Maddy Zanetti, right, and Marianne Barker,stand in Dark Horse Mercantile, a new gift and apparel shop they opened in Saratoga Springs. They also own Impressions of Saratoga.
\u00a92018 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBy Maureen Werther<\/p>\n
The Dark Horse Mercantile, a gift and clothing shop, opened in June at 445 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. It is owned by Maddy Zanetti and Marianne and Dave Barker, co-owners of the popular Impressions of Saratoga on the other side of the street, at 368 Broadway.<\/p>\n
The owners launched a Dark Horse brand in 2014 to mark the Saratoga\u2019 Race Course reputation as the \u201cgraveyard of champions.\u201d The tagline, prominently displayed on a wall of the new shop, is \u201cThe best bet is always the Dark Horse.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Zanetti came up with the idea after a trip to Key West, where she was struck by the ubiquitous \u201cBlack Cat\u201d brand. She thought it would be great to develop a similar brand for Saratoga and her partners agreed.<\/p>\n
The line was selling well at Impressions of Saratoga. Zanetti said the partners had talked about opening another store sometime in the future, but had no immediate plans. When they saw the property next door to Coffee Traders was becoming available, they thought it would be a perfect They opened for business on June 16.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we do things, we do them fast,\u201d said Zanetti. \u201cLuckily, we had vendors who worked with us to get merchandise quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zanetti credited the staff at Impressions of Saratoga for getting The Dark Horse Mercantile ready to open on short notice. \u201cThey were really instrumental and have been a huge help. We are very lucky to have a very supportive staff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In addition to the T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and ties with the Dark Horse logo, there is now a line of Under Armour clothing with the Dark Horse logo. The baby and children\u2019s clothing line and products have also been expanded.<\/p>\n
They have expanded the glassware and gift items and they carry a few different chocolate brands that bear the Dark Horse name. Saratoga Chocolate Co. is supplying a chocolate bar called \u201cDark Horse\u201d and Saratoga Sweets is supplying the shop with horse lollipops\u201d made with dark chocolate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Other gift items include framed prints and mats of famous horses The store also has a miniature horse named Upset as its mascot with its own line of toys. Zanetti said that Upset will be making weekly appearances at The Dark Horse Mercantile throughout the summer and his scheduled visiting times will be posted on the shop\u2019s Facebook page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Zanetti has also written a children\u2019s book, \u201cUpset, the Original Dark Horse,\u201d illustrated by Gretchen Tisch. The book is available at The Dark Horse Mercantile.<\/p>\n
Summer hours at are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and Sundays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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