Sunday, February 20, 2005

Everything Equine

Riding and Races and nary a jodhpur in sight.

Riding in Central Park
You can ride on the park's bridle paths any time.
Call Claremont to reserve a horse. It's $50 an hour.
Claremont Riding Academy
175 West 89th Street
212.724.5100

Stables
The Bronx Equestrian Center
9 Shore Road
Bronx
718.885.0551

D.D. Stables
88-11 70th Road
Forest Hills
718.263.3500

Equus Stables
2498 Veterans Road West
Staten Island
718.948.9515

Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
Gateway National Recreation Area
Brooklyn
718.531.8949

Kensington Stables
51 Caton Place
Brooklyn
718.972.4588

New York City Riding Academy
Randalls Island
212.860.2986

Richer Farms
322 Sharrotts Road
Staten Island
718.967.0742

Seguine Equestrian Center
440 Seguine Avenue
Staten Island
718.317.1121

Riverdale Equestrian Center
Van Cortlandt Park
254 Street & Broadway
Riverdale
718.548.4848

Overpeck Stables
40 Ft. Lee Rd.
Leonia, NJ
201.242.0022

The Races
Saratoga
518.584.6200
Races until September 1st, post time 1pm. Take the 8:15am Amtrak train to arrive in Saratoga Springs at 11:51am.

Aqueduct
718.641.4700
Meets next in March.

Belmont
516.488.6000
Meets in September and October, then again starting in May.

Meadowlands Racetrack
201.843.2446
Check out the annual million-dollar Hambletonian race.

Monmouth Park
732.222.5100
The million-dollar Haskell Invitational runs in early August.