UIC at Saratoga- Song Hill Farm Tour- pictures

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MadameBlum, Soundsofsaratoga, and yours truly did the Breakfast & Farm Tour this morning. Trackside eats while watching the workouts, then loaded onto two trolley buses for the 25 min. drive out past Saratoga Lake to Song Hill Thoroughbreds north of Mechanicville, NY. 

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Comfortable trolleys for the ride over...




1863 Club on the right...




Four-board fences, we have arrived...




Entrance...




Farmhouse on the hill...




12-horse and 4-horse trailers...




Tina Bond, who runs the show and conducts the tour with her daughter-in-law Grace...




Stuff...




Arena barn...




Mare and foal...




Jim Bond (007)...




We only had to muck out that one stall...




Seven furlong chute at Saratoga Race Course...




Back to the 1863 Club...





We had a fantastic time, learned a lot, and made some new friends. I highly recommend doing this tour if you are at Saratoga.




TW
 

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A few more shots, much better with the camera instead of a smartphone...

















TW

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So we talked to Tina Bond a little bit about how they name the foals that they keep. She said that she and her husband love red wine, so many of the names come from that world.

Saratoga, Race 10. Yes, we played $5 win/place, and Colleen had the exacta, too.













TW

[cherokeescot]

Brilliant 🙌

[propro]

Great stuff Tom. Farm and pictures look awesome. Nice hit as well!!