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Panel: Get Me Back to the Track!

For our latest panel, we asked three locals the same three questions about their favorite part of returning to Saratoga Race Course this summer. Here’s what they said.

Jack Simpson, President, Capital Team Apparel 

The first food you get when you get to the track 

Beer. No, I’m kidding. Hattie’s chicken.

Your favorite place to watch the races

The picnic area, of course. Near a TV. In the shade. Near the machines.

Your go-to type of bet 

Exacta box

Kaita Albanese, Senior Engineer, GE Power 

The first food you get when you get to the track 

Shake Shack

Your favorite place to watch the races

The rail

Your go-to type of bet 

Trifecta box

Karen Keis, Vice President of Client Services, ESI Employee Assistance Group

The first food you get when you get to the track 

A breakfast sandwich from the Trackside Café.

Your favorite place to watch the races

At the rail. We love the lawn but go to the rail where the excitement is.

Your go-to type of bet 

Exacta box.

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