Saratoga Springs

Blog 150: My Visit to Skidmore

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Zankel Hall, Ariana Huffington, Arts, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, Huffington Post, Kennedy Center, Culture News
Michael Kaiser

Spending two days with these students in classes and lecture was exciting and enlightening. They know far more about arts management than I could have dreamed of at that age.

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Saratoga Springs: Mineral Baths, Museums And Homemade Potato Chips

Maria Russo | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Saratoga Springs Broadway Avenue, Saratoga Spa Park, Saratoga Olive Oil, Saratoga Coffee Traders, The National Dance Museum, Gideon Putnam, Saratoga Local Shops, Roosevelt Baths and Spa, US Destinations, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Saratoga Springs, Travel News
Maria Russo

Mention Saratoga Springs and its infamous race track is sure to come up. Yet, as exciting as the horse races may be, this friendly city has plenty more to offer visitors looking for a relaxing weekend getaway.

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Jordan Schultz

Travers Stakes 2011 At Saratoga Springs With Trainer D. Wayne Lukas

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Kentucky Derby, D Wayne Lukas, Triple Crown Horse Racing, The Schultz Report, Kentucky Derby Horses, Saratoga Springs, Shackelford, Wayne Lukas, Triple Crown, Travers Stakes Horse Race, Horse Racing, Travers Stakes, Sports News

When we think about horse racing, naturally the first thing that comes to mind is the Kentucky Derby. While the Derby stands alone as the pinnacle ...

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It's Sale Time in Saratoga

Liz O'Connell | Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: Seventh Street, Majestic Warrior, L'Enjoleur, Galileo, Funny Moon, Saratoga Springs, Unrivaled-Belle, Plum Pretty, Tiz Wonderful, Honor in War, Big Brown, Animal Kingdom, Divine Park, Careless Jewel, Fasig Tipton, Raven's Pass, Kodiak Kowboy, Street Boss, Harlem Rocker, Midnight Lute, Leroidesanimaux, Summer Select Sale, Sain Et Sauf, Claiborne Farm, Havre De Grace, Frankel, Vacare, Supersaver, Curlin, Fanfreluche, Brethren, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

The Saratoga Sale of select thoroughbred yearlings is upon us again. One hundred and sixty yearlings are cataloged to sell at the Fasig-Tipton pavilion in Saratoga Springs, the evenings of August 8 and 9.

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Sailing Lake George on an iPhone

Ysolt Usigan | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Ysolt Usigan, Lake George, Saratoga Springs, Travel News
Ysolt Usigan

We had no pieces of paper with confirmation numbers or directions: All we had was an iPhone to get us around.

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A Saratoga Interlude

Liz O'Connell | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Saratoga Springs, Flax Seed, Saratoga Race Course, Alfalfa, Oklahoma Track, Horse Care, Large Animal Care, Horse Maintenance, Horses, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

Grazing horses on lead shanks under the rustling, feather-leafed locusts; chatting about horses, history and more horses with a lifelong friend, while keeping an eye on our wards.

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Gilded Age Murder: The Fall of the House of Walworth

Brooks Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saratoga Springs, Civil War Era Books, Nonfiction-Books, Gilded Age Era Books, House of Walworth, Victorian Crime, The Rise and Fall of the House of Walworth, Books News
Brooks Peters

Only in the plush 1870s, could a lawyer even dream of explaining why a client shot his father to death by arguing that the young man was not accustomed to rising so early in the morning.

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New York Breds Sale Back on Track

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Repole, Genting New York, Glaceau, Fasig-Tipton, J.J. Crupi, Thoroughbred, Saratoga Springs, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

Make no mistake, NY thoroughbreds can and do run and win in the company of Olympian pedigrees. Funny Cide, Say Florida Sandy, Gander, and Fleet Indian are the earners of in excess of $1 million.

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Off To The Races? Check Out The 7 Best Saratoga Springs Side Trips

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Things to Do Saratoga Springs, Hudson Valley, Upstate New York, Saratoga Springs, Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes 2010, Slidepollajax, Belmont Stakes Side Trips, Horse Racing, New York News

Off to the races this weekend? Great! But what are you going to do with the rest of the weekend? Let's face it -- while the Belmont Stakes is a g...

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The 10 Neatest New York Inventions Ever

Alex Santoso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inventors, Yale Lock, Air Conditioning, New York State, Toilet Paper, Tuxedo, Christmas, Saratoga Springs, Chop Suey, Kodak, Potato Chips, Club Sandwich, New York City, Peter Cooper, Jell-O, New York News
Alex Santoso

New York, as my friends and family who live there like to say, is the center of the universe and the source of everything important in life. Like Christmas.

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