Mike Macadam

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Nysos staked his claim as perhaps the best older dirt horse in the country on Saturday by beating a stellar field in the Grade I Metropolitan Mile by four lengths over Knightsbridge.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Buttah didn't melt under the bright lights of Belmont Stakes Day on Saturday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Trainer Cherie DeVaux encouraged well-wishers and media to tuck into the two bags of breakfast sandwiches and doughnuts she brought to the post-Belmont presser at her barn on Sunday morning.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — When it rains, it pours.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — When one of my favorite teachers in high school took a sick day, it was OK, because his wife was my favorite substitute teacher.

SCHENECTADY — Stephanie Bourque’s college hockey career ended on Feb. 28, but the Union senior captain has been shelling out 12 bucks out-of-pocket here and there to still book some

of 2 SCHENECTADY — Stephanie Bourque's college hockey career ended on Feb. 28, but the Union senior captain has been shelling out 12 bucks out-of-pocket here and there to still book some ice time.

Union women's hockey captain Stephanie Bourque went unpicked in the Professional Women's Hockey League draft at Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit on Wednesday night.

of 2 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Casino Hotel and the Saratoga Harness Horseperson's Association will hold a public memorial service on Sunday to honor the 17 horses that perished in Tuesday's devastating barn fire.