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Dirt flies on Jim Dandy Day. (Alex Zhang)

Gallery: Reliving the 2022 Saratoga Race Course Meet

EXCLUSIVES / FEATURESSPORTS / RACING
By Staff Report
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We tasked two top local photographers with capturing the magic and beauty of the Spa’s 2022 meet. From the dirt and sweat to the fanciest of fashions, click through the gallery to see what they found.

Grade 1 Whitney winner Life is Good breezes on the main track with exercise rider Amelia Green aboard. (Alex Zhang)
Dirt flies on Jim Dandy Day. (Alex Zhang)
East Ave Racing Stable’s 2-year-old filly, Vallelujah. (Alex Zhang)
Well dressed fans heading into the track. (Alex Zhang)
Dirt flies on Jim Dandy Day. (Alex Zhang)
Two Budweiser Clydesdales taking a morning stroll at the Oklahoma Training Track. (Alex Zhang)
Ryan Bond of Saratoga’s H. James Bond racing stable and his family enjoy a race day. (Alex Zhang)
Life is Good exercise rider Amelia Green takes home the Whitney flower blanket after the big win. (Alex Zhang)
Mixed emotions by the winning team after Nations Pride wins the Saratoga Derby. (Alex Zhang)
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. (Alex Zhang)
Photographer Alex Zhang’s horse images are often used as reference photos for painters such as Jessica Leonard, whose work can be seen at Spa Fine Art on Broadway during racing season. (Alex Zhang)
Jockey Irad Ortiz at the Oklahoma. (Alex Zhang)
A barn goat watching over the horses at Rudy Rodriguez barn at the Oklahoma track. (Alex Zhang)
Trainer Kerry Metivier hot walking a horse after a workout on the Oklahoma. (Alex Zhang)
Alex Zhang (far left) and the other East Ave Racing Stable owners at their trackside spot on East Avenue.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas (right) leading a horse to the morning workout. (Alex Zhang)
Jacqueline Davis wins her first race in Saratoga aboard Vallelujah. (Samantha Decker)
Irad Ortiz, Jr. heads to the track. (Samantha Decker)
The gate crew on the move. (Samantha Decker)
Mike Repole holds his daughter up for Irad Ortiz to hug after his win in the CC American Oaks. (Samantha Decker)
A peaceful morning at the Oklahoma Training Track. (Samantha Decker)
Julien Leparoux is presented with the Mike Venezia Memorial Award. (Samantha Decker)
Jacqueline Davis hugs her mom after her first win in Saratoga. (Samantha Decker)
Fans in the picnic area. (Samantha Decker)

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