Tag Archives: Saratoga Race Course

Summer Lecture Series

By saratogapreservation | Published: August 1, 2011

Race Course Architecture Paul Roberts, Speaker $10 members/$15 non-members per lecture See below for dates, details and locations. Paul Roberts will present three lectures on historic race courses world-wide. The last of which will feature research from his newly published book The Spa: Saratoga’s Legendary Track. After each lecture, Mr. Roberts will host a book [...]

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Member’s Day

By saratogapreservation | Published: July 16, 2011

July 16, 2011 8:30-10:30am Oklahoma Track Current members of SSPF are invited to join us for a morning at the Oklahoma Track! Enjoy watching the track being prepped for racing while the horses are warmed up. A light breakfast, care of Panera Bread, will be served as well as a guided tour of the back-stretch. [...]

Posted in Education, Events & Programs, Race Course | Also tagged Horses, Member's Day, Oklahoma Track, Panera Bread, Saratoga, Saratoga History, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Saratoga Track, tours, walking tours | Leave a comment

Foundation Hosts NYRA Community Meeting

By saratogapreservation | Published: March 10, 2011

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Hosts Community Meeting with Charles Hayward, President & CEO of NYRA, and Paul Roberts of Turnberry Consulting, Strategic Development Advisorfor NYRA. They will provide an update on plans for Historic Saratoga Race Course. Those attending will be given the opportunity to make suggestions and express their views on the future of the Race Course. Tuesday, March 15th at 5:30 p.m. at the Dee Sarno Theater, Saratoga Arts Center, 320 Broadway.

Posted in Education, Events & Programs, Race Course | Also tagged Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, New York Racing Association, NYRA, Paul Roberts, Preserve NY Grant, Saratoga County IDA, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Turnberry Consulting | Leave a comment

Ashley Halsey Watercolor Originals of Saratoga Race Course

By saratogapreservation | Published: December 11, 2008

Watercolor Originals The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is pleased to present Saratoga Race Course Watercolor Originals by Ashley Halsey. The Foundation comissioned Ashley to paint watercolors of the Race Course to raise awareness of the many aspects of this architectural jewel. Ashley, from Stonington, Connecticut, has a degree in Studio Art from Skidmore College and [...]

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Ashley Halsey’s – Saratoga Race Course Reflections

By saratogapreservation | Published: December 11, 2008

Race Course Reflections: Ashley Halsey’s Saratoga Race Course, featuring watercolors of historic Saratoga Race Course and comments by people whose lives are intertwined with the racing season, has been released by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. The publication, illustrated by Ashley Halsey and edited by Helen Susan Edelman, will benefit the Foundation by the sale [...]

Posted in Education, Preservation Items for Sale, Race Course | Also tagged Ashley Halsey, Helen Edelman, Preservation Booklet, Rececourse Reflections, Watercolor | Leave a comment

Race Course Coalition Blog Posts

By saratogapreservation | Published: January 16, 2008

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 [...]

Posted in Advocacy, Preservation in Action, Race Course | Also tagged Comments, Race Course Blog Posts, Race Course Coalition, Saratoga Preservation, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Saratoga Track, Saratoga Track Preservation, SSPF | Leave a comment

What Are We Advocating

By saratogapreservation | Published: January 14, 2008

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 [...]

Posted in Advocacy, Race Course | Also tagged historic district, Historic Saratoga, Historic Saratoga Race Course Coalition, New York Racing Association, NYRA, preservation, Race Course Preservation Coalition, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation | Leave a comment

The Race Course

By saratogapreservation | Published: December 1, 2007

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, New York Racing Association, NYRA, Race Course Preservation Coalition, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Summer in Saratoga | Leave a comment

Saratoga Race Course – Why Be Concerned?

By saratogapreservation | Published: August 1, 2007

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 [...]

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Saratoga Race Course Preservation Coalition

By saratogapreservation | Published: August 1, 2007

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 [...]

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