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    150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little Known Stories & Facts From America's Most Historic Racing City

    By Allan Carter and Mike Kane

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    It may not be the Kentucky Derby, but Saratoga Springs went to the horses long before Churchill Downs.


    Since the inaugural meeting of August 1863, Saratoga Springs is home to one of the oldest sports venues in the country and has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although some of the epic moments are still familiar today, such as Upset's defeat of Man o' War in the 1919 Sanford Memorial, many of the triumphs and defeats that were once famous have been forgotten. Few remember the filly Los Angeles, who thrived at Saratoga, winning sixteen stakes races, or the influential, sometimes suspicious, reasons why the track was closed three times for a total of six years. Authors Allan Carter and Mike Kane take a look back at these and other important but neglected stories and present statistics from the pre-NYRA years and a rundown of the greatest fields assembled at America's oldest track.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateJun 4, 2013
    ISBN9781625845559
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    150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little Known Stories & Facts From America's Most Historic Racing City
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    Allan Carter

    Allan Carter, a native of Glens Falls, New York, worked for thirty years as a law librarian at the New York State Library. During his tenure there, he authored many publications, including Public Library Law in New York State and The New York State Constitution: Sources of Legislative Intent. In 2003, he retired from the state library and took the position of historian at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, retiring in 2019. He has authored two books on horse racing: 150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little Known Stories and Facts from America's Most Historic Racing City (coauthored with Mike Kane) and From American Eclipse to Silent Screen: An Early History of New York-breds. He resides in Saratoga Springs with his wife, Paula; their dog, Goody; and cat, Daisy.

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