{"id":1066,"date":"2017-03-09T19:25:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2017-03-09T19:25:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:25:03","slug":"event-wrap-rap-chili-cook-off-to-benefit-saratoga-race-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/2017\/03\/event-wrap-rap-chili-cook-off-to-benefit-saratoga-race-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Wrap Rap: Chili Cook-off to Benefit Saratoga RACE at Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"
SARATOGA SPRINGS – This is one of the few times that people are happy when the forecast is chili!<\/p>\n
Yes, yes – Saturday afternoon, March Fourth brought forth a throng of hungry chili enthusiasts to the warm and cozy confines of Kings Tavern – across the street from the Historic Saratoga Racecourse (Yes, it operates year-round under the administration of the fabulous Fitch Brothers… it’s not just for August anymore!). All to benefit Saratoga RACE – an alliance of Equine Aftercare Organizations – including the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Saratoga WarHorse and Heading for Home – dedicated to having the race horses we love so having an honorable existence, worthy of their regal status, after their racing careers have ended.<\/p>\n
The North and South Dakotas provided the musical backdrop and Legendary Race Caller Tom Durkin kept the crowd revved over a wide variety of raffle items.<\/p>\n “We made five gallons of chili for this inaugural event – gone!” said Kings Patrick Fitch. Indeed, the gathering of about 200 folks cleaned out several of the seven purveying participants.<\/p>\n Kudos to the Hungry Spot, which garnered the most “People’s Choice” votes, and to The Circus Cafe’, which ran a game second for the Place position. But really, kudos to all the restaurants who participated, including home field stalwart Kings Tavern. You are all winners in Saratoga RACE’s book:<\/p>\n – Esperanto For a first-time starter, this event broke out of the gate strong, and showed the pedigree to go a long distance. Mark this one down as a “horse to watch” in the years to come. SARATOGA SPRINGS – This is one of the few times that people are happy when the forecast is chili! Yes, yes – Saturday afternoon, March Fourth brought forth a throng of hungry chili enthusiasts to the warm and cozy confines of Kings Tavern – across the street from the Historic Saratoga Racecourse (Yes, it operates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":1060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,15,48],"tags":[131,157,128,156,4],"class_list":["post-1066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-music","category-nightlife","tag-chili","tag-hungry-spot","tag-kings-tavern","tag-saratoga-race","tag-saratoga-springs"],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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\n– Greenhouse
\n– Holiday
\n– Kings Tavern
\n– 2 West<\/p>\n
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\nArthur Gonick
\nMarch 9, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"