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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