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 Saturday, August 16, 2025 | | |
| | | | Happy Saturday!Hope everyone enjoys the weekend. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of iced coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Assistant Senior Editor
e-edition obituaries | | | | TROY, N.Y. — The Troy Pig Out returns on Aug. 17 from noon to 5 p.m. in Troy’s downtown area. The Pig Out is hosted by the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District (BID). This highly antic… | | | | | ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) adopted a joint proposal establishing three-year electric and gas rate plans for National Grid that will increase rates, tho… | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — If you are a glass-half-empty person, midway in August seems like the end of summer. That almost every summer theater company has opened its final production of the season … | | | | | FIRST RACE Horse; Jockey; Trainer; Odds Fear of Union (KY); J Alvarado; G Compton; 4/1 1A. Zippy Mark (AR); L R Rivera, Jr.; K G McPeek; 4/1 Airborne Elite (KY); K Carmouche; L Rice; 9/2 Norwich (KY); R Santana, Jr.; M J Maker; 4/1 House United (KY); I Ortiz, Jr.; R Atras; 3/1 Sweetalkingbourbon (KY); J L Ortiz; C DeVaux; 7/2 Indy Magic (KY); L Saez; C A David; 7/2 SECOND RACE Horse; Jockey; Trainer; Odds Victory Hall (NY); J Alvarado; C A David; 5/2 Probable Angle (NY); D Davis; D K Synnefias; 6/1 Avery's Wonderland (NY); J Rosario; R […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $790.50 Saturday's seventh race is the type of event that draws genuine excitement from all sorts of fans. It's one of the 2-year-old maiden races that boasts an array of exciting prospects from top barns, and we may look back on it as a key race down the road. Consider this: All 10 horses in this field sold at auction. None of them commanded less than $100,000. Four sold for more than $500,000, while four others hammered for more than $250,000. In total, nearly $4.4 million in horse flesh will be in the paddock before […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced Irad Ortiz, Jr. as the recipient of the 2025 Mike Venezia Memorial Award. Ortiz, Jr., based this summer at Saratoga Race Course and a five-time winner of the Eclipse Award as the nation's Outstanding Jockey, was chosen by a committee comprised of members of the Venezia family, representatives of The Jockeys' Guild and retired Eclipse Award-winning jockey Richard Migliore. "Joining the list of winners of the Venezia Memorial Award is a great honor and very humbling," said Ortiz, Jr. "I look forward to thanking the Venezia family […] | | | |
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