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: June 2009
Belmont day in photos
Some of my favorite moments from Belmont ’09, in pictures… The fabulous Fabulous Strike in the post parade… …and winning… …in this time, over a “good” track…which became “fast” moments after this race was official…. Diamondrella… …followed by Forever Together, … Continue reading
Of birthdays and redemption
“Happy birthday to you…happy birthday to you…” Thus began the Saturday evening press conference with the connections of Belmont winner Summer Bird, as jockey Kent Desormeaux entered, serenading trainer Tim Ice. Desormeaux’s high spirits were understandable: after five unsuccessful attempts … Continue reading
Looking back at Belmont Day
It’s hard not to consider New York’s premier day of racing an unqualified success. Handle was unimaginably impressive; the place was packed with happy people enjoying a day at the races; Summer Bird, Tim Ice, and Kent Desormeaux provide terrific … Continue reading
Belmont morning on the backstretch
If you’re looking for a little fluff piece on Belmont Day, you’ve come to the right place. At 8:30 am, outside Barn 18, home of Mine That Bird, the self-appointed Official Cat of the Belmont Stakes holds court. The small … Continue reading
Brian’s Belmont Day Pick 6 preview
Let’s take a look at the major contenders in the stakes races Saturday at Belmont. From top to bottom, it’s one of the best cards NYRA has put out in quite some time, from both an equine and betting standpoint. … Continue reading
Chip Woolley visits Anna House
On Friday morning, the children at Anna House got a surprise visit from New York’s new favorite, Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Woolley. Donna Chenkin, executive director of the Belmont Child Care Association, said that Woolley sat down and played … Continue reading
Back in Brooklyn
I hit Brooklyn Thursday night at around 9:00 pm; four days of fun, food, and community service in Baltimore with our senior class had come to a monumentally successful end, and it was with a combination of fatigue, relief, and … Continue reading
Brian’s Belmont preview
We’ve finally come to the end of the road. The Triple Crown trail, that is. The Belmont Stakes and one lap around the glorious main track of Belmont Park. There’s no Triple Crown on the line this year, no big … Continue reading
Mr. Belmont and Mrs. Wharton
Yes, that’s right, August Belmont and Edith Wharton. Belmont the Jewish immigrant financier arriviste, he who changed his name from the German Schonberg to the French/Italian-flavored Belmont, the parvenu who married into the establishment, taking as his wife Carolyn Slidell … Continue reading
August Schonberg Belmont
It’s difficult for contemporary racing fans to see August Belmont as anything other than the namesake of the stakes race first and then the racetrack, but when he died in 1890, his very long New York Times obituary doesn’t even … Continue reading
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