Samantha Decker
@sdeckerphoto.bsky.social
📷 Photographer, digital illustrator, & horse lover from Saratoga, NY 🐴 Volunteer at Old Friends at Cabin Creek 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️☮️ Believer in equal rights Blog: http://sdeckerphotoblog.com Portfolio: http://www.samanthadeckerphoto.com
Waterfront Park on Saratoga Lake in Saratoga, 2023.
GSW Local Knowledge is entered in the Bourbon Flight Stakes today at Churchill Downs. The Todd Pletcher trainee is coming off a third place finish in the Grade I H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Saratoga in August. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
MGSW Imagination seeks title defense in the Grade II Santa Anita Sprint Championship tomorrow. The Bob Baffert trainee is looking for his first win since taking the Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in Saudi Arabia in February. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
MG1SW Life Is Good breezing at Saratoga with Amelia Green onboard, fall 2022. The WinStar Farm stallion has had an excellent start at stud, highlighted by grade 1 winner The Good Life from his first crop. #racingsky 🏇
GSW Sunlit Uplands is entered in the Grade II Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont tomorrow. The Stuart Williams trainee was last out second in the Grade II Ballston Spa Stakes at Saratoga in August. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSP Sister Troienne makes her New York debut in the Grade III Winter Memories Stakes at Belmont on Sunday. The Brian Lynch trainee was last out fifth in the Grade II Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland in April, her only off the board finish in eight career starts. #racingsky 🏇
In honor of The Puma's recent win in the Pennsylvania Derby, here is an illustration I made of him galloping at Saratoga this past summer. See more of my illustrations at buff.ly/ShcBclU #racingsky 🏇
GSW Silent Tactic is entered in the Grade III Oklahoma Derby on Sunday at Remington Park. The Mark Casse trainee is seeking his second graded stakes win. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSW Tiztastic is entered in the Grade II Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The Steve Asmussen trainee is coming off a fifth place finish in the Whitney at Saratoga in August. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
MGSW R Disaster seeks title defense in the Grade II Gallant Bloom Stakes at Belmont on Saturday. The Saffie Joseph, Jr. trainee is coming off a rare off the board finish in the Grade I Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga in August. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
MGSW El Cordobes is entered in the G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Belmont on Saturday, a race he finished third in last year. The Charlie Appleby trainee is looking for his second top level victory after taking the Sword Dancer at Saratoga last year. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Champion Nitrogen looks for her ninth stakes win in the Grade II Beldame on Friday at Belmont. The Mark Casse trainee, last out second in the Whitney at Saratoga, is closing in on the $3 million mark in earnings. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
View from the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, MA, 2019.
Stimulate, unbeaten in two starts as a three-year-old, is makes his stakes debut in the Bourbon Flight at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The Bill Mott trainee, a son of champion Elate, will be making his first start outside the Spa. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSW Governor Sam is entered in the Great West Turf Sprint Stakes on Sunday at Remington Park. The George Weaver trainee is seeking his sixth stakes win. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
This Saturday is the Grade III Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont. Pictured is 2023 winner Cody's Wish. #racingsky 🏇
This Saturday is the Grade II Beldame Stakes at Belmont. Pictured is 2024 winner Raging Sea. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
With his win in the Grade II Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx yesterday, Stradale is now a dual-surface graded stakes winner! Congrats to jockey José Ortiz, trainer Steve Asmussen, and owner Kaleem Shah! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
The Puma got the job done yesterday in the Pennsylvania Derby to notch his first grade 1 with Javier Castellano onboard for trainer Gustavo Delgado! Congrats to all connections! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSW Hill Road returns to the races on Thursday at Belmont following a nearly 11-month layoff. The four-year-old colt, last out 10th in the Breeders' Cup Turf, is making his first start for trainer Whit Beckman. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
MGSW Saudi Crown, winner of the 2023 Pennsylvania Derby, runs in the Parx Dirt Mile Stakes on today's undercard. The Brad Cox trainee is coming off a fifth place finish in the Grade I Met Mile at Saratoga in June. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
I'm happy to unveil my annual Saratoga TrackLapse. This video is comprised of over 500 frames I shot this summer while shooting for The Saratoga Special. I hope you enjoy it! #racingsky 🏇
Saratoga TrackLapse 2026
This video is made up of over 500 still frames I captured while shooting for The Saratoga Special this summer at the Spa. Sit back, relax, and relive all the best moments!
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I was sad to read of the passing of Arthur B. Hancock III. My condolences to his family and friends. Hancock was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year as a Pillar of the Turf.
In honor of the Jockey Club Gold Cup returning to Belmont Park, here is a video I made of over 100 frames I shot at Saratoga on Jockey Club Gold Cup day, 2021, the first of five years the race was run at the Spa. #racingsky 🏇
Jockey Club Gold Cup Day 2021
In honor of the Jockey Club Gold Cup returning to Belmont Park, here is a video I made of over 100 frames I shot at Saratoga on Jockey Club Gold Cup day, 2021, the first of five years the race was…
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