Horse Racing: Racing in Saratoga

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.

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.

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

The Best of Saratoga Special: Saratoga's Daily Newspaper on Thoroughbred Racing
by Sean Clancy Includes color illustrations

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Race Course Reflections: Ashley Halsey's Historic Saratoga Race Course
by Ashley Halsey (illustrator) Includes color illustrations; published by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

Foundations of Fame: Nineteenth Century Thoroughbred Racing in Saratoga Springs
by Michael Veitch Pictorial works of horse racing

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.

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.

Extra Sugar for Kelso: True Stories of Saratoga Thoroughbred Racing in the Great Decades of the 1960's and 1970's
by Landon Manning

National Museum of Racing
and Hall of Fame [museum pass*]

Saratoga: An Equine Tradition
by Tom Killips Includes color illustrations

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.

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.

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.

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.

Saratoga Stories: Gangsters, Gamblers, and Racing Legends
by Jon Bartels Long before there was a Las Vegas, there was a Saratoga.

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.

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.