SPORTS
Hank Williams Jr. coming to Saratoga!
The 2024 schedule at the Broadview Stage at SPAC is getting even better as Hank Williams Jr. will be coming to play on Friday, August 23rd, along with special guests Whiskey Myers. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 8th at 10AM at Ticketmaster locations as well as livenation.com.
Ballston Spa Residents Urged to Remove Street Basketball Hoops Ahead of Snow Storm
Please make sure to remove your street basket ball hoops and poles so that the Village plows don't take them down during the next snow storm. The hoops can do damage to the Village snow plows and the snow plows will destroy the basketball hoops. Thank you. The Village of Ballston Spa Department of Public Works.Visit here for more details.
Hoard & LaDuc Family Devil’s Bowl Banquet Honorees
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Top dirt track driver Tim LaDuc and a legendary racing couple – Frank Hoard Sr. and Lula Hoard – headlined the 2023 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions before a full room of more than 330 guests on Saturday, December 2. The Vermont track’s racing fraternity gathered at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for the annual dinner and celebration.
Schuylerville Opens New Turf Field
SCHUYLERVILLE — Schuylerville’s Black Horse Stadium just got a facelift. The school’s arena officially re-opened on November 20 after a new synthetic turf field was installed. In a statement, Superintendent Gregg Barthelmas said that the field’s preservation was important for both students and the community. “We look...
American Tour N scores at Saratoga
Saratoga Springs, NY — With no Open on the Monday (Dec. 4) card at Saratoga Casino Hotel, an $11,500 race for fillies and mares served as the feature. The eight-horse field featured a few distaffers who have competed in Opens recently. American Tour N (American Ideal) won the Fillies and Mares Open on Oct. 16 before moving back to the claiming ranks soon thereafter. The Brett Derue-trained mare went coast-to-coast last week (Nov. 27) with Jim McNeight Jr. in the sulky and on Monday was her race’s 8-5 betting favorite as she looked to repeat.
PSG Golf offers chance to improve game in winter
There is a place that will allow you to keep improving your golf game – despite the cold weather. PSG Golf, a new local indoor facility, opened its doors earlier this year in Wilton. Founder Michael Gerarde wants everyone to check out the space, which features to state-of-the-art simulators.
Honey Dijon Turns Tables In My Dear Girl; Owner-Breeder, Jockey, Sire Girvin Sweep FFS Finales
Honey Dijon got the better of heavily favored R Harper Rose to win the $300,000 My Dear Girl, giving owner-breeder Brad Grady, jockey Paco Lopez and sire Girvin, a sweep of both FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series finales Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Honey Dijon ($8) saved ground along the inside...
Malibu Kid highlights Saratoga Open Trot
Saratoga Springs, NY — Malibu Kid had to race from the outside for most of the mile en route to a victory in the Winners Over/Open Handicap Trot with a $15,000 purse on Sunday (Dec. 3) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Matthew Athearn and the Larry Stalbaum student got away...
New Horse Racing Syndicate Honors Family Legacy
GREENWICH — When New York horse racing veteran Glenn DiSanto died in 2017, his son Brendon decided that his father’s legacy should live on. The elder DiSanto was a horse trainer and breeder for more than thirty years, credited with being one of the first people to use the Oklahoma Training Track at the Saratoga Race Course during the offseason. In 1984, DiSanto purchased Summit View Farm in Greenwich. It was here that he raised his son Brendon, who still lives on the property.
Saratoga Boys Cross-Country: A Season of Championships and Disappointment
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs boys cross-country team captured a state championship this year, but still has its sights set on a bigger prize. At the beginning of summer training, the team’s two primary goals were to win the state championship and qualify for nationals. They accomplished the first goal, but not the second. Last weekend, the Blue Streaks finished third at the Nike Cross Country Regional Qualifier, just one spot away from a trip to the national championship.
Blue Streaks Hockey Season Preview: Saratoga Springs Varsity Hockey Team Begins Season
SARATOGA SPRINGS — As the Saratoga Springs varsity hockey team prepared to hit the ice for the first game of the season on Tuesday, Head Coach Tim Horst said that the Blue Streaks’ goal this year was to “come together as a unit.”. “We’re really big on...
Thoroughbreds drop tight league opener, 72-71, to Clarkson
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's basketball team was unable to get the ball to go down in crunch time in a 72-71 Liberty League opening loss to Clarkson on Friday evening. Skidmore (2-4, 0-1 Liberty League) featured strong performances all around, with three first-year players in...
Spring 2024 Registration is Open!
Registration for the Spring 2023 Little League season is now OPEN!. Sign up before March 1 to take advantage of the early bird pricing. Kids ages 4-13 of all abilities who are residents of Saratoga Springs City School District are welcome!. Please see our Program page for more information. SSLL...
Skidmore stumps Clarkson, 45-29, in Liberty League opener
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's basketball team put up a defensive clinic, with 14 first-half points allowed, 15 in the second half and 29 overall, in a 45-29 win over Clarkson on Friday in the first Liberty League contest for both teams. Led by senior Julia...