Annual Jockey / Horseman Hardwood Showdown Benefits Race Track Chaplaincy SARATOGA SPRINGS – A Charity Basketball Game that is organized by the New York division of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America had a new wrinkle when the jockeys and horsemen faced each other in the 2018 edition of the game, which took place...
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Wanna Rock N Roll All Night – And Jockey Every Day!
Jockey Karaoke Event at Vapor – Monday, July 30 – Vapor Night Club – Benefitting PDJF All Photos By Cathy Duffy SARATOGA SPRINGS – Collective jaws were dropping; with smiles and laughter all around for a great cause, as the Saratoga jockey colony showed again why they are not quitting their day jobs in...
Siro’s Cup Silver Anniversary Shines!
A Whopping $269,000 + Reported Raised For the Center for Disability Services SARATOGA SPRINGS – As has become tradition, the 25th Annual Newton Plaza + Marini Homes Siro’s Cup, a benefit for the Center for Disability Services, was held on July 19, the eve of opening day at the Saratoga Race Course. The Saratoga...
Polo by Twilight: Town + Gown = One
SARATOGA SPRINGS – As always, this is an excellent event – on several levels. But the 39th Annual Polo by Twilight Gala, to benefit Skidmore College’s Palamountain Scholarship Fund on Tuesday, July 24, at the Saratoga Polo Fields, was distinguished by a very interesting backstory about this year’s honoree. Skidmore alumnus, Eleuterio “Ele” Martinez...
Saturday Night’s All Right For White!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Don’t let the name White Party fool you, this monochromatic party was a spectacular rainbow of variety! Within my first few moments the Saratoga Bridges’ 8th Annual White party (Saturday, July 21) I was greeted by the rhythmic, overpowering sound of a low flying helicopter propeller. For the second year in...
Agog!
On a Reimagined SPAC New York City Ballet Gala – Saturday, July 20 SARATOGA SPRINGS – It’s very simple, and I quote: “Give me snowflakes and unicorns, and I am there!” So said Anna – my colleague and companion on this evening – and in so doing, she basically wrote the lede for this...
Airborne Gallery: Prime Passage To The White Party!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Everybody can go to The White Party, benefiting Saratoga Bridges. But only a few get to go like this! …And this! …In this! Fortunately, the ‘few’ that got to go airborne to the White Party on Saturday, July 20 – Kimberly and Leigh McConchie, piloted by Heather Howley, Owner of Independent...
‘Tis The Season! 25th Annual Siro’s Cup
The Scene To Be Seen – For A Quarter Century Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Long bubblegum pink nails conceal the soft pads of my fingertips as they reach under my left forearm, massaging the skin and restoring circulation. Shifting my posture, I stand upright and look down at my arms, exposing a...
Lions to Roar Again on Hudson River
12th Annual Tasting On the Hudson Next Saturday, July 28 SCHUYLERVILLE – What began as a “Journey for Sight” diabetes walk many years ago evolved into a Wine and Food Tasting boat cruise on the M/V Caldwell Belle in 2005. This event proved so popular that the next year it moved to the Schuylerville...
The Gallery: Dog + Polo Pony Show Benefits AIM!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Equines, canines and their humans were out in abundance at Saratoga Polo, as AIM Services Inc. hosted the Saratoga Dog + Pony show on Sunday, July 15. Prizes were awarded in various categories, including: * Dog Looks Most Like its Owner * Dog Looks Least Like its Owner * Best Trick...