Besides all of its immortal horses, legendary jockeys and masterful trainers, what makes Saratoga Race…
Catching Up With A Crop Of New York’s Top Stallions We take a look at some of the priciest retired Thoroughbreds standing stud in the region.
I admit that I wasn’t exactly fired up about going to the 2012 Travers Stakes…
Get To Know Dave Erb, The Oldest-Living Kentucky Derby And Belmont Stakes-Winning Jockey Erb, who also found success as a trainer, has made his home in Saratoga County since 1988.
How has the oldest-living jockey to win a Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes fared in…
Jim Dandy (pictured) shocked all in attendance at the 1930 Travers Stakes when he won at 100-1 odds.
Travers Shocker! When Jim Dandy Did The Impossible How the longest of longshots pulled off the greatest of upsets.
I would’ve loved to have been a railbird at the 1930 Travers Stakes at Saratoga…
The Travers Stakes At 150: An Exclusive Excerpt From The Book, ‘The Travers: 150 Years of Saratoga’s Greatest Race’ 'saratoga living' Sports Editor Brien Bouyea has co-authored a book on the 150th anniversary of The Travers Stakes—and you can read a portion of it right here.
I’ve been going to the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course since I was a…
The Art Of The Travers Stakes: Artist Greg Montgomery Takes His Brush To Saratoga’s Most Important Race Montgomery has been creating his über-popular, annual Travers poster series every year since 1986.
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing artist Greg Montgomery and collaborating with him professionally for…
Reliving Man o’ War’s Shocking Defeat At Saratoga On Its 100th Anniversary The Hall of Fame horse lost his only race at Saratoga in the Sanford Memorial Stakes to a horse named—wait for it—Upset.
Occasionally, when I’m researching horse racing history, I come across conflicting accounts of famous events.…
Is Jonathan Sheppard Horse Racing’s Joe DiMaggio? For steeplechase and on the turf, this horse trainer's been hard to beat.
Like many Saratogians, I like to gamble a bit at Saratoga Race Course. For decades,…
Saratoga Race Course 2019: The Only Summer Meet Preview You Need 'saratoga living' Sports Editor Brien Bouyea talks about what we should be expecting at the Spa this year.
I’m often asked to describe the atmosphere of the Thoroughbred racing season in our idyllic…
EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Red-Hot Questions For Atlanta Rookie Phenom Kevin Huerter The Shenendehowa High School graduate is scoring big with the Hawks in the NBA.
Only three years ago, Kevin Huerter’s opponents on the basketball court were high- schoolers from…