Saratoga Harness Racing Settlement Ends Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit

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Saratoga Harness Racing has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the horse racing track, along with an associated casino and hotel, failed to protect the sensitive information stored in its system from a data breach discovered in November 2024.

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The Saratoga Harness Racing class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on January 7, 2026 and covers all individuals in the United States whose information was potentially impacted by the data breach and who received a notice of it.

Per court documents, the private information of approximately 20,866 individuals may have been compromised because of the data breach.

The court-approved website for the Saratoga Harness Racing data breach settlement can be found at SHRDataSettlement.com/.

According to the website, Saratoga Harness Racing (SHR) settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form have multiple options for reimbursement.  First, class members who submit with their claim form proof of documented losses incurred from the data breach are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $2,500, also called “Cash Payment A” on all court documents.

 The settlement agreement explains that reimbursable losses must have been incurred between November 1, 2024 and May 11, 2026 and include those related to identity theft, fraud, fees for credit reports, costs of credit monitoring, costs to freeze credit and costs to replace IDs. Court documents state that expenses previously reimbursed by a third party are not eligible for reimbursement under the agreement.

In place of a documented-loss payment, SHR class members may instead file a claim to receive a one-time alternative cash payment of $50, also called “Cash Payment B” on all court documents.

Settlement class members may elect to receive their cash payout via check or electronic payment upon submission of their claim form, the agreement relays, and all checks must be cashed within 120 days of issuance before expiration.

In addition to either monetary benefit, all SHR class members may also file a claim to enroll in one free year of three-bureau credit monitoring, which includes services such as real-time credit file monitoring, dark web scanning, identity theft insurance and access to fraud resolution agents, the agreement says. 

Finally, as part of the settlement, Saratoga Harness Racing has resolved to implement security enhancements to better protect its systems. According to settlement documents, SHR will be solely responsible for any expenses associated with enhanced security measures and must submit a written attestation of all relevant changes to its cybersecurity procedures.

To file a Saratoga Harness Racing settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the unique ID and PIN as listed on their received copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement site to print, fill out, and return by mail to the settlement administrator listed on the second page of the document.

All Saratoga Harness Racing claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by May 11, 2026.

Consumers who believe they may be a SHR settlement class member but did not receive notice can contact the settlement administrator to confirm their identity and obtain their login information.

The court will determine whether grant final approval to the SHR data breach settlement at a hearing on May 26, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals are resolved.

The Saratoga Harness Racing class action lawsuit alleged that the casino, hotel and horse racetrack un Saratoga Springs, New York did not implement proper cybersecurity measures to safeguard the sensitive customer and employee information stored on its systems, which led to a data breach discovered on or around November 1, 2024. Per court documents, the private information potentially compromised as a result of the breach included names, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license and state identification numbers.

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