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Tag Archives: New York Racing Association
Preservation Foundation Honors James Kettlewell and the New York Racing Association
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation announces James Kettlewell and the New York Racing Association will be honored Friday, May 8th
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Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Lauds Racecourse Agreement
The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is very pleased that Governor Spitzer and the State Legislature reached an agreement on resolving the future of thoroughbred racing in the Spa City. Included within the bill that was enacted last week were provisions calling for an inventory of all structures and landscape attributes on the grounds of the [...]
Preservation Coalition
Preservation Organizations Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Preservation League of New York State National Trust for Historic Preservation Local and County Government Supervisor Joanne Yepsen Supervisor Mayor State Government Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco Assemblyman Tim Gordon Assemblyman Roy McDonald Other Non-Profits Saratoga History Museum League of Conservation Voters National Museum of Racing and Hall of [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Race Course Also tagged historic district, Historic Preservation, Historic Saratoga, Historic Saratoga Race Course Coalition, League of Conservation Voters, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NYRA, Preservation League of New York State, Race Course, Race Course Preservation Coalition, Saratoga, Saratoga History Museum, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Leave a comment
What Are We Advocating
Good intentions are not enough. A 4-Pronged Approach to must be contractually mandated to assures the community that the historic character and architecture of the Race Course will be preserved for generations to come. Current Historic Resources Inventory An Historic Resources Inventory documents each structure and landscape feature at the Race Course with photographs and [...]
The Race Course
The grandeur of Saratoga and its racing grounds are legendary. The unique charm of Saratoga is the history that presides over the track itself, and part of its allure is the stylistic ambiance of its architecture. Saratoga Race Course is the oldest continuously-operating Thoroughbred racetrack in the country. Stakes races, such as the Travers (an [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Race Course, Uncategorized Also tagged Historic Preservation, Historic Saratoga, Historic Saratoga Race Course Coalition, NYRA, Race Course Preservation Coalition, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Summer in Saratoga Leave a comment
Saratoga Race Course – Why Be Concerned?
We are at a critical juncture relating to the management of the Saratoga Race Course. Management and control of the facilities may change hands after over 50 years as the franchise for operation of New York State horseracing is up for renewal in 2007. Global and national competition will result in increased investment to modernize [...]
Saratoga Race Course Preservation Coalition
Saratoga Race Course is the jewel of American Thoroughbred Racing, and is an important economic and cultural/historic resource in Saratoga Springs and the upstate region. The Preservation Foundation and its coalition partners are extremely concerned about the future integrity of the buildings and landscape features of Saratoga Race Course. Good intentions are not enough to [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Preservation in Action, Race Course Also tagged historic district, NYRA, Race Course, Saratoga Race Course Leave a comment
Race Course Coalition Blog Posts
Posted by Helen H. Bayly on 7/17/2007 at 6:35:13 PM EST. Subject: Saratoga Race Course Preservation What an admirable effort by Saratogians and this Coalition! Readers, please sign/donate/forward this e-mail to all your pals nationally and internationlly – the Race Course is a national and international treasure. Saratogians must stay involved – after all, Saratogians have tended this [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Race Course Also tagged historic district, Historic Preservation, Historic Saratoga Race Course Coalition, NYRA, Race Course, Race Course Preservation Coalition, Saratoga, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Leave a comment
In The News
Protect Spa Track, put it all in historic district 7/25/2007 Editorial, Schenectady Gazette It’s hard to imagine that anyone taking over the operation of New York’s thoroughbred race tracks would want to mess with the formular for success developed over more than a century at Saratoga Race Course. But the same thing was probably once [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Preservation in Action, Race Course Also tagged historic district, Historic Preservation, Historic Saratoga, Historic Saratoga Race Course Coalition, preservation, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Leave a comment
Foundation Hosts NYRA Community Meeting