Friday, July 20, 2012
Contact: Dan Silver
Mark Bardack
(518) 383-6183
MEDIA ADVISORY/DAYBOOK ITEM
21ST ANNUAL HAT CONTEST tops off opening weekend at saratoga race course
WHAT: The 21st annual Hat Contest at Saratoga Race Course
WHEN: Sunday, July 22
1:30 to 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
267 Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, New York
WHO: Judges:
- Kristi Barlette, social media strategist and host of the Times Union lifestyle blog “On the Edge”
- Matt Baumgartner, local restaurateur and host of the blog “Friday Puppy”
- Mary Darcy, co-founder and editor of Capital Region website AllOverAlbany.com
- Kevin Rush and Randi Tyler, co-hosts of the Morning Crew Show on WRVE 99.5 The River
Emcee:
- Kennie Berg, meteorologist at NEWS 10 ABC
DETAILS: The millinery mayhem of the 21st annual Hat Contest will cap off the festivities of opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course.
The headlining event of the annual “Hats Off to Saratoga” festival, the Hat Contest will once again feature a chapeau showdown in three categories - Uniquely Saratoga, Fashionably Saratoga, and for younger patrons, Kreative Kids.
Hat contest registration will begin at noon under the grandstand. The 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 and gift certificates.
“Kreative Kids” – the first category of the afternoon - is reserved for those 18 and under. The category entitled “Fashionably Saratoga” invites contestants to don their most beautiful hats; and following the fourth race, the most original artisans 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 144th season at Saratoga Race Course.
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