Saratoga
jockeys will be in full voice on Monday, August 22, when they take the stage at
Vapors Night Club at Saratoga Casino and Raceway for “Riders Up,” an evening of
jockey karaoke, dinner and dancing to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys
Fund (PDJF).
The question is
will it be a local version of “America’s
Got Talent” or a rendition of the 70’s and 80’s laugh fest “The Gong
Show?”
“I can tell you
from experience it will be entertaining. Very entertaining,” said Nancy
LaSala, President of the Board of the PDJF. “This event has been
held before at Keeneland during the Spring Meeting. It’s been a great
event there and I’m sure it will provide a great night out with a lot of laughs
at Saratoga
and all for a great cause.”
The master of
ceremonies for the evening is Tom Durkin and a celebrity panel will serve as
judges for the karaoke contest.
Jockeys expected to
attend and participate include John Velazquez, Ramon Dominguez, Javier
Castellano, Rajiv Maragh. Kent Desormeaux, Alex Solis, Edgar Prado, David
Cohen, Alan Garcia, Jorge Chavez, Maylan Studart, Robby Albarado, Julien
Leparoux and many others along with 2010 winner Dean Mernagh.
Tickets for the
event, which runs from 6:00-11:p.m., are $100 which includes buffet dinner,
jockey karaoke and karaoke/dancing after the show. A cash bar will be
available.
All proceeds will benefit
the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, a 501(c)3 public charity.
Vapors is located
in the Saratoga Casino and Raceway at 342
Jefferson St. in Saratoga
Springs. Only persons 21 or older may enter the
premises.