horseracing

Saturday's Kentucky Derby will be interesting to watch for people in the Capital Region. Not only is it the biggest horserace of the season, but there are a couple of local ties to the "Run For The Roses". One is a horse and the other is a trainer.

This has turned out to be a flat out incredible summer in Saratoga for Mechanicville trainer Chad Brown. He is starting to pull away from reigning training champion, Todd Pletcher, which is an incredible feat in itself. Pletcher has won astonishing 12 training titles since 1998, including each of the last six...