Saratoga Gift Ideas & More

Every part of the Canfield Casino was meticulously planned. No detail was missed. Charlie pointed out that the side entrance used to be the front entrance so people could see who was coming in and going to the Casino from their seats on the hotel porches. Seeing the distinguished patrons of the Casino, made others…
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Creating the perfect casino has many challenges. It is a controversial business and can easily be put into negative light. Many gambling houses in the 1800s were corrupted and shady. They were looked down on by churches, politicians, and the “upper class”… even though you were likely to find someone from all of the organizations…
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Who would think that the Belmont Stakes actually predates the Kentucky Derby by 8 years and the Preakness Stakes by 6 years?! It was first run in 1867 at what was then called Jerome Park.  Click here for a bit of it’s history if you’d like to learn more. Unfortunately this year there is no chance…
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Tomorrow is the 141st running of The Preakness Stakes, also known as the second Jewel of the Triple Crown and “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans”. This year, the undefeated Nyquist, the winner of the first jewel, The Kentucky Derby will try to get collect the second jewel in his bid for the Triple Crown! The…
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On Wednesday morning Mare and I walked through just part of the Canfield Casino with Charlie Kuenzel and learned so many new things we had never known before. We were only there for an hour and a half and wish we could have spent the entire day. There is so much history in the Canfield…
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Here are the photos from Smitty’s photo session with Saratoga Portrait Studio above Impressions of Saratoga!    We are excited to be partnering with them for our 12th Annual Dog Day on May 7th from 11 to 3. They will be doing photos every 15 minutes and we encourage you to sign up before! Email…
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The Mint Julep has been the signature drink for the Kentucky Derby since 1938 and we like to share in the tradition here in Racing’s summer home – Saratoga Springs! The Kentucky Derby, traditionally held the first weekend in May since 1875 and this year will be run on Saturday, May 7th, 2016. Click here for…
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We are celebrating our 12th Annual Dog Day on May 7, that mean’s we have another Coloring Contest for all of our kiddos out there! This year Maddy and Carrie took a creative spin on a different coloring page and made this one… Upset our mini mascot carrying Pup and Cookie on his back! Too…
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Here’s our opinion on downtown poop scoop. We’ve been lucky enough to be able to bring our dogs to work. It is such a pleasure to have them in the office. They give us the motivation to take them out for multiple walks throughout the day. Often walking to the Adirondack Trust to do our…
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Why my dogs and I practice Dog Agility! “Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles.” ~Wikipedia I’ve been familiar with agility training for dogs through…
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