Brien Bouyea, Author at Saratoga Living

Brien Bouyea

The Great Before: Saratoga’s Horse Racing Roots Actually Go Back a Lot Further Than 1863
Saratoga's pre-1863 racing history included everything from flouting the law to women in dresses (gasp!) climbing up fences to see better.

By now, most Saratogians know the story well: In the summer of 1863, a bare-knuckle…

Female Jockey Ferrin Peterson Makes Saratoga Debut, Lands a Second-Place Finish
Peterson, whose agent is Hall of Famer Julie Krone, came in second place aboard Silver Fist on August 20.

Ferrin Peterson has a much different story than most jockeys. Instead of riding in races…

Happy Returns: Saratoga Race Course Is Ready for Its Big FOMO-Packed Comeback
After a spectator-less 2020 summer meet, here's what permanent changes you can expect at the track.

Spending a summer day at Saratoga Race Course is an experience many, myself included, believe…

Groundbreaking Jockey Kendrick Carmouche Has His Eye on a Stellar Saratoga Season
Carmouche made headlines back in May as one of the few Black jockeys to compete in the Kentucky Derby in recent years.

Unlike most of his peers, a teenaged Kendrick Carmouche already knew exactly what he wanted to…

How Saratoga Race Course’s Top Stakes Races Got Their Names
Ever wonder who the 'Travers' is in the stakes race name or which Whitney the famed handicap is named for? Wonder no more.

It’s Opening Day at Saratoga Race Course, and you’re handicapping the afternoon’s pair of featured…

‘Sunny Jim’ Fitzsimmons Racing Honors the Legacy of a Hall of Fame Trainer
The Saratoga Springs–based racing partnership has been everything owner Jack Fitzsimmons hoped it would be.

Jack Fitzsimmons wanted to find a way to both honor his famous grandfather and have…

Amsterdam’s Kentucky Derby Double Shot
A pair of horses with Carpet City connections get their long overdue day in the spotlight.

Even the most devout Thoroughbred racing aficionados probably couldn’t tell you much, if anything, about…

5 Thoroughbreds to Get Excited About in 2021
Even with Tiz the Law now retired, racing won’t lack star power this year.

Although the news came five days after Christmas, it nevertheless had all the bad vibes…

Handicapping Horse Racing’s 2020 Eclipse Awards
The horses (and humans) that have the best shot at champion status.

Imagine what it would be like if the Academy Awards carried on without a single…

2020 Capital Region Gives Back: Ramón Domínguez, President, New York Race Track Chaplaincy of America
Racing Hall of Famer Domínguez serves as president of a New York–based organization that looks after backstretch workers.

Last winter feels like an eternity ago, doesn’t it? When Saratoga Living unveiled our inaugural…