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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE SARATOGA SPECIAL In that it has no added money and a value made up from the sweepstakes only the Saratoga Special is a porting revival of the oldfashioned racing of seventylive to a hundred years ago when added money of any consequence was an unknown quantity in racing Then it was a matter of matches or sweepstakes in which owners put up their money and raced for it like gentlemen everything going to the winner Racing was a sport then with nobody pursuing it business as a or even thinking of such a thing as a business side to racing The Special has served to show that owners of today are not devoid of the sport ¬ ing enthusiasm of the oldtimers by any means and from its institution it has been heartily supported and a gieat success Its history is as follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Vt Third Wt Val Time 1901 Goldsmith N Turner 122 Blue Girl 119 Masterman 122 14500 1OSJ 1002 Irish Lad N Turner 122 Dazzling 119 Blue Ribbon 122 18000 lOSi 1903 Aristocracy F ONeill 122 Broomstick 122 Stalwart 122 21500 111 1904 Sysonby Red fern 122 Hot Shot 122 Britisher 122 14000 107 j 1905 Mohawk II Redfernl22 Voorhees 122 Tangle 119 16300 107 190CSalvidere Sewell119 McCarter 122 Peter Pan 122 15000 t12i lor Colin W Miller 122 Uncle 13000 112 j 1MS Sir Martin C II Shilling 122 Wedding Bells no Mediant 11 0250 118 Distance increased from 5 12 furlongs to 31 mile
