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Riders Everywhere
I’d heard that Aiyana Sharp was planning a future in racing so I asked her for an interview. Eight year-old Aiyana candidly admitted this was her first official interview but she was poised and ready.
Whitney Viewing Stand Open to Public at Oklahoma Training Track
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Saratoga 150 Committee unveiled the Whitney Viewing Stand, a new landmark designed to reinstate public access to the Oklahoma Training Track as well as to celebrate the legacy of one of Saratoga’s most philanthropic families.
The Fourstardave Winner of a $15,000 Win Wager Announced
SARATOGA SPRINGS — If Adam McNeill of Saratoga Springs chooses the winning horse in the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap on August 10, he will get to take home the full on-track winnings from a $15,000 wager, not having spent a penny of his own cash.
An Afternoon with Funny Cide
GREENFIELD CENTER — Several lucky visitors got to spend an afternoon with the first New York Bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, Funny Cide, at Old Friends at Cabin Creek on August 6.
What’s Happening at the Saratoga Race Track
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saturday, August 10: Fourstardave Handicap: The day’s feature race is the Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on the inner turf. This year’s edition is expected to include 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan, winner of eight of his previous nine starts, and will be broadcast on NBC as part of the network’s “Summer at Saratoga” series.
Inside Look at Saratoga Race Course in ‘Spa All Access’ Video Series
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. recently introduced a video series offering fans exclusive content and a behind-the-scenes look at Saratoga Race Course during the track’s 150th anniversary season.
Schuylerville Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing from Employer
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Schuylerville woman was arrested this week and charged with stealing over $35,000 from her employer, Saratoga Saddlery.
Man Convicted for Trying to Have Sex with 14-Year-Old
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.
Man Sentenced For Rape
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.
Gansevoort Man to Wager $15,000 of Someone Else's Money
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.