Handicatting with Floyd…
Down $29.60 and playing around a lot today. Catreign for the win. Also a $1 catzacta box of Catreign and Blondecat,and $1 doubles of R Clever Cat with Blondecat and Catreign.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Imp's up $27.70, with Furlong down $44. She takes Gatto Nero for the win; he goes with Blondecat. Both play a $1 catzacta box of Catreign and Blondecat, and $1 doubles of R Clever Cat with Blondecat and Catreign.
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
Category Archives: Brooklyn Backstretch
Jockey Club Breeder Check-off Donations, 2011
In 2008, the Jockey Club announced a check-off program that would enable breeders and owners to contribute money towards Thoroughbred retirement with each horse that they registered. The program began on January 1, 2009. The registration form offers owner and … Continue reading
David Dunham Withers
On this weekend when a team that plays in New Jersey will be nominally representing New York in the Super Bowl, it seems only fitting that a race named for a man whose racing life was based in the Garden … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby preps: The Sam F. Davis
Tampa Bay Downs: The Grade II, $250,000 Sam F. David at 1 1/16 miles #1 State Of Play (4-1 ML): Accomplished turf runner makes his 3yo debut and tries the main for the first time in an effort to see … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Withers
The Grade III, $200,000 Withers Stakes at 1 1/16 miles #1 Hakama: Impressed with a front-running score at Laurel to make it 2-for-2 withblinkers and at two turns, and he enters this much tougher spot as the “now horse” from … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby preps: The Grade II Bob Lewis
Brian’s got his hands full this weekend with three major Derby preps. His analysis of the Grade III Withers at Aqueduct and Grade III Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs will be up later today and tomorrow. For more … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Grade 3 Holy Bull
He’s back! Brian Nadeau rejoins Brooklyn Backstretch for the Derby trail, offering insights and race analysis for selected preps on the way to Churchill Downs. This is Brian’s fourth year contributing to BB, and I’m grateful every year when he … Continue reading
What should we know, and when should we know it?
Earlier this week, the internet lit up with the news of the birth of Rachel Alexandra’s first foal, a colt by Curlin. Stonestreet Farm released a statement, photos, and video; good wishes, congratulations, and coverage exploded on news sites, blogs, … Continue reading
A dual maiden breaker: the Big A and Sunshine Millions
Seven years ago this weekend, I went to Aqueduct for the first time. I had spent more of the previous summer at the races in Saratoga than ever before, and having made my maiden voyage to Belmont in the fall … Continue reading
Visiting Purim
In late December of 2010, on a frigid, glittery, ice-inflected Kentucky morning, I pulled into Richland Hills Farm. Ed DeRosa and I were on a winter farm tour mission, and our host, Leanna Packard, graciously welcomed us, though I can … Continue reading
Oversight
I’ve long loved words that have two definitions that contradict each other. “Enjoin,” for instance. If you are enjoined to do something, it’s obligatory. If you are enjoined from doing something, it’s forbidden. “Peruse” is another. If you peruse something, … Continue reading
