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: June 2008
Discussion of the hearing
Both the Daily News and the Paulick Report live-blogged yesterday’s Congressional hearing, the latter with more detail and panache, for which I was particularly grateful as I was following the hearing during a marathon seven and a half hour faculty … Continue reading
Thursday morning quick picks
Follow my post yesterday about Tiger Woods and Big Brown, and the subsequent announcement about Tiger Woods’ season-ending injury, Valerie from Foolish Pleasure commented, “And, in true thoroughbred fashion, Tiger is now out for the rest of the year.” Citing … Continue reading
Tiger is to Big Brown?
Hmm, not exactly, as one won and the other didn’t. But on Monday, with only a shot or two different, Rocco Mediate might have been Da’ Tara. For two consecutive weekends, America’s sporting attention was riveted by major events with … Continue reading
The run-up to the hearings
Joe Drape in Sunday’s New York Times reported on racing fatality statistics provided to Congress by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. My post yesterday focused on the more dismaying elements of racing as a result of Jeffrey McMurray’s AP … Continue reading
Focus on horse safety
Barring a successful run at a Triple Crown, the middle of June isn’t usually a particularly hot time in the world of Thoroughbred racing. Yes, we’ve got some good races on the calendar, and even some Grade I’s, but mostly, … Continue reading
37 more days…
The gates were open, offering a clear and tempting view inside… For some reason, I love the sight of these picnic tables stacked, waiting patiently to be distributed around the yard. Anonymous, lowly wooden tables for ten and a half … Continue reading
Phipps and Shug
Shug, Phipps, and fillies: a racing combination that we ignore at our peril. An incomplete list of Phipps racing females trained by Shug McGaughey: Personal Ensign. Pine Island. Inside Information. My Flag. Storm Flag Flying. Smuggler. Need I go on? … Continue reading
Friday morning quick picks
I don’t have HBO, so I didn’t see the episode of Costas Now in which noted sportswriter Buzz Bissinger went off on Deadspin’s Will Leitch on the subject of blogging vs. journalism. I did (as who did not?) read/hear about … Continue reading
Dutrow and Congress
The Blood-Horse reports that a date has been set for members of the racing industry to appear before members of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. The hearing, entitled “Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: The State of Thoroughbred … Continue reading
Wednesday morning quick picks
At the end of May, I wrote about the Metropolitan Handicap, noting that the last winner of the Handicap Triple Crown was Fit to Fight; four days after the Met Mile was run, Fit to Fight was euthanized due to, … Continue reading
