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
Category Archives: Brooklyn Backstretch
La Festa E Domani: Questions, and Some Answers
Earlier this month, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board issued an emergency rule that would void the claim of any horse that died during racing or on the racetrack following a race; the action was taken as a … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Arkansas Derby
Oaklawn Park: The Grade I, $1 million Arkansas Derby at 1 1/8 miles Horseplayer Now‘s Brian Nadeau previews this afternoon’s Florida Derby. #1 Cozzetti: Romans charge enters off a closing third in the GII Tampa Bay Derby in his first … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Blue Grass
Keeneland: The Grade I, $750,000 Blue Grass at 1 1/8 miles Brian Nadeau of Horseplayer Now with his weekly analysis of Derby preps… #1 Heavy Breathing: Lightly raced Pletcher colt exits a game front-running effort in the GIII Spiral at … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita: The Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby at 1 1/8 miles, by Brian Nadeau of Horseplayer Now. #1 Creative Cause: The West Coast’s pro-tem divisional leader looked good, albeit in a misbehaving sort of way, when he rallied … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Illinois Derby
Hawthorne: The Grade III, $500,000 Illinois Derby at 1 1/8 miles #1 Romancing The Gold: Son of Medallist got back on the beam last time over Aqueduct’s inner dirt, when he beat a modest optional claiming group to go 2-for-3 … Continue reading
Racing at Aqueduct in 1904: Beldame wins the Carter
The racing season of New York State, and thus of the Eastern turf, was opened at the Aqueduct race course yesterday in the presence of a crowd that astonished the track managers even more than it did the patrons of … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Wood Memorial
Aqueduct: The Grade I, $1 million Wood Memorial at 1 1/8 miles Brian Nadeau of Horseplayer Now checks in with his analysis of New York’s premier Derby prep (its recent history notwithstanding). He’ll be back later today and tomorrow with previews … Continue reading
New York State Racing & Wagering Board Hard at Work
Far be it from me to speculate on the response that the New York Times hoped to elicit from the racing industry with the first part of its series on racing, but it’s tough to resist imagining that the authors … Continue reading
Brian’s Derby Preps: The Louisiana Derby
Brian Nadeau of Horseplayer Now offers his analysis of Sunday’s Louisiana Derby. Fair Grounds: The Grade II, $1 million Louisiana Derby at 1 1/8 miles #2 Fire Arm: Steps up off a slow optional claiming win over the track and will … Continue reading
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