Handicatting with Floyd…
Down $19.60 and going with Captain's Cat.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Imp's up $27.70, with Furlong down $36. He goes with Tycoon Cat, she takes Captain's Cat.
Madison’s fund for feline welfare
The cat horse winners during the Belmont spring meet added up to about $250, which was donated to All About Spay Neuter, the organization that helps take care of the Belmont cat colonies.
$155, representing the money made by cat horse winners at Saratoga, was donated to New York City Animal Care & Control
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Super Sunday at Belmont
Today’s the biggest day of the Belmont Fall Meet, with four Grade I races, all with “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup implications. Knowing that that alone will not be enough to draw people to the races on a Sunday, … Continue reading
Saturday at the races
Got to catch the Kentucky Cup Classic from a video link in The Blood-Horse online–maybe it felt different live, but it didn’t seem all that dramatic to me. I guess it was always possible that Street Sense could have blown … Continue reading
SHOWdown…and out
Oh, me of little faith! Couldn’t confidently pick The Leopard because of the distance and change in surface; couldn’t confidently pick Angelic Aura off a week’s layoff. The Leopard won; Angelic Aura won. Indian War Dance was fourth, and thus, … Continue reading
A quick peek at Saturday
Just got back from a pre-season Rangers’ game, and in some good if insignificant NY sports news, the Blueshirts beat the hated Islanders 5-2. But please, please, please don’t ask me about the Mets. Please. So I’m just dipping a … Continue reading
Synthetic vs. Dirt
I titled this post deliberately, because I feel like the conversation about track surfaces has devolved into little more than a dichotomy: Us vs. Them. Synthetic vs. Dirt. Equine Lovers vs. Heartless Gamblers. It’s been a big couple of months … Continue reading
The weekend upcoming
Lots of news today about how the weekend at Belmont is shaping up.Dave Grening in the Daily Racing Form reports that Ginger Punch, winner of the Darley Test at Saratoga and the Ruffian, is a go for the Beldame, though … Continue reading
The Duchess
In today’s New York Post, John DaSilva comments on Duchess of Rokeby’s race yesterday: 6TH RACE – As the field awaited the start, both 46-1 Wind in the Forest and 26-1 Duchess of Rokeby broke through the gate. After being … Continue reading
The Sunday Wrap-Up
I love this photo of Evening Attire on his way to the track at Saratoga. He was fourth in the MassCap yesterday at Suffolk, and even though he hasn’t won a race since last March, I love that he’s still … Continue reading
Not the most fun day at the races today. Humid; rainy; small crowd. Despite a couple of good races and temperatures in the 80’s, it felt like the beginning of the winter racing season, when people go the track simply … Continue reading
The Brooklyn Handicap
Three races of note at Belmont Saturday. Uncommonly for Belmont, the first race is a steeplechase (or “hurdle,” as it’s called by NYRA). It’s the inaugural (I’m not sure that I’ve ever been at an inaugural race of any sort) … Continue reading
