New York's Greatest Thoroughbreds: A Contemporary History - Hardcoverby Allan Carter (Author) Champion Race Horses of the Empire State From Saratoga to Belmont Park, New York hosts some of horse racing's most important races, but many of the most successful thoroughbreds of the past five decades also have called the state home. Say Florida Say seemed to only improve with age, winning thirty three times throughout a seven year career that made him a regional favorite in the 1990s. The first ever New York horse to win