Handicatting with Floyd…
Got the win with Miami Cat on Thursday, but still down $57.20. Today, a $1 catzacta of Devoted Wildcat and Back Catcha Eric; Catnipper and Neatie the Cat for the win.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Imp's down about $97, Furlong's down $22. For both: $1 catzacta of Devoted Wildcat and Back Catcha Eric. She goes with Catnipper and Devoted Wildcat; he takes Back Catcha Eric and Queen'splatekitten.
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: New York Showcase Day
A winning combination for retired racehorses: Hertler, Hettinger, and Akindale
John Hertler and Akindale Farm go back a long way together. Akindale’s John Hettinger was one of Hertler’s first clients when the trainer went out on his own in the late 70’s, after working for Hall of Fame trainer P.G. … Continue reading
Showcasing New York Favorites
New York’s stars were on display at Belmont on Saturday. The weather was beautiful, the atmosphere festive, the backyard crowded. And the horses didn’t disappoint. Early in the card, Flying Zee Stable took two races. The racing operation of the … Continue reading
New York Showcase Day, 2011
It rained on Belmont Day. It was cloudy on Travers Day. It rained on Jockey Club Gold Cup day. But this Saturday is New York Showcase day, and it looks like we’re going to get perfect autumn weather on the … Continue reading
New York Showcase Day!
How do I love thee, New York Showcase Day? Let me count the ways! Tomorrow at Belmont Park is all about New York, on and off the track. And having spent all but 10 years of my life here, I … Continue reading
Bye to Belmont
The final Saturday of racing at Belmont came to an end with both bangs and whimpers. The whimpers were weather-related, and after the uncountable number of grey, damp days at Belmont, going back to last year’s fall meet, those who … Continue reading
Brian’s New York Showcase preview
With New York-bred Showcase Day on tap for Saturday we’ll bypass the Pick4 handicapping and instead give a brief preview of the card, which came up, as always, balanced and competitive on a great day that helps support New York-bred … Continue reading
I love New York
Welcome to NY Showcase Day! Ten races for NY breds, a celebration of NY products; what a shame that this New Yorker will be wending her way home from points south and missing the whole day. Race 3: The Sleepy … Continue reading
Counting down…
We are all waiting, it seems, waiting for Wednesday’s list of Breeders’ Cup pre-entries to come up…others, most notably Railbird , have written tantalizingly about the maybes and the probablys and the definitely nots, but finally, on Wednesday morning, the … Continue reading
