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 2008
Christmas for the Anna House families
Happy Halloween! I’m pretty sure that my local card store has already put out their Christmas cards, and while overall I am about as near to thinking about Christmas as I am to thinking about retirement (and that would be … Continue reading
Synthetic review
In the aftermath of the first ever Breeders’ Cup on a synthetic surface, we’ve heard about equal calls and predictions from both sides: “Get used to it; in ten years, every track in North America will be synthetic.” “Don’t worry, … Continue reading
Ode to the Big A
Shakespeare, Keats, and Wordsworth are turning in their graves… October brings the autumn cold and drear;The Spa, bereft, begins its winter nap,Awaits July and the return of cheer,Of those who come to wager, watch, and ‘cap. And Belmont, home of … Continue reading
Bye to Belmont
After thirty-eight racing days, twenty-three stakes races, ten Grade I’s, and a repeat winner in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, on Sunday Belmont closed its doors, as New York racing shifts to Aqueduct for six months. I’m looking forward to … Continue reading
So what do we do now?
I’m not sure what it would have taken over this past weekend to change my opinion of this year’s Breeders’ Cup, not sure what would have made me think that having all of the distaff races on Friday was a … Continue reading
Meanwhile, on the East Coast…
Tomorrow will be too late to enjoy what you can today.At the Belmont Breeders’ Cup party yesterday, I was given a fortune cookie, assured that it was meant just for me, and this was my fortune. Though not much given … Continue reading
Are boycotts forever?
I still haven’t watched yesterday’s races. And I can’t decide when I’m going to be able to. Years of Catholicism have taught me that whatever is the hardest, most sacrificial thing to do is the right thing to do, even … Continue reading
The Undefeated vs. the Derby Winner
(This post is also up at the Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance page at The Blood-Horse.) What agony to be a fan of the distaff side in November of 1988. Root for the undefeated Personal Ensign, who had beaten colts in the … Continue reading
This is your last chance…
…to make known your feelings about the changes in the structure and nomenclature of this year’s Breeder’s Cup. If you think it’s ridiculous that none of the distaff races are being run on Saturday… If you find the concept of … Continue reading
Am I a bad racing fan…
……if I’m not all that interested in this year’s Breeders’ Cup? I assumed that I’d be psyched as it got closer; plenty of the horses entered interest me, horses I’ve seen and admired: Music Note, Indian Blessing, Doremifasollatido, Ginger Punch, … Continue reading
