http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Saratoga IrishCentral Saratoga en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/a-night-to-remember-with-william-kennedy-greatest-irish-american-writer-of-his-generation----recalling-the-saratoga-springs-glory-days-of-mafia-molls-gambling-and-irishmen-164707136.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/a-night-to-remember-with-william-kennedy-greatest-irish-american-writer-of-his-generation----recalling-the-saratoga-springs-glory-days-of-mafia-molls-gambling-and-irishmen-164707136.html Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:16:16 PDT
William KennedySaratoga Springs: Close to 1,000 people crammed the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York on Tuesday night to absorb a talk by William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the great Albany novels such as “Ironweed’ “Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game”, and “Legs”Kennedy is the greatest Irish American writer of his generation and at age 84 looks and acts as spry as a man 30 years younger Impeccably turned out in a white suit, Kennedy held the audience enthralled for almost two hours with tales of derring-do, gangsters, crooked pols, and influential Irishmen of the era Kennedy explained how Saratoga became the gambling Mecca, how they managed to fix the card games, who got paid off, what gangsters were behind the scenes, and how Saratoga eventually had to shut down its lucrative casino haunts because of political pressure READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/the-summer-place-to-be---historic-town-of-saratoga-springs-128065533.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/the-summer-place-to-be---historic-town-of-saratoga-springs-128065533.html Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:25:10 PDT
Readers, if you have never been to Saratoga Springs in upstate New York you are missing a great experienceI recently went for my annual vacation in this historic town nestled in the foothills of the AdirondacksIt became famous in the 19th century because of the restorative power of its springs which cured everything from baldness to lumbago to rheumatic pains by all accountsIt was once one the most popular tourist destinations in the world READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/chorus-music--stakes-victory-keeps-great-irish-horse-racing-tradition-alive-at-saratoga-126107853.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/chorus-music--stakes-victory-keeps-great-irish-horse-racing-tradition-alive-at-saratoga-126107853.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:10:10 PDT Back in the day Irish Linnet was one of the best fillies to ever don a bridle Trained by Irishman Leo O'Brien, she won five times at Saratoga, the premier track meet in America,She was part of an unforgettable twosome, her half-sister rish Actress was also a prodigious winner They were owned by one of Ireland's greatest emigrants, Austin Delaney who loved to see his Mayo colors flashing by the winning line, especially at Saratoga The after race parties at the local Parting Glass tavern were always something to behold READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/racings-clancy-brothers-top-contentious-saratoga-newspaper-field-100135934.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/racings-clancy-brothers-top-contentious-saratoga-newspaper-field-100135934.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:35:05 PDT When the horses are running, Saratoga Springs, NY is a newspaper town As the fans roll into America’s most popular thoroughbred track, they run a gauntlet of vendors hawking competing broadsheets from Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, the New York City tabloids, tip sheets such as “Clocker Lawton” and “The Wizard” as well as Daily Racing Form and the track’s own Post Parade READ MORE ]]>