Tag: Saratoga Race Course

Darien Rozell: At Home at Pantry Hill

Photography by Dori Fitzpatrick Sitting at Darien Rozell’s kitchen table, drinking hot tea from an English tea set while snow falls outside and the smell of freshly baked apple cake fills the house, it’s hard to imagine a more perfect afternoon. It feels like you’re in a postcard. You don’t want to leave.  “That’s the point of Pantry Hill,” says Darien. “I want you to feel...

A Floating Sauna Is Coming to Saratoga Lake in 2025

What do Norway’s breathtaking fjords and our very own Saratoga Lake have in common? Soon, it will be the rejuvenating presence of floating saunas.  Yes, you read that right. Coming this fall to the Spa City is Kos, a public sauna built on a boat that will be docked at the waterfront of Lago by Druthers. (Kos, a hard-to-define Norwegian term that encompasses happiness, warmth,...
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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...

Seasons of Love: Katherine & David’s Summer Wedding at Saratoga Race Course

Photography by Michelle Lange Part of the beauty of upstate New York is that we have four distinct seasons: snowy winters, hopeful springs, sultry summers...

Track Star: Saratoga Race Course Superintendent Anne Clare

From an early age, Anne Clare was used to being the only girl in a man’s world. Born in New York City in 1892,...

#TBT: A Winning Couple

During the sticky summer of 1960, the smell of success must have permeated the air around Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, who was in the...

Scenes From Morning Workouts at Saratoga Race Course

Don't want to wake up early enough to see the horses train at the track? Photographer Tom Killips has got you. Check out his...

Who Knew Blue Canoe: The Story Behind Saratoga Race Course’s Infield Oddity

It’s the question asked by most Saratoga Race Course first-timers who peer past the horses thundering down the stretch: Why is there a canoe...

Bocage Unveils To-go Caviar Kits in Time for Track Season

Elevating your day at the track—or any summertime gathering—is now possible via one tidy to-go package. The centerpiece of these five-star picnic kits? A...

Tom Killips: Scenes From Morning Workouts at Saratoga Race Course

While the excitement of a day at the races surely comes in the afternoon hours, some of the most peaceful times to view the...