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: September 2010
So who is this Vosburgh guy anyway?
He worked in New York racing for nearly 60 years. He wrote a seminal book on horse racing, American Racing, 1866-1921. He created the Experimental Free Handicap. But finding information on Walter S. Vosburgh is about as easy as tracking … Continue reading
Pleasantly Parx
In January of 2007, I went to Philadelphia Park for the first time. I don’t recall that it was particularly cold, but it was gray, and the place had a desolate feel. We sat in the restaurant on the fifth … Continue reading
The Little Amazon
Last October, I was sitting on the second floor of the Keeneland clubhouse. A friend and I had taken a break from the races for a little sustenance, and we settled ourselves in chairs near the windows, bread pudding and … Continue reading
Gallant Bloom
Trainer W.J. (Buddy) Hirsch lauded Gallant Bloom as ‘the most consistent and honest mare’ that he has raced in 30 years as a trainer. The New York Times reported this quotation in March of 1970, after Hirsch’s filly Gallant Bloom … Continue reading
Racing ahead of the curve?
Unlike racing (at least in New York), hockey has an off-season. Which is not to say that hockey news stops between the hoisting of the Stanley Cup in June and the opening of training camps in September: salary cap management, … Continue reading
Fun at Belmont
Saturday was one of those days when I wondered why I was going to the track. Had a lot of work to do—writing, cleaning, prepping, planning—and it was hard to thing that a day at Belmont would be the best … Continue reading
Belmont Park, September 1910
“…Belmont Park was built for the future as well as for the present…” Those words were written in May of 1905, on opening day of Belmont Park. The new racetrack garnered a staggering number of column inches by today’s standards; … Continue reading
Women in Sports Media, or Undressing for Success, or How do we get from Gretz Kunzweiler to Ines Sainz?
It all began so innocently. The smart and funny John of Not to the Swift noted on Sunday, “Very little tweeting about Greta Kunzweiler who is turning out to be the comeback story of the year.” In response to which … Continue reading
Joel Quenneville, Aces Mark, and September 11th
For Chicago Black Hawks coach Joel Quenneville, September means the start of training camp, and the beginning of a Stanley Cup Championship defense. It also means something much more sobering, something that this year, Belmont Park’s racing calendar will make … Continue reading
Back to school
On Monday morning at 9:00, I was standing on the Saratoga backstretch, drinking coffee and watching horses work out. On Wednesday morning at 9:00, I was standing in a classroom, drinking coffee and watching a small group of seniors complete … Continue reading
