Handicatting with Floyd…
Down $46.60. Promise Me a Cat and a $1 catzacta box of that one with Wildcat Aly.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Furlong's down $95.30; Imp's out $11.30. He takes Promise Me a Cat, she goes with Wildcat Aly. Both play a $1 catzacta box of those two.
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
Notes from the road
Arrived in Lexington just late enough to miss the last race; as I entered Keeneland, hordes were exiting, but still, it was rather nice to witness the place in quiet, golden, late afternoon/early evening sunshine… Drove today from just north … Continue reading
Wednesday morning quick picks
Commenter John S. shares with us the origin of the term “hands down,” used to describe Watson’s victory in the first running of the Jerome: It is so common in our language, but who knew it actually is a horse … Continue reading
Back to the Spa
Saturday morning was the coldest so far of this early fall; I’d remembered to bring a winter coat and scarf to Saratoga, but neglected gloves, and leaving the house at 7:45 am, I regretted the oversight. The morning was gorgeous: … Continue reading
Treat Whore Going to Breeders’ Cup
A few notes on Brooklyn Backstretch favorites on this chilly upstate morning… Thorn Song, referred to here as a “treat whore” in August, wired the field in the Shadwell Turf Mile on Saturday at Keeneland. His racing at this level … Continue reading
Leonard Jerome
Spectators at Jerome Park, courtesy of the Library of CongressBelmont offers four graded stakes this racing weekend, three today and one tomorrow. Two-year-old fillies and colts compete on the dirt in the Frizette and Champagne, respectively, both Grade I’s; three … Continue reading
Equal Time
Updated: This post appears today on website of The Blood-Horse, in the new Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance “stall” in the Blood-Horse blog stable, and I intended to post a link to the Blood-Horse site, rather than put the piece in both … Continue reading
Friday morning quick picks
Just a couple of thoughts before heading to Saratoga for the weekend; the Oklahoma is still open, so I’m hoping to head over there for autumn workouts, which are just as wonderful as summer workouts. I did read recently, though, … Continue reading
Kids and horses
I was recently musing about whether there might be some life-sustaining, mortgage-paying way to combine racing and education; while many companies employ educators and establish education programs about their work, my sense has been that most of them don’t pay … Continue reading
Photos of the day
Keeping good company, in Meatpacking District destination Pastis… …and courtesy of T.D. Thornton, of Suffolk Downs and Not by a Longshot: A Season at a Hard-Luck Horse Track, from Garrison Savannah Racetrack in Barbados…
Sponsor a retired Thoroughbred through the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation