Saratoga, America's oldest track, is the summer place to be if you are a race fan. If you can't make it there in person, there are quite a few books that will take you there for a while plus one video that you can watch. Here are the best of the Saratoga books, both fiction and non-fiction, to add to your library.
1. Graveyard of Champions: Saratoga's Fallen Favorites
Saratoga has the reputation of being the graveyard of champions and many greats have lost there including Man O'War and Secretariat. Here are the stories behind some of those losses by Bill Heller from Eclipse press.2. Saratoga Tales
Great Horses, Fearless Jockeys, Shocking Upsets and Incredible Blunders at America's Legendary Race Track by Bill Heller. Strongly recommended addition to every racing fan's personal library. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop.3. Saratoga: The Ultimate Racing Experience
by Frank Scatoni and Horsephotos. Loaded with history and gorgeous photos of Saratoga, this book is highly recommended for any fan of thoroughbred racing.4. Barbara Livingston's Saratoga
Large coffee table sized book filled with photographer Barbara Livingston's unique interpretation of beautiful Saratoga Race Course.
5. They're Off! Horse Racing at Saratoga
A nice history of Saratoga written by Edward Hotaling. Just about everything you could want to know about Saratoga.6. Saratoga Days
Written by Sean Clancy and illustrated with Barbara Livingston's photos, this book takes you through a whole season at Saratoga giving a real insider's view of a season at the spa. If you have never been there, this will make you feel like you have.7. Saratoga Mystery Series
This series of mystery novels by Stephen Dobyns is set at Saratoga and feature a private detective named Charlie Bradshaw. Often down on his luck, he picks up odd jobs at the track and solves crimes in Saratoga Springs. Definitely an entertaining way to revisit Saratoga.8. Saratoga
This 1937 movie set at Saratoga stars Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Carol Clayton belongs to an old horse breeding family. Duke Bradley is the bookie who holds the mortgage on the family farm. If nothing else, it is interesting to see how the track has changed between then and now.