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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The festivities surrounding opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course were filled with excitement as the Spa today capped off its first weekend of the 150th anniversary season with the 22nd annual Hat Contest. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will celebrate the history of the Spa with a new collectible item for racing fans during the 2013 meet.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Get your porches ready for the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s Porch Decorating Contest in conjunction with the Saratoga 150 Celebration. The Porch Decorating Contest encourages property owners located near the Saratoga Race Course to decorate their front porch to celebrate the Saratoga Race Course’s 150th Anniversary.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Race Course giveaway prize of the replica of the race track is being replaced with the iconic baseball cap. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — To commemorate the Saratoga 150-year celebration, The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation is selling a scarf depicting the recently unveiled Hoofprints Walk of Fame at Saratoga Race Course. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Local student Colin Brady will once again be selling water outside of the Saratoga Race Course this summer season as he donates 25 percent of his profits to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a nonprofit organization that works to help injured service members. 

BALLSTON SPA — Six years ago, the Singer family decided to join the Fresh Air Fund and host a child from New York City for a couple weeks—Brooklyn native Sam Torres.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — It was the talk of the town this past spring—what was going on behind those newspapered windows of the former Borders Bookstore—was there going to be a fresh foods market? Or a bunch of retail shops on the lower level and apartments above? Maybe an Apple store had finally decided to locate in the Spa City.

WILTON — For most families in Wilton, summer is a cool fruity drink with a little umbrella floating at the top of the glass. Summer is sunblock on the beach, lemonade stands, play dates, movies at the drive-in—it is a break from the usual worries and stresses that school, work and extracurriculars can bring.

Saratoga’s 150th Anniversary launches today under an oppressive forecast of 93 degrees. Mid to late summer at the foothills of the Adirondacks cloaks the area in this kind of heat, sometimes canceling the day to keep the horses safe from engine failure.