Historical Photo Gallery

Enjoy this selection of historical photos of Saratoga Race Course and Saratoga Springs.  Click on any of the images to enlarge them.

For more photos and history, be sure to visit the Historical Timeline.

Congress Spring 1860's. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Kentucky added victories in the first two runnings of the prestigious Saratoga Cup during a stretch in which he won 20 consecutive races. Photo courtesy of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
July 16, 1872 Harry Bassett wins the Saratoga Cup by a length over Longfellow to set a new American record for 2 ¼ mile. Photo courtesy of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Grand Union Hotel. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
1888 Blizzard buries Saratoga under 50 inches of snow. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Hindoo won 18 of 20 starts in 1881. Photo courtesy of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
1892 Trolley service begins. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Saratoga Race Course circa 1890's. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
July 28, 1897 Hamburg wins the Flash. A son of Hanover, as a 2-year-old he won stakes carrying from 129 to 135 pounds. Photo courtesy of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
1901 Hudson Valley Motor Company builds its first car in Saratoga Springs. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Williams Collins Whitney at the track. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
August 13, 1913 Old Rosebud wins the United States Hotel after winning the Flash eleven days earlier. Known for his rivalry with Roamer, he won the 1914 Kentucky Derby. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
August 17, 1918 Exterminator, the winner of that year’s Kentucky Derby, finishes fourth in the Travers. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
1926 Yaddo opens. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
War Admiral, son of Man o’ War, was the 1937 Triple Crown winner. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
August 30, 1930 Gallant Fox wins the Saratoga Cup. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
United States Hotel. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Whirlaway was the only horse in history to win the Triple Crown and Saratoga’s Midsummer Derby. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
1952 Grand Union Hotel from Congress Park. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Nashua followed a championship 2-year-old season by being named Horse of the Year in 1955. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Kelso wins Horse of the Year five years in a row, from 1960 through 1964. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
August 2, 1974 Café Prince wins the Lovely Night Handicap. Photo courtesy of Blood-Horse Publications.
Affirmed was Triple Crown winner in 1978, and Horse of the Year in 1978 and 1979. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
1984 City Center dedication. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
1895 Saratoga Hospital opens. Photo courtesy of Saratoga Springs History Museum.
Early photo of Saratoga Race Track. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.


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