PITCH PROMISES VISITORS WILL FALL FOR SARATOGA IN EVERY SEASON.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: MICHAEL LOPEZ Staff writer

Less than a week before the 127th Saratoga Race Course meet would end, Linda Toohey, executive vice president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, was marketing Saratoga Springs to newspapers throughout the Northeast.

In that pitch to travel writers, Toohey promoted craft fairs and afternoon concerts, house tours and Yaddo, the artists' retreat. And, an upcoming newspaper advertisement campaign offers this challenge: ``Visit just once and you'll fall for Saratoga.''

To those who feel the plug on Saratoga is about to be pulled, Toohey would say that there is an Aug. 29, the day after racing ends: …