there are many parks in saratoga like saratoga spa state park and congress park. saratoga is also famous for it's horse racing which is done at the race track. the track is open from july to september and is known for its more prominent races like the travers stakes. polo is also a common activity played in saratoga. the sport is usually played during the summer at the whitney field. the saratoga skatepark is new york's first skatepark but the city filled area with dirt in order to prevent vandalism but did eventually remove it in 2011.