SARATOGA HAT CONTEST, SUNDAY, JULY 25

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY/DAYBOOK ITEM

 

19^th Annual Hat Contest Tops Off Opening Weekend at Saratoga Race Course

 

WHAT:           The 19^th annual Hat Contest – the crowning event to Opening Week and the Hats Off to Saratoga Festival of the 142^nd summer meet at Saratoga.  

 

WHEN:           Sunday, July 25: 1:30 – 2:50 P.M.

                       

Registration at 12 Noon under the Grandstand

                        -Judging for Kreative Kids: after the 2nd race, approx 1:35 p.m.

-Judging for Fashionably Saratoga: after the 3rd race, approx 2:10 p.m.

-Judging for Uniquely Saratoga: after the 4th race, approx 2:40 p.m.                

 

WHERE:       Saratoga Race Course

Track Apron

                         

WHO:            Judges:

-         Ms. Betsy Senior – co-owner of Senior & Shopmaker Gallery in Manhattan and wife of NYRA President and CEO Charlie Hayward

-         Ms. Maureen Lewi – co-founder of the public relations firm Ed Lewi Associates

-         Ms. Amanda Talar – TimesUnion.com featured blogger

-         Ms. Randi Tyler – 99.5 The River “Morning Crew” personality

 

Emcee:

-         Anya Tucker – WTEN/ABC 10 reporter

 

DETAILS:     The millinery mayhem of the 19^th annual Hat Contest will be a perfect topper to the fashionable festivities of opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course.

 

The “head-lining” event of the annual “Hats Off to Saratoga” festival, the Hat Contest will once again feature a chapeau showdown in three distinct categories - Uniquely Saratoga, Fashionably Saratoga, and for younger patrons, Kreative Kids.

 

Hat contest registration will begin at noon under the grandstand where patrons will await their turn to flaunt their fabulous head pieces. The heady competition will unfold on the track apron after the second, third and fourth races, as participants parade in front of the judges for the chance to win a variety of Saratoga prizes including betting vouchers, lunch and gift certificates.

 

The first category of the afternoon, “Kreative Kids,” is reserved for those 18 and under. The category appropriately entitled, “Fashionably Saratoga,” invites contestants to don their most beautiful hats; and following the fourth race, the most original artisans and architects will go head to head for the title of “Uniquely Saratoga.”

 

The annual contest caps off a series of festivities and events to celebrate Hats Off to Saratoga weekend, which welcomes the return of the thoroughbreds for the 142^nd season at Saratoga Race Course.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mark Bardack or Caitlin Merrill

Ed Lewi Associates • 6 Chelsea Place • Clifton Park, NY 12065

ELA Main Office: (518) 383-6183 • FAX (518) 383-6755 (Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Saratoga Race Course Office: (518) 584-6200, x 4233, or 4739 (Wed. – Mon., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Weekend Numbers: M. Bardack Cell (518) 867-7943, or C. Merrill Cell (518) 867-2440