Samantha Decker (she/her) 📷

I can finally cross northern lights off my bucket list! Last night my Aurora app told me I had a 91% chance of seeing them, so I headed to the Oklahoma Track in Saratoga to photograph this beautiful phenomenon!

Sovereignty's still king! The dual Classic winner ruled the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes at the Spa with @JuniorandKellyA onboard for owner @godolphin and trainer Bill Mott. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

A beautiful afternoon canoeing on Lake Louise looking back at the @FairmontCLL, in Alberta's @BanffNP, 2018.

Saratoga Throwback: August 11, 2014.

The 2023 edition of the Jim Dandy was won by champion two-year-old male Forte, who is now in his second year at stud at @spendthriftfarm.

MGSW Mo Plex represents the New York-bred program in today's Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. The Jeremiah Englehart trainee captured the Grade III Ohio Derby last out. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

It's Jim Dandy day at the Spa! Read the latest issue of the @saratogaspecial at thisishorseracing.com

The Louisiana-bred Smoken Wicked wins the Grade II Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga! I'm not at the track this afternoon so here's a photo of him running in the Hopeful last year. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

St. Raphael's Ruins in Glengarry, Ontario are all that remains of the church of the same name which burned down in 1970. When my ancestors came to North America from Scotland, they settled in Glengarry.

The seventh race at Saratoga on Wed. was named "Ron's 75th Birthday Celebration" in honor of my friend and fellow @OldFriendsCC volunteer Ron Thompson. The race was won by Despo's Dream for trainer Fernando Abreu with Flavien Prat onboard. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

Heading into the weekend like ⬇️ Shot for the @saratogaspecial

Today is the Grade II Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga. Pictured is last year's winner, World Record, who is entered in the Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes tomorrow at Del Mar. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

It was a thrilling renewal of the Curlin Stakes today at the Spa! So Sandy, Chancer McPatrick, and Strategic Focus battled down the stretch with the middle prevailing by a head with Irad Ortiz onboard for the first time. The Chad Brown trainee is now 3-for-4 at Saratoga! Shot…

A 30 second exposure taken at the Christman Sanctuary in Duanesburg, NY, 2016.

Sovereignty grazing. Just one of the many delightful things you may see on a morning at the Oklahoma Track. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

GSW Hill Road, fifth in the @BelmontStakes, is entered in the Jim Dandy on Saturday at Saratoga. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who rode him in the Belmont, has the mount. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

Last year's renewal of the Jim Dandy was won by Fierceness (left), who also won the Travers. This year, Fierceness is headed for the Whitney on August 2. Shot for the @saratogaspecial

It was Historic Heart over Proven Innocent today in the Grade I A.P. Smithwick Memorial at Saratoga. Danny Mullins was onboard for trainer @Keri145. Congrats to all connections! Shot for the @saratogaspecial

Sunset in Bar Harbor, Maine, 2021.

Saratoga Throwback: Sunrise at the Oklahoma Track, August 15, 2013.