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Saratoga Gets Its Own Pro Basketball Team
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Spa City will soon be adding a new attraction: a professional basketball team called the Saratoga Racers. The Racers will be part of the American Basketball Association (ABA), a re-launched version of the legendary 1970s league that once featured stars such as “Dr. J” Julius Erving and Moses Malone. Saratoga will compete in the East Region’s White Division, which also includes the Albany 518 Ballers, Buffalo eXtreme, and Hudson Valley Rivermen.
Mahaney Best On Stan Da’ Man Night At Albany-Saratoga
MALTA, NY – Mike Mahaney has had a lot of frustrating nights at Albany-Saratoga Speedway this season. Friday wasn’t one of them. On a night when everything was decent, from his race car to his starting position, Mahaney ended it in spectacular fashion, chalking up his first victory of the season in the 32-lap modified feature that highlighted the annual Stan Da’ Man Night at the historic Malta track.
Saratoga Jockey Karaoke Returns July 28
Get ready for a night of music, laughter, and unforgettable performances as the 12th Annual Riders Up! jockey karaoke contest, benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), returns to Saratoga Springs. This one-of-a-kind event, now one of the most highly anticipated evenings on the Saratoga race meet's social calendar, will take place on Sunday, July 28th at Vapor Night Club.
Big Three Emerge for Title Chase at Albany-Saratoga – DTD Exclusive
Things at the top of the point standings at Albany-Saratoga Speedway are getting congested as three drivers are vying for the top spot. Last Friday night, the three drivers in the hunt to date finished in the top three positions, with Jack Lehner earning his third win of the season, Peter Britten, the current point leader, finishing in second, and Marc Johnson coming home third. Coincidentally, Lehner’s win on Friday tied him for the most this season with Johnson at three.
Dontlookbackatall Steps Up for Graded Score in Caress
When morning-line favorite Roses for Debra scratched with a fever the morning of the race, her stablemate Dontlookbackatall was more than happy to finish the job with a late-closing victory in the $200,000 Caress Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course. The graded win was the first for the Pennsylvania-bred daughter...
Saratoga Grad Headed to Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kelsey Chmiel, a 2019 Saratoga Springs High School graduate, will be inducted into the Greater Capital Region Track, Field, and Cross Country Hall of Fame. She was selected in her first year of eligibility. While running for the Blue Streaks, Chmiel captured state and federation championships,...
Allerdice Hardware golf tourney benefits Kelly’s Angels
A total of 150 golfers teed off in Washington County on Thursday morning for a good cause. Allerdice Hardware, based in Saratoga Springs, held its annual charity golf tournament at Kingsbury National Golf Club. Forty-two teams played and tried to win some great prizes like grills, smokers and drill sets....
Silver Knott Takes on G2 Bowling Green
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Godolphin’s Silver Knott will look to run his win streak to three in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Bowling Green, an 11-furlong inner turf test for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old Lope de Vega gelding is trained by Charlie Appleby, who boasts...
Race Lens Jim Dandy preview with Charles Trent
Fierceness most impressive in the Florida Derby (G1) March 30 at Gulfstream Park (Juliana Colombo) Charles Trent uses Race Lens and the Race Lens angles to preview The Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. Is this simply a showdown between Fierceness and Sierra Leone or do any of the...
'TDN Rising Star' World Record Runs Them Off Their Feet in Amsterdam
Siena Farm and WinStar Farm's 'TDN Rising Star' World Record (Gun Runner), third last out in the Maxfield Stakes at Churchill Downs June 30, received a much more aggressive ride from Flavien Prat Friday and ran a compact–but talented–field off their feet in the GII Amsterdam Stakes at the Spa.
Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Casse Off to Blazing Start at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It has been a sizzling start to the Saratoga summer for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse. Horses from his barn have done little wrong in the first 11 days of the 40-day meet at Saratoga Race Course. Casse has started 19 horses so far...
Share in Complexity to be Offered at F-T Saratoga Sale
Fasig-Tipton will offer a share in leading young sire Complexity at its upcoming Saratoga Sale. The share, consigned by Airdrie Stud, will be the first offering in the auction's second session Aug. 6. Complexity is off to a roaring start at stud with his first 2-year-olds to establish himself as...
Jefferson Street Faces 'Rising Star' Duo in Amsterdam
A small, but very select field of five 3-year-old colts is set to face the starter in Friday's $200,000 GII Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga, a contest in which an argument could be made for each of the entrants. Godolphin's Jefferson Street (Street Sense) broke his maiden by nine lengths as...
A Year After Maple Leaf Mel Broke Down, Melanie Giddings Still Trying To Deal With Her Emotions
The anniversary is right around the corner, a gruesome tragedy that nobody who was at Saratoga that day will ever forget. It was among the darkest days in the long history of racing upstate. But nobody had it worse than trainer Melanie Giddings, who, in a fraction of second, saw Maple Leaf Mel (Cross Traffic) go from the sure winner of the GI Test Stakes to a horse who broke down inches before the wire and could not be saved.
Saratoga Special July 27 edition
Jim Dandy Day at Saratoga Race Course, with a small yet select field set for the traditional local prep for next month’s Grade 1 Travers. Champion Fierceness looks to get back on track, Sierra Leone hopes to put troubled finishes behind him, Preakness winner Seize The Grey bids for return to springtime form and upstarts Batten Down, Pony Express and Gould’s Gold aim for the upset.
From the Spa: July 27 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
By Joseph Aiello “From the Spa” returns to keep you up-to-date on horses bred in the mid-Atlantic racing in Saratoga stakes. The Grade I Alfred G Vanderbilt Stakes is run annually at Saratoga for three year olds and upwards at six furlongs on the dirt. This year, the Vanderbilt features a field of six in race six on Saturday’s card. A few Saratoga success stories such as the impressive 7/2 Baby Yoda and Subrogate of the same morning line enter to take on Steve Asmussen’s Skelly who sits at 6/5. While these runners along with the inside breaking Nakatomi all appear to have legitimate winning chances on paper, the 20/1 long shot Twisted Ride faces an uphill battle in his first grade I test. Bred in Pennsylvania by Kasey K Racing Stable, Twisted Ride has shown good ability in sprint distances and is in top form, but faces a group with a bit more early speed than he is accustomed. Even if this five year old gelding by Great Notion – Diva’s Gold, by Tenpins doesn’t end up winning, finishing in the money amongst this class would be a great accomplishment, already boasting a nineteen for twenty-five lifetime record in the top three.
Jayson Werth To Serve As Keynote For Racing And Gaming Conference at Saratoga
Retired MLB star and GI Belmont Stakes-winning co-owner Jayson Werth will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga (RGCS), taking place from Aug. 12-14 at the Saratoga Hilton, the organizers said in a release on Thursday. “I am humbled to be welcomed into the...
Schuylerville Softball Players Make All-State Team
SCHUYLERVILLE — Three Schuylerville High School varsity softball players have been named to the 2024 Class B New York All-State Team. Pitcher Sophia Wahl, who graduated last month, was selected to the First Team, while infielder Gracelyn Kilburn and outfielder Riley Keefer both made the Third Team. Wahl received...
TAA to Highlight Initiatives in Saratoga
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will return to Saratoga this August to highlight accredited aftercare with a variety of initiatives at Saratoga Race Course and Fasig-Tipton. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be present for both the weekend of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes, and the following week of the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling sales.
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