Samantha Decker
@sdeckerphoto
📷 Photographer, digital illustrator, & horse lover from Saratoga, NY 🐴 Volunteer at Old Friends at Cabin Creek 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️☮️ Believer in equal rights Blog: Portfolio:
Who remembers this thrilling finish in the Grade I Diana Stakes last year at Saratoga? Excellent Truth (right) edged out favorite She Feels Pretty to win by a head. This year's renewal is this Saturday. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint winner Cy Fair is entered in the Grade III Coronation Cup Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. The George Weaver trainee is coming off a win in the Grade III Mamzelle Stakes at Churchill Downs in April. #racingsky 🏇
I am donating this framed print of Naughty New Yorker for the silent auction at the Old Friends at Cabin Creek Cocktail Party on July 26! Get your tickets now! oldfriendsatcabincreek.com/index.php/ev...
Reign It In winning at Finger Lakes seemed a worthy addition to my Thoroughbred gallery wall!
This Friday is the Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth. Pictured is 2x winner (2010-11), Roaring Lion, photographed this past winter at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield, NY where he spends his retirement. The 22YO gelding was owned by Repole Stable & trained by Todd Pletcher. #racingsky
GSP Deep Satin is entered in the De La Rose Stakes on Friday at Saratoga, a race she won last year. The Cherie DeVaux trainee is coming off a fourth place finish in the Grade I Just a Game Stakes, also at the Spa, in June. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSP Talk to Me Jimmy is entered in the New York Derby today at Finger Lakes. The Rudy Rodríguez trainee is coming off a runner-up finish in the Grade III Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont at the Big A in May. #racingsky 🏇
Careless Whisper is entered in the New York Oaks today at Finger Lakes. The George Weaver trainee is coming off an impressive maiden win at Saratoga in June. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Bodie Hotel at Bodie Ghost Town in California, 2014. Bodie is in a state of arrested decay, meaning that the buildings are maintained so they don't collapse, but they are not restored.
Trainer Horacio De Paz & jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. teamed up to win 2 races yesterday at the Spa. First, Sounds Like a Plan took the 4th, an AOC. Then, B Yutiful Carly graduated at first asking in the 6th, a maiden special weight for NY-breds. Congrats! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Congrats to the connections of Maximum Offer, who won the G3 Indiana Oaks yesterday at Horseshoe Indianapolis! The 3YO filly is trained by Kenny McPeek, owned by Baccari Racing Stable, Alfred Riccio, & Robert Cotrone, & was ridden to victory by Luis Sáez. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Congrats to jockey Flavien Prat, who had a four-win day at the Spa yesterday! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Congratulations to the connections of Movin' On Up, winner of the Grade II Caress Stakes today at the Spa! The five-year-old mare is trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., owned by Ken Ramsey, and was ridden to victory by Tyler Gaffalione. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
It was Ole Crazy Bone over Fort George in today's Grade II Bowling Green Stakes at Saratoga! Congrats to all connections, including jockey Flavien Prat, owner Flying P Stable, and trainer Mike Maker! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
L'Île aux Marins on the French overseas territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland, 2019.
MG1SW Carson's Run is entered in the Grade II Bowling Green Stakes today at Saratoga. The Miguel Clément trainee was last out fourth in an optional claiming event at Belmont at the Big A. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
GSW In Our Time is entered in the Grade II Caress Stakes today at Saratoga. The Saffie Joseph, Jr. trainee is coming off a fifth place finish in the Grade II Intercontinental Stakes, also at the Spa, in June. #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
Congrats to the connections of Sippin Pretty, who upset the Grade III Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga today at odds of 26-1! The three-year-old filly is trained by Ian Wilkes, owned by Randall Bloch, Six Column Stables, Mike Davis, and Gene Rice! #racingsky 🏇 Shot for The Saratoga Special
A view of Bar Harbor, ME from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, 2021.
GSP Star Actress, a full sister to champion Just F Y I, is entered in the Grade III Indiana Derby tomorrow at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The Bill Mott trainee is coming off a second place finish in an optional claiming event at Churchill Downs in June. #racingsky 🏇
SW Creole Chrome, which is, by the way, an awesome name for a Louisiana-bred with a blaze like that, is entered in the Grade III Indiana Derby on Saturday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The Joe Sharp trainee is coming off a win in the Louisiana Legends Cheval Stakes at Evangeline in June. #racingsky 🏇
The small town of Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador from Gun Hill, 2019.
This Saturday is the Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Pictured is last year's winner, Tip Top Thomas. #racingsky 🏇
This Saturday is the Grade III Indiana Oaks at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Pictured is last year's winner, Clicquot. #racingsky 🏇