Talk about a Hall of Fame trifecta. Triple Crown–winning racehorse American Pharoah, seven-time Eclipse Award–winning trainer Todd Pletcher and 13-time champion steeplechase trainer Jack...
Nothing says spring like some delicious barbecue. The Saratoga Automobile Museum hosted its first Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q fundraising event of the season on...
Even the most devout Thoroughbred racing aficionados probably couldn’t tell you much, if anything, about horses George Smith or Clyde Van Dusen. And it’s...
The Belmont Child Care Association, Inc. (BCCA), whose board chairman is horse owner and real estate developer Michael Dubb, today announced that its new...
There's no joy in Mudville—for only the ninth time in 77 years. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), which votes the best-of-the-best baseball...
Saratogian Anthony Weaver is returning to his National Football League roots. As ESPN is reporting, Weaver, who has been with the Houston Texans organization...
Though it's still unclear whether the State of New York will allow spectators at Saratoga Race Course this season—last year's summer meet went largely...
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is once again lending a helping hand in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The horse racing association,...
When New York Giants running back Dion Lewis was growing up in Albany—he moved there from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, when he was 5—his father used...
Hosting an automobile auction is difficult enough: You have to coordinate the transportation, presentation and sale of hundreds of vehicles; keep hundreds of bidders...
Attending college during the COVID-19 crisis hasn't been so easy for many students, especially, those that have chosen to remain on campus, despite the...
This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of Capital Region Living, Saratoga Living's sister magazine.
Thought playing cards were just good for game night? Think again....
While most Saratoga Springs nonprofits had to cancel their live, in-person fundraising events this past summer due to the pandemic, the Saratoga Automobile Museum...
Tonight's National Football League (NFL) opener, featuring the Houston Texans battling the 2020 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, will be an extra special...
During this anything-but-traditional year of racing—and spectator-less summer at Saratoga Race Course—Tiz the Law brought a little slice of joy to Upstate New York....
It’s finally happening, folks. After a four-month delay, the much-anticipated Kentucky Derby has finally arrived. (It's this Saturday, September 5, if you need to...
Still riding the wave of Tiz-mania? Jack Knowlton, managing partner of Sackatoga Stable, certainly is. In this most nontraditional of racing seasons, during which...
Everybody better brush up on their exactas, trifectas, quinellas and other exotics bets before Saturday. Lead handicapper for the Churchill Downs–owned TwinSpires, Ed DeRosa,...
On the same day that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo targeted Saratoga Race Course as an "attractive nuisance"—a regional destination that would likely...
Memorabilia collectors rejoice! The New York Racing Association's (NYRA's) Cares program, a charitable campaign that raises funds for Saratoga area nonprofits, has teamed up...
With nearly three weeks left in the spectator-less Saratoga Race Course season, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) is already announcing plans for its...
The COVID-19 crisis has claimed yet another horse-related event in Saratoga Springs. Due to New York State travel restrictions, Fasig-Tipton has canceled its Saratoga...
This Saturday, August 8, exactly one year after hometown hero Tiz the Law's first career win at Saratoga Race Course, the Sackatoga Stable-owned horse...
For Saratogian Bridie Farrell, today marks another new beginning. Farrell, who had her sights set on speedskating for the US national team and eventually...
It’s the Friday before the Alabama Stakes, and Saratogian Patrick Poirier’s out-of-town friends and family are descending on the Spa City. His Saratoga friends...
Imagine winning the lottery twice. That’s the sort of longshot, fairytale ride Jack Knowlton and Sackatoga Stable are on right now. Seventeen years after...
Saratoga Springs’ healing spa waters aren’t just for people—they’re for racehorses, too. At Burke Equine Inc., a therapy center at Top Rail Farm, Thoroughbreds...
When the pandemic forced Saratoga businesses to temporarily close their doors back in March, it didn’t take long for Marianne Barker and Maddy Zanetti,...
It’s hard to imagine a Saratoga summer without long days spent at Saratoga Race Course. The New York Racing Association’s (NYRA’s) announcement that Saratoga’s...
All athletes swear by their own particular performance-boosting sneaker. Take LeBron James, Mike Trout or Serena Williams: They wouldn’t dream of lacing up for...
On April 29, when the New York Racing Association (NYRA), in lock-step with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, announced that Saratoga Race Course would...
For some Saratogians, the late Marylou Whitney was not only Saratoga's greatest champion, philanthropist and socialite, but also a rock star. She had fans...
The Saratoga Springs horse racing community is in mourning following a late-night trailer crash that killed horses owned by Saratoga-based partnership group, West Point...
When the Atlanta Braves selected Shenendehowa High School graduate Ian Anderson third overall in the 2016 MLB draft, it marked the highest position any...
While the horse racing industry is still grappling with the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic—and locally, Saratoga’s racetrack is gearing up for what could...
Now Cy Young. Honus Wagner. Archibald Wright “Moonlight” Graham. These are names that have been memorialized in baseball’s history books, whether for the players’...
Despite the recent announcement of New York's horse racing tracks reopening again in June without fans—and a Triple Crown hunt, beginning for the first...
After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on May 15 the hard-to-swallow news that the work-from-home order would be extended for the Capital Region...
If you read yesterday's recap of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's press briefing, you would've come across a brand-new catchphrase: "attractive nuisances." These refer...
Saratoga's summer horse racing season was just dealt a major blow. Thoroughbred auctioneer Fasig-Tipton announced today (April 27) that it had consolidated its July,...
Saratoga Automobile Museum’s founding board member and Vice Chairman Bob Bailey doesn’t just love racing, he’s lived it. In addition to helping open the...
Midway through last month, Churchill Downs fired the first warning shots in the horse racing world, regarding the quickly spreading COVID-19 virus, when it...
