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: January 2009
The Affectionately Story: Part II, Searching
Searching wins the Correction Handicap of 1956 ©Keeneland-Morgan, credit to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Yesterday I wrote about the Hirsch Jacobs family, U.S. racing royalty. Though the Jacobs family frequently bred horses, one of their … Continue reading
The Affectionately Story: Part I
The three-day holiday weekend means Monday racing at Aqueduct—perhaps not something to which to look forward, given the forecast, but with stakes races each day, it’s not going to be hard to be convinced to head out there…provided, of course, … Continue reading
Monday morning quick picks
Following, a collection of random thoughts, all of which has at least some tangential relation to horse racing, even if it is not immediately apparent. On a menu in Lexington, listed under imported beers: Sam Adams. The Garden District, New … Continue reading
Pumpkin Shell
In response to the mild, followed by apocalyptic, followed by mild forecasts for Saturday’s weather, the New York Racing Association sped up post times to insure that all nine races could be run before the “storm” hit. Nine races run … Continue reading
Busanda
Saturday’s feature at Aqueduct is the Busanda, named for the mare who puts the lie to the idea that accomplished race mares make lousy broodmares. Busanda beat the boys in the Suburban and twice in the Saratoga Cup; she also … Continue reading
Dismissed!
A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of us bloggers “[fell] over each other…trying to solve the great marketing problems of racing,” in the Twittering words of o_crunk. That wave having passed, the topic de la semaine seems to be … Continue reading
Final thoughts on Fair Grounds
I have a new favorite out-of-town track. I really liked Tampa Bay Downs when I was there a year ago, and I still think it’s terrific, but Fair Grounds is Tampa Bay Downs with good food and history, so it’s … Continue reading
Who’s writing about racing
Last August, Jessica Chapel of Railbird and I were invited by Seth Merrow of Equidaily to appear on his show on Capital OTB to discuss how the Internet is affecting the relationship between racing and its fans. Among the questions … Continue reading
Ruthless
Back in Brooklyn, after an excellent nine-day road trip, and how good of NYRA to be running the Ruthless on my re-entry day, the Ruthless, named after the excellent nineteenth century filly who won both the Travers and the Belmont … Continue reading
Photos from the Fair Grounds
Early in the morning, the empty paddock, being readied for the day… Larry Jones working out one of his horses (check out that sweatshirt!) in the morning… …and saddling one in the afternoon… As seen on NYC OTB channel 71, … Continue reading
