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Shanghai Bobby serves his namesake well.
Jockey Ramon Dominguez shatters the Saratoga riding record.
Final Stretch Weekend begins with the Woodward Stakes.
The 2:30 p.m. post time for Friday's first race seemed to make the crowd friskier, if not significantly different in size from prior summers.
There were more people in the walking ring for the third to see Archwarrior than in the upper deck of Tropicana Field to witness Mitt Romney's nomination acceptance.
There were three stakes races, each with a purse of $100,000, on Wednesday.
Newspaper stories add color to emerging Saratoga.
What a difference a day made. Saratoga Racecourse went from being wall-to-wall with fans on Saturday to being a barren oasis on Sunday.
Dead Heat in Travers causes unanticipated concerns.
Travers is the time for guys to go wild.
Thursday afternoon produced a perfectly blissful day. But the bliss had little to do with the horse racing.
Suddenly, with the onset of Travers Week, the tone of the racecourse has shifted to horse racing. Saturday alone will feature four graded stakes. The horses that will race are among the best of their generations.
Time seems to fly by more quickly the older you get. That's because a mere day represents a larger percentage of the time you have left than it did when you were young.
The track gives away beer glasses and SPAC serves up cannon shots.
Questing wins a scintillating Alabama.
Rosie Napravnik stars on Ladies Day at Saratoga.
Leisurely dawns lead to action-packed afternoons at Saratoga.
NYRA scheduled the best horses to race Wednesday in the fifth race instead of the ninth or the tenth.
A new round of night life has ushered in the meet's second half, replacing such tonier musings as black-tie affairs, over-priced fundraisers, and Hall of Fame ceremonies.
Regarding The Jockey Club Round Table, Pack would say it's the same old guys promising change and never delivering it. Pack's hackneyed comment might not be true any longer.
Three of Saratoga's best five hot dogs are found on or near the racecourse grounds. The other two are only a short drive away
A standing room only audience gathered for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
One of the meet's best innovations has been having jockeys sign autographs and pose for photos on Thursday mornings at breakfast on the Clubhouse Porch.
Mechanicville, N.Y. has 5,000 residents. One in five attended Ray Price's 15th annual "Stakes at Saratoga" party in the backyard of Saratoga Racecourse.
The media took about a nanosecond to realize that both trainer Roger Attfield and jockey John Velazquez, who teamed up to win Monday's feature race with Kissable, were about to enter the Hall of Fame on Friday.
The rains began about 30 minutes before the first race and then ended after the second race finished.
Hernandez had probably recorded the biggest triumph of his life and seemed more pre-occupied with helping the media know how Fort Larned managed to win than with celebrating.
One hundred forty-nine years ago on August 3, 1863, Saratoga Racecourse held its first meet. The anniversary passed unnoticed.
It was only fitting that Irish day, a festival of step dancers and bagpipers, was held on a Thursday afternoon, Saratoga's traditional time for steeplechase racing.
NYRA, in conjunction with America's Best Racing -- an initiative of The Jockey Club -- announced it will be hosting classes at Saratoga Racecourse to help newcomers through the maze of the sport on six days this meet.
A young man named Matty D thought it would be great fun to buy his friend Micah a gag wedding gift.
Horse racing's graded stakes committee may wake up to the reality that the graded stakes of summer and fall for 3-year-old horses fail to meet the criteria of grade I competition. But it's likely the committee won't.
Even on College Day, the backyard of Saratoga should not be confused with the infield of Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day.
Rain entered the picture early on Thursday. By 7:00 am, it was teeming. Then it stopped and stayed dry for the rest of the day, although a few miles away there were downpours.
Betting opportunities abound at Saratoga. A man with a rabbit's foot and a hat pin and program can line his pockets by wagering on overlays.
It feels inadequate to refer to Tom Durkin as a race caller.
Ramon Dominguez had six winners on Sunday.
The track was still silent, but once the horses arrived, Saratoga sprung to life.
Problems with water, sound, and wi-fi, good racing, and long lines at Hattie's mark opening day at Saratoga.
What do French fries with gravy and cheese curds have in common with Wi-Fi?
End of a great race meet casts eyes on a bright future
Free long-sleeve tee-shirts boost the crowd
Grade 1 Woodward against males a drop-down for winner
Good racing comes to those who are patient.
The buzz turns from what was to what will be.
Head to head races highlight first day of last week of racing
Racing returns to a normal schedule for the final week
Racing returns with Hurricane Irene in the distance
Owner hints of early retirement of Uncle Mo at post-Travers press conference
Saratoga readies itself for Irene and the Travers.
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