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The Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association (SHHA) hosted its annual banquet on Saturday evening, Jan. 27 to honour the leading performers, both equine and human, in 2023. 

Trump De Vie, known as “Chip” in the barn, is a three-year-old son of Devious Man and the Conway Hall mare, Executive Decision. He has had 11 lifetime starts, but has really proven to be a shining star in his sophomore season at Saratoga Casino Hotel with five wins in five starts.

FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Blue Devil Racing Stable’s Come Dancing and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. closed into a fast early pace to win the Grade II Honorable Miss by three-quarters of a length over Lady’s Island on Sunday, September 6 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Mike Kane/Special to the Times Union) Show MoreShow Less Standardbreds are taken out for morning work at the Saratoga Harness Racing at Saratoga Casino facility on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ...

State budget requires Rivers Casino to continue payments to Saratoga harness owners | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS CAPITOL —  A deal struck by the involved parties and included in the state budget will keep money from gaming at Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady flowing to the owners and trainers of harness racing horses at the Saratoga harness track. Under the deal, Rivers will make about $1.8 million in payments for 2020, and going forward will pay a set percentage of slot machine revenu...