SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Michael Sweeney remembers plenty about Saratoga Race Course in the 1920s and 1930s. The lifelong horse racing fan worked at the storied track as a water boy for three years ...
In the 44th edition of our Saratoga 150 Facts, learn how famouse racehorse Seabiscuit began his career in Saratoga. Learn a little bit each day about Saratoga Springs history with 150 Saratoga Facts, ...
With Funny Cide and Seabiscuit conspiring to provide an Oscar-like buzz as the curtain prepares to rise on another dramatic season at Saratoga Race Course, the Spa will kick off its legendary summer ...
Seabiscut says, "Thanks for the swell racing genes, grandpa!" August 12, 1919: Man o' War, one of horse racing's greatest thoroughbreds, was on a six race winning streak when he lined up at the ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS — It’s official. Sometime in late October or early November of this year, filming will take place at Saratoga Race Course for the feature film, “Seabiscuit,” based on the best-selling ...
Trainer John Ward said Thursday that he is leaning toward running Sky Mesa in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park on Aug. 3 instead of the Jim Dandy (gr. II) at Saratoga. "I'd say I'm 60 ...
George H. Conway trained a Triple Crown winner and earned victories in some of the most prestigious stakes races of the 1920s and 30s, despite only being a head trainer for a little more than a decade ...
With its glittering society and Revolutionary past, Saratoga Springs is rich in all the ways that matter to storytellers. It's ripe for intrigue, full of character and characters, real and imagined, ...