Mike Kane, Author at Saratoga Living

Mike Kane

Mike Kane is an award-winning journalist based in the Capital Region who has covered Saratoga Race Course for nearly 40 years. He spent 25 years as a sports writer and columnist at the Gazette Newspapers in Schenectady. Kane and Alan Carter are the co-authors of 150 Years of Racing in Saratoga.

Stepwise Farm Hits a High Point With Twisted Tom, a Starter at the Belmont
Dr. Joan Taylor and Dr. Bill Wilmot secure a prize they've working toward for more than 30 years.

It was a Triple Crown season in which all three winners had solid connections to…

Travers Stakes 2017: Could Tapwrit Win the Mid-Summer Derby?
For Brian Spearman, co-owner of the Belmont winner, it would be a dream come true.

As he watched Tapwrit catch and pass Irish War Cry in the stretch to capture…

Saratogian’s Pastels and Passion Power Triple Crown Artistry
For Tony Cristello, permanent exhibit honors horse racing's glory.

There is a very simple reason Tony Cristello focused his artwork on horses. “I wanted…

Saratoga Race Course 2017: Watching for Winners
Triple Crown showdown is a long shot, but there’s always plenty of action at Saratoga.

Without question, the safest bets of the 149th Saratoga season are that history will be…

Saratoga County’s Remarkably Long Connection To The Winter Olympics
In the last 60 years, 14 Saratoga athletes have competed in the games.

Led by a gang of speed skaters that graduated from the Saratoga Winter Club, Saratoga…

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Mike Kane

Stepwise Farm Hits a High Point With Twisted Tom, a Starter at the Belmont
Dr. Joan Taylor and Dr. Bill Wilmot secure a prize they've working toward for more than 30 years.

Dr. Joan Taylor and Dr. Bill Wilmot secure a prize they've working toward for more than 30 years.

Travers Stakes 2017: Could Tapwrit Win the Mid-Summer Derby?
For Brian Spearman, co-owner of the Belmont winner, it would be a dream come true.

For Brian Spearman, co-owner of the Belmont winner, it would be a dream come true.

Saratogian’s Pastels and Passion Power Triple Crown Artistry
For Tony Cristello, permanent exhibit honors horse racing's glory.

For Tony Cristello, permanent exhibit honors horse racing's glory.

Saratoga Race Course 2017: Watching for Winners
Triple Crown showdown is a long shot, but there’s always plenty of action at Saratoga.

Triple Crown showdown is a long shot, but there’s always plenty of action at Saratoga.

Saratoga County’s Remarkably Long Connection To The Winter Olympics
In the last 60 years, 14 Saratoga athletes have competed in the games.

In the last 60 years, 14 Saratoga athletes have competed in the games.

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