'The Price Is Right' winner to attend Travers

The contestant on "The Price is Right" who won a Travers Day VIP package will

arrive in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Thursday, two days before before the

142nd running of the $1 million Travers S. (G1).

Tatiana Echevarria, 21, of Calabasas, California, won the "Showcase Showdown"

on the popular game show last February that included a trip to Saratoga Race

Course for the 2011 Travers Stakes.

City of Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott T. Johnson will join representatives

from the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to officially welcome Echevarria to

the Spa City at the Saratoga Arms hotel on Friday at 10 a.m. (EDT).

"The city of Saratoga Springs is excited to have participated in the 'Price Is

Right Showcase' offering us a unique opportunity to showcase the wonderful things

that Saratoga Springs has to offer -- from the summer excitement of Saratoga

Race Course to the full fall foliage all the way to a winter wonderland of fun,"

Mayor Johnson said. "As the mayor of Saratoga Springs, I am pleased on behalf of

all Saratogians to welcome Tatiana Echevarria to our city, where the 'price' is

always right."

Echevarria will arrive in town on Thursday and attend the Travers

Celebration, the official party of the Travers Stakes. Held annually at Saratoga

Race Course, the Travers Celebration is a cocktail benefit fundraiser for the

Backstretch Employee Service Team (B.E.S.T.) and the Times Union Hope Fund.

As the winner of the Ultimate Travers Day VIP Experience, Echevarria will

enjoy the following during her visit to Saratoga Springs:

    · A three-night stay

at the luxurious Saratoga Arms hotel.

    · A complimentary

breakfast table at Saratoga Race Course on Travers Day to view the morning

workouts.

    · A complimentary table

in the Turf Terrace, Saratoga's full-service restaurant located in the historic

Clubhouse, from which to watch the races on Travers Day.

    · A VIP paddock tour,

Travers merchandise, and a named race on Travers Day with the opportunity to

present a trophy in the winner's circle. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Tatiana to Saratoga Race Course to experience the

social and sporting event of the summer season, the Travers Stakes," New York

Racing Association Executive Vice President Hal Handel said. "We truly hope she

enjoys her visit to Saratoga Springs and has the ultimate Travers Day

experience."

"Our entire staff is very excited about hosting the winner of the game show

'The Price Is Right' during one of the most thrilling weeks of our racing

season," Saratoga Arms Proprietor Kathleen Smith said. "From sitting in our

rockers on our flower-filled front porch, to our Irish breakfasts and spa

facilities, she will be treated like royalty -- as we treat all our guests who

return every year for the Saratoga races."

"NYRA and Saratoga Arms deserve the credit for their willingness to put

together a prize package that showcases a lot of what makes Saratoga so

special," Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce President Todd L. Shimkus said.

"The exposure our community received by appearing on 'The Price is Right' is a

great way to highlight Saratoga County and the 2011 Saratoga Race Course meet."