Dylan Davis & Irad Ortiz, Jr. each had a riding double on Friday at Saratoga. Davis now has 13 winners this season. Ortiz remains atop the jockeys' leaderboard, with 36. Chad Brown continues to be the top trainer.
Today's 12 race card starts at 12:35 pm.
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A day after being hired as an assistant coach at CBA, Matt Shell was inducted into the Capital District Football Hall of Fame for the 2nd time on Friday.
Shell had first gone in as a player 14 years ago, after a stellar career at Gloversville. 14 seasons at Burnt Hills produced 10 sectional titles and a state championship in 2022.
Shell isn't the only high profile coach inducted, either. Ravena's Gary VanDerZee went in as well. The rest of the 2025 Class, being feted today at the Polish Community Center in Albany:
Retired referee Fritz Brownell.
1991 Watervliet Cannoneers.
Assistant Coach Jim Dempsey, who served at Burnt Hills in the pre-Shell era (1982-4), then spent 30 years at Saratoga.
Service to youth: Dan Martuscello, who ran South Troy Pop Warner from 1986-2018.
Service to the sport: Jack Siedlecki.
WXXA Sports (now united with WTEN).
Player list:
Mike Altieri (Amsterdam 2001-3).
Mike Angeloitti (Amsterdam 1988-91).
John Barbieri (Hudson Falls 1992-5).
Dan Cole (Bishop Maginn 1997-2000). Cole might be better remembered for his time with RPI.
Matt Frese (Ravena 1994-6).
Mike Gaunay (Troy 1996-9). A 4 year player for Jack Burger, Gaunay helped Troy to their first two state titles (1996, '98).
Aaron Kuzmich (Greenwich 1997-9).
Mike O'Shaughnessy (Vincentian Institute 1960's).
Chris Phillis (Saratoga).
Matt Robbens (Saratoga 1997-9).
Steve Ross (Ravena 1995-7).
Matt Sala (Shaker 1980's). After graduating from Lafayette, Sala was an original Albany Firebird (1990-1).
Matt Vittengi (South Glens Falls).
Don Wemple (Gloversville 1933-5).
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The Tri-City Valleycats dropped a 10-9 decision to Three Rivers Friday at Bruno Stadium. Arlo Marynczak (Bethlehem/Siena) went 5 innings, and did not pick up a decision.
The series continues tonight at 6:30.
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