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Books Back on Broadway
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the steady influx of customers to the new bookstore in downtown Saratoga Springs, the much-anticipated opening of Northshire Bookstore did not disappoint the customers or the owners.
Saratoga En Pointe
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Residents of Saratoga, along with the thousands of tourists that flock to the race course every summer may be curious why there are dozens of five-foot statues of pointe ballet shoes on display all over town.
Auction Grosses $32 Million
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale grossing $31,870,000, it would be easy to simply say the two-night event kept pace with the previous three years, hovering around the $32 million mark.
Will Build Again: Augie’s Begins Fundraiser for Employees
BALLSTON SPA — The owner of a popular area restaurant that burned to the ground last Monday has started an online fundraiser to help his employees who are out of job.
A Look at Thoroughbred Racing Immortals
There’s a bit of a lull this time every meet. The momentum from the first few weekends has worn off, yet it’s before the big finale of Travers and then closing weekend. There’s no better time for Saratoga to turn its attention to racing’s immortals.
Riders Everywhere
I’d heard that Aiyana Sharp was planning a future in racing so I asked her for an interview. Eight year-old Aiyana candidly admitted this was her first official interview but she was poised and ready.
Whitney Viewing Stand Open to Public at Oklahoma Training Track
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Saratoga 150 Committee unveiled the Whitney Viewing Stand, a new landmark designed to reinstate public access to the Oklahoma Training Track as well as to celebrate the legacy of one of Saratoga’s most philanthropic families.
The Fourstardave Winner of a $15,000 Win Wager Announced
SARATOGA SPRINGS — If Adam McNeill of Saratoga Springs chooses the winning horse in the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap on August 10, he will get to take home the full on-track winnings from a $15,000 wager, not having spent a penny of his own cash.
An Afternoon with Funny Cide
GREENFIELD CENTER — Several lucky visitors got to spend an afternoon with the first New York Bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, Funny Cide, at Old Friends at Cabin Creek on August 6.
What’s Happening at the Saratoga Race Track
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saturday, August 10: Fourstardave Handicap: The day’s feature race is the Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on the inner turf. This year’s edition is expected to include 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan, winner of eight of his previous nine starts, and will be broadcast on NBC as part of the network’s “Summer at Saratoga” series.
