SARATOGA JOCKEYS TO VISIT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT ALBANY MED

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY/DAYBOOK ITEM

 

Saratoga Jockeys to visit the Children’s Hospital at

Albany Medical Center

 

WHAT:          Saratoga Race Course’s most popular jockeys will ride into the hearts of children receiving care at the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center.

 

WHEN:          Thursday, July 22

                        11:30 a.m.

           

WHERE:       Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center

                        D-7—Ronald McDonald Family Room

                        43 New Scotland Avenue

                        Albany, New York

 

MEDIA:         Contact Albany Medical Center’s Public Relations Department at 262-3421 in advance of attending this event.

 

DETAILS:     One day before hitting the track for the 142^nd season at Saratoga Race Course, a group of Saratoga’s world-class jockeys will pay a visit to children receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center.

 

                        Clad in their colorful silks, jockeys Alan Garcia, Garrett Gomez, Jose Lezcano, John Velazquez and Saratoga’s leading rider from 2009, Ramon Dominguez, will pose for photographs and distribute personally autographed items to the children, including Saratoga Race Course’s exclusive jockey autograph books and riding gear.

 

                        The Ronald McDonald Family Room offers a respite and place of refuge for families with children who are receiving care at the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, most often in the nearby neonatal intensive care unit or pediatric intensive care unit.

 

As part of Albany Medical Center, the Capital Region's only academic medical center, the Children's Hospital and its associated programs provide comprehensive care for children with basic or complex cases and is the only hospital in northeastern New York and western New England just for kids. The comprehensive programs of the Children's Hospital include inpatient, outpatient, and primary care for infants, children and adolescents; as well as access to a full range of pediatric, medical and surgical specialties.

                       

Saratoga Race Course will celebrate opening day of the 142^nd racing season on Friday, July 23. The New York Racing Association will offer free grandstand admission and reduced clubhouse admission as a means of welcoming back fans for the first of 40 days of thoroughbred racing – the most at Saratoga since 1882.

 

Opening weekend will include the popular “Hats off to Saratoga” festival, the 19^th annual hat contest and the Saratoga debut of the Coaching Club American Oaks. The nine-furlong filly race for three-year-olds moves to Saratoga from Belmont Park and will be celebrated on Saturday, July 24 with a display of antique coaches from the late 19^th century.

 

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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

E-mail: mbardack@edlewi.com or cmerrill@edlewi.com