OK, maybe you are reading The Saratoga Special, and that makes sense because I am really enjoying it this year and perhaps you are too. If you are not reading this superb publication, and you have a passion for Saratoga Race Course, then you should find a copy today. It's a free paper with daily editions available during the entire meet at the track and at many retail establishments in Saratoga Springs. You can also read the online version.
The Saratoga Special is somewhat of an insider's paper run by two brothers Sean and Joe Clancy, as well as Tom Law who was with The Thoroughbred Times until recently. Sean Clancy was a steeplechase jockey at Saratoga during the 1990s - I really enjoyed his book Saratoga Days, which is about his daily life while racing during the Saratoga meet in 1999.
The paper is just fun - informative but not too dense - and each edition is guaranteed to give me a few smiles and laughs. I really enjoy the "Here and There" section on pages three and four, which is an easy read and includes a subsection called "Worth Repeating", which is a number of overheard quotes from many places in an around the track, especially the backstretch.
So find a copy and see if you'll get hooked like I did. Hey, it's something free and it's all about Saratoga, what's not to like?
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