Jacob Cutting feeling at home at Saratoga

At 0h03, on January 31, 2026 • By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

After setting career highs for wins and purses in 2025 in his first year based at Saratoga Casino Hotel – and earning a couple of awards in the process – Jacob Cutting is gearing up for the start of a new campaign at the upstate New York track, which begins its 85th season on Sunday (Feb. 1).

Cutting, who will turn 25 on Feb. 11, won a total of 152 races and $1.55 million in purses as a driver last year while competing predominantly at Saratoga. All but 10 of his victories came at the half-mile oval and he finished fourth in the standings there – behind Jim Devaux, Brett Beckwith and Wally Hennessey.

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