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: October 2007
Bye, Bye Belmont
Sometimes, timing is everything; in response to Railbird’s post about Breeders’ Cup pre-entries, I posted a comment about the mysterious missing Sargent Seattle, who raced so well at Saratoga this summer. From the same owner/trainer combo who brought us Discreet … Continue reading
I love New York
Welcome to NY Showcase Day! Ten races for NY breds, a celebration of NY products; what a shame that this New Yorker will be wending her way home from points south and missing the whole day. Race 3: The Sleepy … Continue reading
Counting down…
We are all waiting, it seems, waiting for Wednesday’s list of Breeders’ Cup pre-entries to come up…others, most notably Railbird , have written tantalizingly about the maybes and the probablys and the definitely nots, but finally, on Wednesday morning, the … Continue reading
Bridgmohan Brothers, Bombs Away, Blue Sky God
Congratulations to the Bridgmohan brothers, Shaun and Jermaine. On Saturday at about 2:00 at Belmont, apprentice Jermaine brought home Giant Deputy at $25.40; a little more than an hour later at Keeneland, Shaun rode Platinee to victory at $45.40, topping … Continue reading
Nothing sweet about this parting
“Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing,And like enough thou know’st thy estimate,The charter of thy worth gives thee releasing…” (William Shakespeare, Sonnet 87) Really… you had to know that this English teacher wouldn’t let the retirement of Shakespeare … Continue reading
Rainy days at Belmont
A commenter on Steven Crist’s blog today noted the change in format since the end of Saratoga, to which Crist replied, “I began the Belmont meet noting the similarities to Saratoga — 30+ days, a dozen or so Grade 1′s … Continue reading
Hennegan Brothers’ First Saturday in May
I (and thousands of other people, likely) received this message from the Hennegan brothers this week, regarding their terrific film First Saturday in May, which follows the fortunes of six horses and trainers on the 2006 Derby trail: “Our film … Continue reading
RIP John Henry, 1975 – 2007
A friend and I made a mammoth weekend road trip to Lexington in April: We drove all day Friday; did horse things all day Saturday; and drove home on Sunday. We spent a few hours at the Kentucky Horse Park … Continue reading
Monday at Belmont
On a rare day of Monday racing at Belmont, there are many good stories to be told. They’re not about major stakes winners, or huge money earners, or even big prices…and fortunately they’re not about breakdowns, either. A look at … Continue reading
