LibGuides: Horse Racing: Racing in Saratoga

Horse Racing External Links

For outside links to Saratoga Racecourse, NYRA, racing schedules, and more...check out this LibGuide:

Librarian's Guide for Real World Questions: Horse Racing

Local History (circulating materials shelved outside of the Saratoga Room), 798 - 798.43

Saratoga: The Ultimate Racing Experience
by Frank R. Scatoni In a town that lives and breathes Thoroughbred racing, this title brings to life the total Saratoga racing experience. From the backside, frontside, cultural monuments, and after race-day social gatherings, racing aficionados will treasure this unique keepsake.
Call Number: 798 Sca
[additional copy shelved in general non-fiction]
ISBN: 0972640169
Publication Date: 2004
The Travers: 150 Years of Saratoga’s Greatest Race by Brien Bouyea The book was published through a grant from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust and endorsed by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Call Number: 798.4 Bou
[additional copy shelved in general non-fiction]
ISBN: 9780578466903
Publication Date: 2019-07-01
150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little Known Stories and Facts from America's Most Historic Racing City
by Allan Carter Famous and forgotten moments from Saratoga's 150 years of racing
Call Number: 798.4 Car
ISBN: 9781626191020
Publication Date: 2013
The Best of Saratoga Special: Saratoga's Daily Newspaper on Thoroughbred Racing
by Sean Clancy Includes color illustrations
Call Number: 798.4 Cla
ISBN: 0970256027
Publication Date: 2006
Saratoga Race Course: The August Place to Be
by Kimberly Gatto 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."
Call Number: 798.4 Gat
ISBN: 9781609491048
Publication Date: 2011
Saratoga Tales: Great Horses, Fearless Jockeys, Shocking Upsets and Incredible Blunders at America's Legendary Race Track
by Bill Heller This is a book that will appeal to racing fans, sports lovers, and readers who just can't resist a good yarn.
Call Number: 798.4 Hel
ISBN: 0878755675
Publication Date: 2006
They're Off!: Horse Racing at Saratoga
by Edward Hotaling Built in 1864 as the nation's first horse racing facility, Saratoga (New York) racecourse is one of the sport's hallowed sites. This text details the development and social history of Saratoga the resort, historically a magnet for the wealthy and famous.
Call Number: 798.4 Hot
ISBN: 0815604394
Publication Date: 1998
Triple Crown Winner: The Earl Sande Saga...Tragedy to Triumph
by Richard J. Maturi This book tells the story of a skinny, too tall, young child who learned his craft on the leaky-roof circuit and rose to the top ranks of American Jockeys. Sande was unique in how he rode. While other jockeys resorted to the whip, Sande used it sparingly, referring to coax supreme efforts from his mounts with gentle hand riding and singing in their ears.
Call Number: 798.4 Mat
ISBN: 0960729852
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year
by Brendan O'Meara When Rachel Alexandra thundered to a stylish win against the boys in the 2009 Preakness Stakes, her connections came to the 141st Saratoga Race Course meeting wanting more than just another victory. They wanted Horse of the Year.
Call Number: 798.4 OMe
[additional copy shelved in general non-fiction]
ISBN: 9781438439419
Publication Date: 2011
Race Course Reflections: Ashley Halsey's Historic Saratoga Race Course
by Ashley Halsey (illustrator) Includes color illustrations; published by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Call Number: 798.4 Rac
Publication Date: 2008
Foundations of Fame: Nineteenth Century Thoroughbred Racing in Saratoga Springs
by Michael Veitch Pictorial works of horse racing
Call Number: 798.4 Vei
ISBN: 9780976396536
Publication Date: 2004
Summit of Champions: Thoroughbred Racing in Saratoga Springs 1901-1955
by Michael Veitch History of Saratoga thoroughbred racing for the early 1900s. Includes famous people, horses, and events.
Call Number: 798.4 Vei
ISBN: 9780976396505
Publication Date: 2013
The History and Art of 25 Travers
by Vic Zast Vic Zast's personal account of the last twenty-two Travers Stakes and a look back at three of the greatest races in history.
Call Number: 798.4 Zas
ISBN: 9781595310231
Publication Date: 2008
Extra Sugar for Kelso: True Stories of Saratoga Thoroughbred Racing in the Great Decades of the 1960's and 1970's
by Landon Manning
Call Number: 798.43 Man
ISBN: 0960548807
Publication Date: 1981

Visit 191 Union Ave. in Saratoga Springs!

