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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Good morning!Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.
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State and local officials, announced on Tuesday the introduction of a state bill that would raise penalties for criminally negligent homicide of a child.
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The Albany County Airport Authority has selected veteran aviation executive Stephen Clark as its next chief executive officer.
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The Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga will return to the Saratoga Hilton from Aug. 10 through Aug. 12 to support the Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association as the organization continues its efforts to assist members of the harness racing community affected by the June 16 barn fire at the Saratoga Casino Hotel harness track that killed 17 horses.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — It was cowboy hat day at Saratoga Race Course Sunday as a group of fans watch the horse they were rooting for win.
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Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026
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As New York City continues to prep for city-owned grocery stores, New York state Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Utica, has urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to consider a different model that he said has proven successful in the 53rd Senate District.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL BANKROLL: $1,241.43 I’ve got two things to handle in today’s blurb, and the first wrote itself. NYRA and Churchill Downs are promoting a new six-race championship series for 3-year-olds beginning in 2027, and there are some gaping holes. This series does not include the Preakness, and it also excludes both the Haskell and the Pennsylvania Derby. As a result, the modern Triple Crown may well have been murdered, and high-profile races for 3-year-olds later in the year are being squeezed. In addition, while spacing out races sounds appealing now, what happens when horses inevitably can’t […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Bettors had a tough time choosing between Renegade and Commandment Saturday in the Jim Dandy Stakes G2), sending both colts off a tad over even money, with Commandment a slight favorite. Commandment sat a short distance off the pace battle between Chip Honcho and Silent Tactic, while Renegade was content to chug along near the back of the five-horse field. Commandment put away the two pacesetters by mid-stretch, and for a stride or two appeared to have a clear path to the finish. At the same time, however, Renegade, who had trailed by a dozen lengths […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Grade 1-winner Usha headlines Wednesday’s $200,000 Johnstone, a seven-furlong sprint for New York-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the 4-year-old Tiz the Law chestnut made the grade in the seven-furlong Grade 1 La Brea in December at Santa Anita Park. There, Usha was steadied down the backstretch and traveled in seventh position through an opening quarter-mile in 21.85 seconds. Usha advanced with purpose into the turn, splitting rivals to take command nearing the quarter-pole and putting 3 […]
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