Handicatting with Floyd…
Down only $24.70 after Con the Cat's pricey win yesterday. Today, $1 catzacta box of R Clever Cat and Gatto Nero; R Clever Cat for the win.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Yay for Hurricane Kitten! Imp's up $19.80, Furlong's down $52.90. Today, $1 catzacta box of R Clever Cat and Gatto Nero; R Clever Cat for the win for Furlong; Gatto Nero (obviously) for Imp.
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
Tag Archives: Aqueduct
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
“The new Aqueduct is planned for a useful life of 50 years”
Saturday was closing day at Aqueduct, and by the time that last race is run, most people who have spent the winter in Ozone Park are unashamedly declaring their enthusiasm to get back to Belmont. The grittiness of Aqueduct, the … Continue reading
More musings, on OTB and a retiree
On Thursday, NYRA announced that beginning tonight, Aqueduct and the Belmont Café will stay open until approximately 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Those who decide to hang out will be able to wager on Penn National Race Course, Turfway … Continue reading
Wandering through Whirlaways
A quick post here today, from gray, cold, wet of Whirlaway day at Aqueduct. Really, one Saturday this winter, could I have a sunny day at Aqueduct? Just one? Please? But on we trudge, and while today’s Whirlaway doesn’t look … Continue reading
Closing weekend
Late Saturday afternoon, I stood on the A train platform at Aqueduct for the last time until this fall. I wore a sleeveless shirt, sandals, and a skirt, no tights. No hat, no gloves, no scarf, no coat, no boots. … Continue reading
Sunday at Aqueduct
If you all did on Sunday was box Cornelio Velasquez/Jose Lezcano in exactas and play them in daily doubles, you’d have cashed $514 worth of winning tickets, for an investment of under $50. These two jockeys combined for six wins … Continue reading
Saturday at the Big A
Whenever I go to Aqueduct, I assume that it’s going to be cold. A pleasant surprise, then, that yesterday was sunny and warm, and most of us at the Big A were overdressed, especially when we stood in the sun. … Continue reading
The Grand Re-Opening of the Big A
The opening of Aqueduct in 1894 attracted surprisingly little coverage in local newspapers, perhaps because at that time, it wasn’t the only game in town; even as Aqueduct opened, racing was being conducted at Jerome Park in the Bronx. The … Continue reading
Ode to the Big A
Shakespeare, Keats, and Wordsworth are turning in their graves… October brings the autumn cold and drear;The Spa, bereft, begins its winter nap,Awaits July and the return of cheer,Of those who come to wager, watch, and ‘cap. And Belmont, home of … Continue reading
