June 8 2013: during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DuPont 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - September 5, 2012 - Race 9

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since August 5 Allowed 2 lbs. A race since July 5 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000. (NW3 L) Claiming Price: $5,000

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $9,000

Weather:Rainy Track:Muddy(Sealed)

Off at: 4:24 Start: Good for all

9 - Put It Away (Davis, Jacqueline)

8 - Marvelocity (Estrella, Gilbert)

1 - Speed Diva (Jellison, Jill)

June 22 2013: Dario Franchitti, driver of the No. 10 Colorox Honda, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

backstretch action.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - October 1, 2017 - Race 4

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2017. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000 (Claiming Races For $4,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 9MX) Claiming Price: $5,000 Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $20,000

Weather:Clear Track:Fast

Off at: 2:24 Start: Good for all

7 - Twin Engine (Disdier, Nicolle)

10 - My Charming Clyde (Amiss, David)

4 - Like a Boss (Montanez, Rosario)

As the cars come down the backstretch, fireworks were set off as the race began.

June 22 2013: Scott Dixon, driver of the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Saratoga race track back stretch panoramic. Taken with a Canon S850 IS and stitched together with Adobe Photoshop.

Two modifieds run down the backstretch.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - July 8, 2017 - Race 5

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since June 8 Allowed 3 lbs.

Claiming Price: $7,500

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $27,500

Weather: Clear Track: Firm

Off at: 2:35 Start: Good for all

4 - Set of J's (Arroyo, Angel)

6 - Deficit Hawk (Baez, Jose)

8 - Sky Commander (Rivera, Edwin)

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 7

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES IN 2017. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $6,500. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.). (NW2 9MX) Claiming Price: $6,500

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $27,500

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 3:22 Start: Good for all

3 - Golden Story (Pedroza, Brian)

1 - Khan of Khans (Piermarini, Tammi)

7 - Winning Withhonour (Lezcano, Abel)

June 22 2013: Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet,during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - July 8, 2017 - Race 11

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES IN 2017. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since June 8 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000.

About Seven And One Half Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Times Ahead (IRE) - 1:32.40 - September 3, 1988)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Clear Track:Firm

Off at: 5:32 Start: Good for all

5 - Boppin Anda Weavin (Amiss, David)

4 - Dominic's Smile (Montanez, Rosario)

10 - Chamois (Arroyo, Angel)

Backstretch view of the cars in duel #1. #86 Kyle Riley (subbing for Timmy Pacchioli) leading the field.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 9, 2018 - Race 5

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $7,500 (Claiming Races For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.). (NW1 6MX) Claiming Price: $7,500

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm

Off at: 2:47 Start: Good for all

6 - American Sailor (Luzzi, Michael)

8 - Indian Bucks (Gonzalez, Silvestre)

5 - Everyday Dave (Barbaran, Erik)

Call It On leads North Cape with the Queen's runner (History Lesson) close up in 4th.

John King damaged his truck when he spun into the wall on the inside of the backstretch

Cars down the backstretch

New Hampshire Motor Speedway - viewed from the backstretch, parking lot above the fence.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 30, 2012 - Race 7

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER OR STATE BRED OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES OR CLAIMING PRICE $20,000. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since May 30 Allowed 2 lbs. A race since April 30 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $20,000 (Claiming races for $12,500 or less not considered in estimating allowances). (NW2 X) Claiming Price: $20,000

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $20,000

Weather:Clear Track:Fast

Off at: 3:20 Start: Good for all

5 - Surely Irish (Vargas, Jorge)

4 - Breathtakingbreeze (Davis, Jacqueline)

6 - Broadway Marquee (Barbaran, Erik)

Looking through these two houses (the one on the right appears with an orange roof in the Google Earth image) is equivalent to looking down the backstretch chute (straight ahead) and around the first turn (to the right).

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A September 24, 1924 article on the DRF archive website provides evidence that running races did indeed take place here, as it discusses the inaugural meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club and the inaugural running of the Brooklyn Inaugural Handicap.

2-by-2 down the backstretch

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 6

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS OR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $7,500. ( C)

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $25,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 2:55 Start: Good for all

7 - Adversary (Pedroza, Brian)

3 - Texas Tea (Flores, Jose)

10 - My Cotton Jones (Rodriguez Castro, Luis)

SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 10, 2018 - Race 7

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000 (Claiming Races For $4,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 6M) Claiming Price: $5,000

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Fast

Off at: 3:45 Start: Good for all

7 - Play Big (Gonzalez, Silvestre)

12 - Fratello Del Nord (Davis, Dylan)

2 - Twin Engine (Cruz, Alex)

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Backstretch

Trainer Tom Morley escorts one of his trainees off the Main Track at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on October 28, 2023. Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM

backstretch

Scenes from the backstretch on Personal Ensign Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 23, 2024. Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM

Taken while standing along the backstretch.

With trainer Larry Jones and jockey Gabriel Saez (in the saddle), waiting for the track to open for training at Churchill Downs, Breeders' Cup 2011.

On September 27, Willis Associates presented a check Paul Ruchames, Executive Director, B.E.S.T., in New Jersey.