Saratoga comes alive this time of the year. This moose found his way to the entry way of the race track. However, I doubt that he will be welcomed at the starting gate.
One of my fondest memories as a child is traveling to Saratoga with my family to vistit the Mackay’s during the summer when they were staying with their mother’s family, the Collamaria’s, a long time Saratoga family with close ties to the horse racing world.
My friend, Bobby Mackay, proposed to his wife at an early morning track side breakfast. He had made arrangements with the track announcer to have his proposal aired via the loudspeaker system.
I always looked forward to misty track side early morning breakfasts of blueberry muffins and enjoyed watching the thoroughbreds running by for their morning training. I collected autographs from numerous jockeys and admired the beauty of the horses. 
My early morning memories of the track are shown in this photo. Sara and I plan spend a day at the races this summer. With special arrangements through the Collamaria’s, we hope to get into the backside of the track, an area that the public doesn’t get to visit.
