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SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Schuylerville woman was arrested this week and charged with stealing over $35,000 from her employer, Saratoga Saddlery. 

ALBANY — A Pennsylvania man who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl in Congress Park to take her to a motel to have sex with her was convicted in federal court this week following a jury trial.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Saratoga Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape in the first degree as well as one to three years for damaging 15 gas tanks on vehicles and three years for attempting to burglarize a house in Halfmoon.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — He may be a winner. Kevin Brockley of Gansevoort is the first person chosen in the Saratoga 150 contest where a total of five people will be chosen at random to bet $15,000 on the featured Stake race each week.

Depending on the weather, it is the one day of the Saratoga meet that threatens, and sometimes surpasses, Travers Day. You can look at handle, you can look at attendance, but the buzz around the Grade I $750,000 Whitney Invitational can hardly be measured. The Whitney kicks off August, the Travers sends it packing.

“Optimism is the quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” —Brian Tracy

The Belmont winner repeated in the Jim Dandy and with it the ripple effect grew rings of joy as if a boulder had been cast in a pool. Dogwood Stable’s Palace Malice is undefeated in New York and has wind in his sails as the Midsummer Derby looms near. Rumor has it that he’s eyeing those canoes in the infield, claiming he may not appreciate to see the pond so crowded for another year.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On the eve of the official 150th anniversary of Saratoga Race Course, more than a dozen horse-drawn, flower-festooned carriages carrying dignitaries and celebrities will step back in time in an old-fashioned Floral Fete Promenade down Broadway on Friday night, August 2.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), Coca-Cola and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up to offer racing fans the opportunity to experience the annual Mid-Summer Derby at Saratoga Race Course in style.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The “Foal Project,” a series of breathtaking photographs by photographer Lisa Miller will be featured at The Niche Gallery, located in the historic Collamer Building in downtown Saratoga Springs. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The yearlings have arrived and the 93rd Saratoga Auction, run by Fasig-Tipton Co. Inc., is set to start Monday, August 5.