Honoring Robert Redford and the Movies That Put Upstate NY on the Map

Hollywood is mourning the loss of legendary actor and director Robert Redford, who passed away today at the age of 89.

While his career spanned decades and included some of the most iconic films ever made, here in the Capital Region, we remember him fondly for bringing The Horse Whisperer to Saratoga County in 1997.

Many of the film’s memorable scenes were shot right here in our backyard, cementing it as one of the most significant big-screen projects ever made in Upstate New York.

While in Saratoga Springs, the production filmed at the Saratoga Race Track and the historic Roosevelt Baths (which were vacant at the time) for the accident and hospital scenes.

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In Ballston Spa, scenes were shot at a horse fa