Hall of Fame Jockey Jockey John Velazquez (right) escorts 12-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Mariano Rivera (left) on a private tour of the backstretch at Saratoga Race Course on the morning of Friday, August 10. Rivera was visiting Saratoga Race Course after hosting a fundraiser at Siro’s Trattoria in Saratoga Springs, NY, to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation.
12-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Mariano Rivera (center) and Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez (right) visit with four-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher (left) during a private tour of the backstretch at Saratoga Race Course on the morning of Friday, August 10.
12-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Mariano Rivera (left) and Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez (right) visit a barn during a private tour of the backstretch at Saratoga Race Course on the morning of Friday, August 10.
12-time All-Star and five-time World Series Champion Mariano Rivera signs baseballs for children of backstretch workers who are attending the New York Race Track Chaplaincy Summer Enrichment Program during a tour of the backstretch at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, August 10. The camp attendees are children of Saratoga stable workers. Each year, the New York Race Track Chaplaincy organizes summer camps for 32 children during their time in Saratoga.
