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: May 2008
Leslie Combs and Spendthrift Farm
Having grown up in Saratoga, I see racing and history intertwined; my little town (OK, not so little anymore) takes great pride in its 1864 clubhouse, and its status as the oldest sporting venue in the country, home to the … Continue reading
Snippets on breeding
Over the last week, I’ve been reading Great Breeders and Their Methods: Leslie Combs II and Spendthrift Farm, by Mary Marshall; it’s been sitting on my shelf for about a month as I’ve made my way through other reading, and … Continue reading
Thoughts on Preakness Day…
…as viewed from home in Brooklyn: How cringingly uncomfortable were we all when Jerry Bailey kept calling Big Brown “Barbaro”? I scared my cats off the couch when I yelled out loud, “Stop, Jerry, stop!” In a related note: I … Continue reading
Girls against the boys
Note: This post is up over at The Rail. Come on by for a visit… Two weeks ago today, the conversation that began with Rags to Riches a year ago continued when Eight Belles broke down in the Derby, and … Continue reading
Hanging in there
Evening Attire at Saratoga, summer 07 Evening Attire is in my DRF watch list, so I know when he’s working out, and I know when he’s entered, and each time he races, I think, “I’m not going to write about … Continue reading
A day at Delaware Park
A few weekends ago, I made my third visit to Delaware Park; I’d intended to post this then, but then the Derby happened…and then the Derby aftermath happened. My previous visits were on closing day in November of 2006 and … Continue reading
Buzz for the backstretch
Earlier this week, the Schenectady Gazette ran a story about the ways in which B.E.S.T. (Backstretch Employees Service Team) will work on behalf of the Saratoga backstretch workers this spring and summer (thanks, Equidaily, for the link to this story). … Continue reading
Next steps
Following my post last week about synthetic surfaces, I saw links at both Thorough Blog and Equidaily to this article by Art Wilson on the debate in California over the safety of synthetic tracks. Notable quotation: “I’ve had nine horses … Continue reading
Lord Langfuhr: March 2000 – May 2008
Photo credit Adam Coglianese I’ve referred often to my night-time visit to the Middleburg Training Center last fall, and the acquaintance I was fortunate to make of a woman connected to the training center and the horses who live there. … Continue reading
72 more days…
Sunday morning workout on the Oklahoma Obliging horses and riders from the James Bond stable on the main track
