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Gallery: Morning Workouts at Saratoga Race Course, Part 3
Photography by Tom Killips
20 Years Later, Birdstone’s Travers Still Resonates
I’ve been fortunate to have been at Saratoga Race Course for several extraordinary editionsof the Travers Stakes. Holy Bull’s gutsy victory in 1994…Point Given rolling like a chestnut freight train in 2001…the historic Alpha/Golden Ticket dead heat in 2012…Keen Ice stunning American Pharoah in 2015 (another one for the Graveyard of Favorites)…Arrogate running a hole in the wind in his record-setting 2016 Midsummer Derby....
Gallery: Morning Workouts at Saratoga Race Course, Part 2
Photography by Tom Killips
The Saratoga Buglers: Two Is Better Than One
Before the 2022 Saratoga racing meet, NYRA found itself in a bit of a predicament. About a week before opening day, legendary bugler Sam...
Michael Borisenok’s Silky Startup
For most young entrepreneurs, the manufacture of jockey silks—those brightly colored uniforms jockeys wear to indicate which owner they’re riding for in any given...
5 Saratoga Stakes Races (That Aren’t the Travers) to Watch This Summer
The New York Racing Association will play host to a whopping 71 stakes races this summer at Saratoga Race Course with a combined $20.75...
Harness Driver Brett Beckwith Is on the Cusp of Stardom
Over the last year or so, Caitlin Clark has made women’s basketball front-page news, first as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes, and now...
Joel Rosario: Making All The Right Moves
Joel Rosario will never forget his first visit to Saratoga Race Course. In August 2010, the young jockey arrived at the Spa to ride...
Seize the Grey’s Splashy Belmont Berth
It was exhilarating watching 17-1 longshot Dornoch win the Belmont Stakes in front of a sold-out crowd of 50,000, but leading up to the...
Five Horses To Watch at Saratoga This Summer
It’s understandable that the 3-year-old male horse division traditionally takes center stage at Saratoga Race Course. Following the Triple Crown series, the focus of...
Jesse Frohman’s ‘Equine Elegance’ Photography Exhibit Coming to The Adelphi Hotel
Experience the breathtaking beauty and spirited essence of horses through the lens of acclaimed photographer Jesse Frohman, whose latest exhibition, entitled "Equine Elegance," will...
Track Stars: James Rowe and James McLaughlin
In the rich history of the Belmont Stakes—the oldest of the American Triple Crown races—nobody has distinguished themselves in the legendary event quite like...
MVP: Lorna Chavez is Enjoying the Ride
If you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting exercise rider Lorna Chavez, chances are you haven’t spent much time on the Saratoga backstretch.
“She knows...