over the years dozens of tracks opened and closed through New York, keeping the sport alive even through times when betting was not allowed in the state.

New York remains one of the most important racing circuits in the modern day. On the thoroughbred side, the three New York Racing Association tracks form the highest-profile circuit: boutique summer racing at Saratoga, spring and fall racing at Belmont, and winter racing at Aqueduct. Though, Belmont is under construction in the mid-2020s, meaning those spring and fall meets are happening at Aqueduct until Belmont is reopened in its shining glory in 2026. Even when Saratoga is not racing, there is also upstate racing at Finger Lakes Racetrack as well.

Harness racing also runs deep in New York. Goshen Historic Track opened in 1838 and is the oldest continuously operating horse track in America. A total of eight harness tracks are still open across New York in 2025, with the highest-profile of them being Yonkers Raceway.

OTB New York Betting Sites

Thanks to online racebooks, you can wager on horse racing in New York and all over the world from anywhere with an internet connection on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. These online betting sites offer secure wagering, market-leading odds, as well as bonuses you will never find at the track including deposit bonuses and horse racing rebates.

These are the best places to bet horse racing online in New York:

New York Race Tracks

Three of the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the country are located in New York.

New York Racing Association

Saratoga has been open since 1863, and it remains the hot spot for summer horse racing. The track hosts top-class stakes racing every single weekend between mid-July and early September, including signature races like the Travers Stakes (G1), Sword Dancer (G1), and Hopeful Stakes (G1).

Belmont Park, which opened in 1905 in Elmont on Long Island, is currently under construction. When this traditional home for spring and fall racing in New York reopens in 2026 it will be better than ever. Its flagship race, contested at Saratoga during the construction project, is the Belmont Stakes: the third and final jewel of the Triple Crown series. Other signature races at Belmont include the Met Mile (G1) on dirt and the Manhattan (G1) and Joe Hirsch (G1) on turf.

The final part of the NYRA trifecta is Aqueduct, located in Queens. A city oasis of horse racing, it is the winter home of Thoroughbred racing in NEw York. signature races at Aqueduct include the Cigar Mile (G2) for older horses as well as the Wood Memorial (G2), one of the major final prep races for the Kentucky Derby.

Finger Lakes

Thoroughbred racing also happens upstate at Finger Lakes in Farmington, New York. The racing meet at Finger Lakes runs from late April through the end of November, with simulcast racing all year long.

Harness Racing

The state of New York features eight harness tracks, meaning there is probably some trotting and pacing action nearby no matter what time of year it is, and no matter what part of New York you are in. New York harness racing tacks include Batavia Downs in Batavia, Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, the Historic Track in Goshen, Monticello Raceway in Monticello, Saratoga Harness in Saratoga Springs, Tioga Downs in Nichols, Vernon Downs in Vernon, and Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers.

New York Horse Races

The most iconic horse race of the New York year is the Belmont Stakes, the third and final jewel of the Triple Crown, traditionally run in mid-June. Whenever a horse wins both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, the entire sports world looks to New York to see if another Triple Crown champion will enter the history books, or if connections and fans alike will suffer the agony of defeat once more.

Though high-class stakes racing happens every weekend of the Saratoga summer meet, no race at Saratoga is more eagerly awaited than the Travers Stakes in mid-August. The best three-year-olds in the country line up to go the classic 1 1/4 miles and mark themselves the best horse at that crucial middle point of the season, getting them on the road to the Breeders' Cup Classic and perhaps even Eclipse Award glory.

One of the greatest older-horse races of the year in New York is the Cigar Mile, run in early December at Aqueduct. Its one-turn mile always makes it a fascinating mix of sprinters, milers, and handicap horses turning back; its late-season timing also makes it a perfect spot for top sophomores to mix it up with leading older horses.

Most of the stakes racing at Finger Lakes is open to New York-bred horses. The richest race of the season is the $200,000 New York Breeders' Futurity, a mid-October sprint for juveniles bred in the Empire State.

On the harness side, the biggest race in New York is the $1 million International Trot at Yonkers Raceway. The race draws trotters from all around the world to compete for one of the largest purses in all of Standardbred racing.

Off Track Betting in New York

All horse-racing, on-track wagering, and off-track wagering in New York happens under the purview of the Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering. They oversee simulcast wagering at each of the racetracks in New York as well as dozens of betting locations around the state, where bettors can get together to play the horses any time of year.