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Local Horse Trainer Dies at 57
Photo of trainer Chuck Simon via the New York Racing Association/Adam Coglianese SARATOGA SPRINGS — Chuck Simon, a horse trainer and Saratoga Springs native, died last Sunday of cancer at ...
Sports Scores & Highlights: 9/5 – 9/11
Izzy Pecora, a graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, was named the Conference of New England’s women’s tennis Player of the Week. Photo via Roger Williams University Athletics. Girls Varsity ...
Ballston Spa School District Offering Adult Soccer, Basketball, and Walking Programs
BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District is offering two adult sports opportunities in the evenings this fall: co-ed indoor soccer on Tuesdays (beginning September 17) and men’s ...
Saratoga Girl Makes US Open Appearance
Nayana Shankar from Saratoga Springs helps present trophies to the women’s singles finalists at the US Open Tennis Championships in New York City. Screenshot via the ESPN broadcast. SARATOGA SPRINGS ...
Stanley Cup Visits Saratoga
The Stanley Cup on display at the Jockey Silks Porch at the Saratoga Racecourse on Saturday, August 31. Photo by Jonathon Norcross. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Amidst the hustle and bustle ...
Local Mullet Champ’s Long Hair Falls Short in 2024 Contest
Photo of Stillwater’s Scott Salvadore via the USA Mullet Championships. STILLWATER — Scott Salvadore, a Stillwater resident and two-time USA Mullet Champion, placed second in the adult men’s category of ...
Goose Nearly Trampled at Saratoga Race Course
SARATOGA SPRINGS — If only horses could honk. A misplaced goose was nearly trampled to death during the fourth race at Saratoga on August 28. The feathered fella apparently survived ...
Rising Stars on the Track and a Racing Hero in the Classroom
Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing As the Travers showcased rising champions, Saratoga enters the transitional phrase of ending the racing season with some people heading back to ...
Secretariat’s Saratoga Legacy
Author Patricia McQueen delivers a presentation on her book “Secretariat’s Legacy” at the Saratoga Springs History Museum on August 21. Photo by Jonathon Norcross. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Few places in ...
Pickleball Tournament Raises Funds for Disabled Jockeys and Retired Racehorses
Two retired racehorses enjoy some fresh air outside the Legacy Pickleball Club in Ballston Spa. Inside the club, pickleball players compete in a tournament that raised funds for Therapeutic Horses ...
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