Local Veterans take a trip to the Saratoga Race Course

Local Veterans take a trip to the Saratoga Race Course

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (NEWS10) -- America's Pastime Stables thanked local Veterans for their service by bringing a group to the Saratoga Race Course on Thursday. The group of Veterans took a tour of the paddock, met with jockeys and trainers and even got to watch a race from the winner's circle. State Assemblyman, Angelo Santabarbara, presented each Veteran with a flag as well. For the Veterans who took part, it was a fun experience getting to ex…

Saratoga: Gunmetal looks to regain form in Amsterdam

Gunmetal will look to return to winning form in Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for sophomores at Saratoga. Trained by dual Eclipse Award-winner Brad Cox, the son of Gun Runner was last seen finishing last of 10 in the seven-furlong Woody Stephens (G1) won by stablemate Patch Adams on June 7 here. The result came after he hit the gate and traveled in sixth through the half-mile before failing to respond in the stretc…