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 2010
An Impressive Stakes Debut
In the summer of 2008, I sat with Dale Romans at Saratoga as he watched Robby Albarado work an unraced two-year-old filly on the main track. Back at the barn, Albarado got off the horse and said to the trainer, … Continue reading
90 Miles in 4 Hours; or, a Visit to Colonial Downs
I lived in the mid-Atlantic for seven years, and I logged more hours than I care to remember on I-95, making my way home to friends and family in New York and Saratoga. When I left the area in 1995, … Continue reading
Anna House graduation, 2010
On Monday, Anna House held its 2010 graduation; its seventh graduating class celebrated and looked with anticipation at heading to kindergarten in the fall. Because of the Belmont Child Care Association, the ten graduates are beginning readers and writers, and … Continue reading
The Kentucky Derby winner, the hockey player, and the Stanley Cup: 1994
For most people in the world, today is just another Monday, just another June 14th. But for New York Rangers’ fans, it’s the anniversary of the day that “will last a lifetime,” in the unfortunately likely prophetic words of Sam … Continue reading
Belmont bender
So whose idea was it, exactly, to schedule Belmont week, final exams, and a bathroom renovation all in the same week? The good news is that despite mess and work and fatigue, at their completion all of these things have, … Continue reading
Brian’s Belmont Stakes preview
We’ve arrived at the end of the end of the road: the Belmont Stakes. Belmont’s spring showcase and the final leg of the Triple Crown gives us a deep field of 12 looking to add their name to the history … Continue reading
Brooklyn-bound
No fewer than five racetracks were located in Brooklyn, over the course of the last century and a half. Though known as the “Borough of Churches,” Brooklyn might also aptly be called the “Borough of Backstretches.” The Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, … Continue reading
Book review: Randy Romero’s Remarkable Ride
Last Friday, the National Museum of Racing announced that jockey Randy Romero had been elected to its Hall of Fame. Romero had suffered through several previous rounds of being nominated without being elected, and as reported by Jay Privman in … Continue reading
Memorial Day Weekend at Belmont
Beautiful weather. A great crowd. Exciting horses. Belmont Stakes contenders. An agonizing near-miss. Friends. Celebrations. Memorial Day weekend, 2010. It starts on Saturday morning, with a trip to Barn 1 to check on First Dude, Quiet Temper, and Stately Victor. … Continue reading
