Saratoga

Attendance was once again over 1 million, and for the third time in the last four years a new all sources handle record was set at the Spa.

Epicenter is at the top of his class, with the Breeders Cup at Keeneland the next stop.

Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, attendees witnessed one of the most bizarre things to happen during a race, so much so, that the race was deemed a "no contest".

He played played his college basketball at a Division II school, Virginia Union. Yet he was a first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1985. The man that they called "Oak Tree" played 19 seasons in the NBA. Ten of those years were played in Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks. His name was synonymous with Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Anthony Mason and Doc Rivers from those tough mid-1990's teams.

The Saratoga racing season starts next week, and it gets no better. Opening day on Thursday never gets old.

New York has a number of prominent sports teams, with millions of passionate fans, but this local venue brings in more spectators than nearly all of them.

Ahead of Opening Day for the 2022 season at Saratoga Race Course, NYRA has announced an action-packed schedule of special events for spectators this summer.

Snowmobiling is no fun when there is no snow. Watching your $14,000 investment sit on a trailer with a cover on it in late December stinks! Now that we have some snow in the in the upper regions of New York, Massachusetts and Vermont, let's find some trails close to home. There are some smaller clubs that maintain awesome trails and some bigger ones that incorporate groups of land owners and associations. Season trail passes for many of these clubs run from about $30 to $100 a year. Some have volunteer stipulations for trail maintenance.

The horse-racing community, which runs so deeply in Saratoga, lost one of its premiere thoroughbred racehorses earlier today. Medina Spirit has passed away.

As the month of October creeps toward Halloween, "The Graveyard of Champions" remains quiet. While the meet is over, the legacy of "The Grey Ghost" lives on.

They are in the stretch run of a tremendous 2021 meet at Saratoga Race Course. Tremendous crowds, record handles and some of the best horse racing in the world, made for a very successful summer for the New York Racing Association and in turn they will thank their fans this week. Yesterday, NYRA announced that they "will thank its fans with a series of special events, giveaways and offers during the final week of the 2021 season at Saratoga Race Course. Racing will resume Wednesday, September 1 through Labor Day, Monday, September 6 at Saratoga Race Course. Labor Day weekend will offer a total of seven graded stakes, including the Spa debut of the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup on Saturday, September 4. Sunday and Monday will feature a special first post time of 12:35 p.m.

Every summer since 1863, Saratoga Race Course has featured some of the best horse racing action in the country. Wednesday, a piece of that history can be yours.