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: Lost in the Fog
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
Still shopping?
You’ve been inundated with racing holiday gift suggestions: last week I talked about movies: Lost in the Fog by John Corey, who offers Brooklyn Backstretch readers a discount (here’s what I wrote about the movie when I saw it last … Continue reading
Unintended implication
Got an e-mail yesterday from NYRA titled “Ladies Handicap—Sweet Goodbye.” That’s nice, I thought; NYRA recognizes the importance of the race and is going to acknowledge that it may not be run again. Silly me. Sweet Goodbye, trained by Christopher … Continue reading
Review: Lost in the Fog, the movie
Last night Lost in the Fog showed at the Saratoga Film Forum in its first non-film festival engagement. Fresh off receiving the audience award for best documentary at the 2008 CineVegas film festival, the film played to a nice-sized audience, … Continue reading
Lost in the Fog: the movie
I first became aware of Lost in the Fog on a dreary January afternoon at Aqueduct. There to watch the Sunshine Millions simulcast, I was with a friend who told me about this amazing sprinter, the talk of the West … Continue reading
