Belmont Stakes at Saratoga: Job fair in Saratoga on Feb. 21

The Belmont Stakes is being held at Saratoga this year because of ongoing construction of a new track and grandstand at Belmont Park.

“The 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will be an economic engine for Upstate New York,” NYRA President and CEO Dave O’Rourke said in a release. “Much of that impact will be the creation of hundreds of temporary jobs to support a Triple Crown event at Saratoga Race Course this June. We look forward to beginning this series of job fairs on February 21.”

Employment opportunities for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will be available with the following NYRA partners: All Pro, Integrated Staffing, Levy Restaurants, Mazzone Hospitality and Union Square Events. Positions will include restaurant staff, mutuel clerks, cashiers, cleaners, merchandise clerks and others.

Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and have New York State Certified Working Papers. Prospective security guards, cashiers and betting clerks must be at least 18 years of age to apply; security guards must have a high school degree or GED. All applicants must present a photo ID and Social Security card or I-9 alternative.

NYRA will host its traditional job fair for the Saratoga summer meet later this year. The 40-day Saratoga meet will begin on Thursday, July 11, and run through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.