Samantha Decker (she/her) 📷
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Photographer, illustrator, & horse lover from Saratoga Springs, NY / Volunteer at @oldfriendscc / Believer in equal rights / Blog: https://t.co/ND3PSybPe4
Saratoga Springs, NY
Joined April 2010
I can finally cross northern lights off my bucket list! Last night my Aurora app told me I had a 91% chance of seeing them, so I headed to the Oklahoma Track in Saratoga to photograph this beautiful phenomenon!
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It was Historic Heart over Proven Innocent today in the Grade I A.P. Smithwick Memorial at Saratoga. Danny Mullins was onboard for trainer @Keri145. Congrats to all connections!. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Saratoga Throwback: Sunrise at the Oklahoma Track, August 15, 2013.
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Whitney winner Arthur's Ride is entered in an allowance race on Saturday at Saratoga. The Bill Mott trainee is making his first start since finishing 12th in the @BreedersCup Classic in November. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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RT @saratogaspecial: 🎉 Today’s Saratoga Special is LIVE!. Packed with all the inside info you need for Wednesday at the Spa:. CCA Oaks: Sco….
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Unraced since his third place effort in the Preakness Stakes in May, grade 1 winner Sandman makes his return to the races in the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. This time around, the Mark Casse trainee will be wearing blinkers. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Another morning with the stars of the Spa. Just a few familiar equine faces I saw today: @Thorpedo_Anna (with Danny Ramsey on board), Sierra Leone (with Kriss Bon onboard), Mystik Dan (with Danny onboard again), and Sovereignty (with Jimmy Quispe onboard). Shot for the
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Outrider smiles! Miguel Gutiérrez and Bernice Romero nod to the camera. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Baeza, third in both the @KentuckyDerby and @BelmontStakes, is back in Saratoga to contest the Jim Dandy on Saturday. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Look up! Quinault Rainforest in Washington State, 2022.
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Dual Classic winner Sovereignty headlines a field of five in this Saturday's Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. The Bill Mott trainee's regular rider, @JuniorandKellyA, has the mount. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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This is Outsource which was the late Commentator's dam's name. The Jockey Club allows names to be reused if the horse wasn't super successful so there won't be another Secretariat.According to Equibase this horse & Tator's dam are the only 2 Outsources. Shot for @saratogaspecial
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Congratulations to Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza on notching his first Saratoga win of 2025 onboard Navy Seal on Saturday at Saratoga! Espinoza has joined the Saratoga jockey colony for the summer. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Happy Birthday to my grandmother Jackie and her sister Joan! Jackie, Joan, and their sister Jayne were the first set of triplets born at @SaratogaHosp and the first set of triplets to graduate Saratoga High School (my grandma was even salutatorian!). Triplets were quite rare
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Yesterday was Hawaiian shirt giveaway at the Spa, and no one wore it better than the gate crew, IMO. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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Halina's Forte pulled off a huge upset today with her win in the Grade II Honorable Miss Stakes at the Spa. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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It has been announced that MG1SW Raging Torrent has been retired due to injury. Wishing him a speedy recovery. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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From yesterday: Future Is Now took the Grade III Caress Stakes at Saratoga with Paco Lopez onboard for trainer Michael Trombetta. Shot for the @saratogaspecial
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