The Saratoga Race Course

Author : Kimberly Gatto
Publisher : Sports
ISBN 13 : 9781609491048
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saratoga Race Course written by Kimberly Gatto and published by Sports. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1800s, Saratoga Springs was mostly a tourist destination because of its natural mineral waters and their healing powers. But that changed in 1863 with the opening of the Saratoga Race Course. From then on, summers in the Spa City came alive with the excitement of the sport of kings. Since the victory of the great horse Kentucky in the introductory Travers Stakes, the racecourse has showcased the sport's greatest champions. Otherwise seemingly uncatchable thoroughbreds--including Man o' War and Secretariat--faced unexpected defeat on its turf, earning Saratoga the nickname the Graveyard of Champions. Author Kimberly Gatto chronicles the story of the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in the country, with tales of the famous people and horses that contributed to its illustrious history.

Author : Kimberly Gatto
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614236488
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saratoga Race Course written by Kimberly Gatto and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1800s, Saratoga Springs was mostly a tourist destination because of its natural mineral waters and their healing powers. But that changed in 1863 with the opening of the Saratoga Race Course. From then on, summers in the Spa City came alive with the excitement of the "sport of kings." Since the victory of the great horse Kentucky in the introductory Travers Stakes, the racecourse has showcased the sport's greatest champions. Otherwise seemingly uncatchable thoroughbreds--including Man o' War and Secretariat--faced unexpected defeat on its turf, earning Saratoga the nickname the "Graveyard of Champions." Author Kimberly Gatto chronicles the story of the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in the country, with tales of the famous people and horses that contributed to its illustrious history.

Author : Ed Hotaling
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815603504
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book They're Off! written by Ed Hotaling and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As much social history as sports history, this is an account of how America's first national resort, Saratoga Springs, gave birth to and nurtured its first national sport and in the process had significant impact on American cultural life. Fine bandw photographs, etchings, and drawings illustrate the text. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Brien Bouyea
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143965624X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing written by Brien Bouyea and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the incomparable life of boxing and Saratoga Race Course legend John Morrissey. John "Old Smoke" Morrissey was one of the most dynamic characters of his time. He went from a career as an undefeated bare-knuckle boxer, founded the Saratoga Race Course and eventually won elections to Congress and the New York State Senate. A poor, uneducated Irish immigrant, Morrissey became a leader in the Dead Rabbits street gang. He won fame as a fighter and fortune as the operator of a string of successful gambling houses. Morrissey then took Saratoga Springs by storm, improbably resurrecting thoroughbred racing during the Civil War and opening his famous Club House, which was the most glamorous casino the country had ever seen. Author and National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame director of communications Brien Bouyea takes you on this fascinating journey and shows just how Morrissey did it all.

Author : Saratoga Springs Paper
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781073079247
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saratoga Springs, New York written by Saratoga Springs Paper and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features: Size: 6x9 Pages: 120 lined pages Cover: Soft Matte with beautiful photo of race horses at the Saratoga Springs Designed with love in Saratoga and printed in the USA

Author : James C. Nicholson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081316754X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Notorious John Morrissey written by James C. Nicholson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- an unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing. As a young man, he worked as a political heavy in New York before going to San Francisco in search of fortune at the height of the Gold Rush. After returning to the east coast, he was hired by Tammany Hall and was soon locked in a deadly rivalry with William Poole, better known as "Bill the Butcher." As time went on, Morrissey parlayed his youthful exploits into a remarkably successful career as a businessman and politician. After establishing a gambling house in Saratoga Springs, the hard-nosed entrepreneur organized the first Thoroughbred race meet at what would become Saratoga Race Course in 1863. Morrissey went on to be elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms in the New York State Senate. In The Notorious John Morrissey, James C. Nicholson explores the improbable life of the man who brought Thoroughbred racing back to prominence in the United States. Though few of his contemporaries did more to develop the commercialization of sports in America, Morrissey's colorful background has prevented him from getting the attention he deserves. This entertaining and long-overdue biography finally does justice to his astounding rags-to-riches story while exploring an intriguing chapter in the history of horse racing.

Author : Allan Carter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845553
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 150 Years of Racing in Saratoga written by Allan Carter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate a century and a half of horse racing in Saratoga Springs with stories of the events, horse and people who have made its summers so special. 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. “As the subtitle promises, the book consists of unexpected tales regarding Saratoga people, horses, and happenings--things that even certain racing historians had no previous clue about. Kane and Carter are uniquely well-equipped to guide readers down this curious road less traveled.” —Mary Simon, Daily Racing Forum

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956907806
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spa written by Paul Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara D. Livingston
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 1581501293
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barbara Livingston's Saratoga written by Barbara D. Livingston and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livingston's heart-felt images and words capture a Saratoga alive with history, tradition, and beauty.

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956907844
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spa written by Paul Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: