Photos: Cathy Duffy – April 17, 2019 SARATOGA SPRINGS – In the surest sign that the annual meet at Saratoga Race Course is fast approaching, the famed Oklahoma Training Track is now officially open for spring training for the thoroughbreds who will compete at the historic Spa later this summer. The Oklahoma Training Track...
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David O’Rourke named NYRA CEO and President
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) Board of Directors today announced the unanimous appointment of David O’Rourke as NYRA CEO and President. O’Rourke, who has been serving as Interim NYRA CEO since January 23, will assume the role effective immediately. “David has made significant and lasting contributions to NYRA...
Extra Special Athletes!
Saratoga Regional YMCA and Special Olympics New York Launch Young Athletes Program
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Regional YMCA and Special Olympics New York have partnered to launch an inclusive sports program for children with and without intellectual disabilities called Young Athletes. Young Athletes is a free 10-week program designed for children ages 2-7. It introduces children to basic sport skills like running, kicking and throwing....
Saratoga Regional YMCA Launches 2019 Annual Campaign
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Regional YMCA is launching its Annual Campaign today, February 25th, to ensure that everyone in our community has access to vital programs and resources that support youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Every day, the Saratoga Regional YMCA works to support the people that need it most by...
Stakes-packed: 2019 Saratoga Summer meet
Ed. Note: The Complete 2019 Season Stakes Schedule Follows at End – AG OZONE PARK – The 2019 meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will feature 76 stakes across 40 racing days, highlighted by the 150th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney as the...
Turf Triples!
NYRA establishes $5.25 million Turf Triple Series featuring the Turf Trinity and Turf Tiara for 3-year-olds OZONE PARK – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced the creation of the Turf Trinity and Turf Tiara as part of the 2019 Turf Triple Series, offering $5.25 million in purse money, for sophomores over...
Heeeerrrrre They Come!
Saratoga Casino Hotel set for the 78th Season of Harness Racing SARATOGA SPRINGS – Sunday, February 17 will mark the beginning of Saratoga Raceway’s 78th season of live harness racing. Post time is scheduled for noon. The casino will look to build on the success of last year’s racing season, where all-source handle exceeded...
Toga Gymnastics Wins Invitational; Dallas Sets New Section 2 Vault Record
SARATOGA SPRINGS – In basketball circles, they say that defense travels. For the Saratoga Springs High School gymnastics team, it was their performance on the beam and the floor exercise that did the traveling on Saturday, February 2nd, as they competed in the Kate Filiberti Memorial Invitational against host Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Section IX),...
SARATOGA REGIONAL YMCA RECEIVES GIFT FROM THE BOB BEST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Recently, Lisa Best and family presented a check for $16,000 to the Saratoga Regional YMCA at the Wilton Branch. The Best family chose the YMCA as their charity of choice for a memorial gift in honor of their beloved husband and father Bob, whose sudden passing last spring left the family...
Making SARATOGA STRONGer!
A New Approach to Fitness at 120 West Avenue SARATOGA SPRINGS – For many, the idea of working out is a staple of their daily lives. Yet for some, putting yourself out there in the midst of a big group of people, particularly if you are beginning a new regimen, perhaps that New Years...