About Us

Filiberto Leon was born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. He came to work in the United States when he was 17 years old and worked at various jobs, including cooking at a Mexican Restaurant. One day, his luck changed when he met Wayne Murty, a horse breeder from Kentucky, who happened to see Filiberto in line at a bank and asked him if he was a jockey.

Filiberto told him that he was not a jockey, but he did grow up riding horses in Mexico and it was a dream of his to have the opportunity. So Wayne offered him the opportunity; he told Filiberto to come with him to his farm in Kentucky and work for him, in exchange he would teach and prepare him for the world of Horse Racing. It took a lot of hard work and patience, but after starting his career in Behluah Park, Ohio, Filiberto headed for the more prestigious racetracks of New York and enjoyed a good career.

After starting a family, Filiberto started to think more about the future, knowing that you can only do well for so long as a jockey. Another dream would be to open a Mexican Restaurant and what a better place to do than beautiful Saratoga Springs. Filiberto had been riding the last ten years at the Saratoga Meet and recognized that Saratoga lacked good Mexican Cuisine. After looking around for a few months for a place to open, Filiberto hung up his tack and moved with his family to Saratoga Springs. So, here's our place, Leon's, a family run establishment that prides ourselves on hard work and providing good Mexican food and service to people in a comfortable atmosphere.

The horses will always be a big part of Filiberto's life; they afforded him this opportunity to become a part of the community of Saratoga Springs.

We're open at 3pm on weekends and 4pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Closed Tuesdays!