National Museum of Racing
and Hall of Fame [museum pass*]
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame houses a permanent exhibit of equine (horse) art, trophies, racing silks and thoroughbred racing memorabilia. *Saratoga Springs CSD residency restrictions apply

Local History, 917 - Biography

Saratoga: An Equine Tradition
by Tom Killips Includes color illustrations
Call Number:
917.4748 Kil
ISBN: 1881275264
Publication Date: 1996
The Notorious John Morrissey: How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course
by James C. Nicholson 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.
Call Number:
974.7 Nic
ISBN: 9780813167503
Publication Date: 2016-05-20
Our Summer in Saratoga Springs: The City of Health, History and Horses
by Tom Marshall The site of the National Museum Racing and Hall of Fame, it is the source of modern-day horse racing and carries on that tradition in the grandest style today. Complemented by dozens of the authors photos you will find this book lays Saratoga Springs today at your fingertips to enhance any guidebook, become an often referred to memento of your visit, and serve a meaningful gift to friends and family.
Call Number:
974.748 Mar (MISSING)
ISBN: 9781986508186
Publication Date: 2018-07-12
Saratoga: One Idiot's Journey to the Winner's Circle
by Patrick Kerrison It is a light hearted and fun love story of a knucklehead kid who grew up at the races, in love with thoroughbred horse racing, Saratoga Springs, NY and ultimately an amazing woman who made a dream he held dear to him for over 40 years come true.
Call Number:
B Kerrison
ISBN: 9781105998225
Publication Date: 2012
Bare Knuckles and Saratoga Racing: The Remarkable Life of John Morrissey
by Brien Bouyea Chronicling the incomparable life of boxing and Saratoga Race Course legend John Morrissey.
Call Number:
B Morrissey
ISBN: 9781467135580
Publication Date: 2016

Saratoga Race Course titles shelved in General Non-Fiction, 798.4

Saratoga Stories: Gangsters, Gamblers, and Racing Legends
by Jon Bartels Long before there was a Las Vegas, there was a Saratoga.
Call Number:
798.4 Bar
ISBN: 9781581501582
Publication Date: 2007
Graveyard of Champions: Saratoga's Fallen Favorites
by Bill Heller This book explores the phenomenon of Saratoga Racecourse through the stories of the great horses that have fallen victim there, from Man o' War to Secretariat.
Call Number:
798.4 Hel
ISBN: 1581500661
Publication Date: 2002
The Big Horse
by Joe McGinniss Joe McGinniss - journalist, investigative reporter, and horse racing obsessive - recounts the heartwarming story of veteran trainer P. G. Johnson who, in sixty years as a leading trainer at all three New York tracks, had never had a "big horse." Then, in his seventies, he bought a mare, bred her, and produced Volponi, who won the Breeder's Cup Classic in 2002.
Call Number:
798.4 McG
ISBN: 0743260791
Publication Date: 2004

Horse Racing: Racing in Saratoga

Archival Resources

There are many non-circulating resources on local horse racing and the Saratoga Race Course available at SSPL...just ask at the Saratoga Room! (ext. 255)

Horse Racing External Links

For outside links to Saratoga Racecourse, NYRA, racing schedules, and more...check out this LibGuide:

Librarian's Guide for Real World Questions: Horse Racing

Local History (circulating materials shelved outside of the Saratoga Room), 798 - 798.43

Visit 191 Union Ave. in Saratoga Springs!

Local History, 917 - Biography

Saratoga Race Course titles shelved in General Non-Fiction, 798.4