I understand that many, many people come to Saratoga Springs for the horse racing. I’m not so naive that I don’t realize that it’s a big, big draw for the area. I’ve been here for over 4 years and I know the Saratoga Race Course is a great part of the area but it’s not the only reason to come to Saratoga Springs. In my next few posts I thought I would give some information about what you can find to do here in Saratoga and the surrounding area if you’re planning a trip here.
Let’s start with the basics:
Saratoga Springs is known for Horses, Health and History so let’s start there. I won’t go into a lot of detail but here’s a little background The town of Saratoga Springs was founded in 1826 as a village. In 1864 the Saratoga Race Course was established. But that’s not the only sport we have here that involves horses. Saratoga Springs is also home to Saratoga Polo Club, which holds its matches in the summer from July through August. Polo may not sound as exciting as horse racing and believe me I was skeptical myself, but after going to a match I have to say, it was surprising, fun and thrilling all the at the same time. In the archives of this blog I have a post written about my evening at the polo match.
