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: OTB
New York racing news spices up the weekend
Who says New York racing conversations can’t be interesting in freezing mid-December? Who said anything about the racing doldrums? Maybe we should thank NYC-OTB and our dear elected representatives 200 miles to the north for giving us so much fodder … Continue reading
NYRA News
The news from NYRA continues to arrive fast and furious, on matters both OTB and otherwise. In the “let’s get people to bet at NYRA” category, the Association released the following news today: Beginning next Wednesday, customers can sign up … Continue reading
NYRA by the numbers, post-NYB OTB
Certainly, there are a number of variables to consider, but here’s a quick glance at NYRA’s numbers today compared to the last two Wednesdays of racing. There was no racing last Wednesday because of bad weather, and no racing on … Continue reading
Press release: NYRA: Regional OTB Provisions Will Harm The Tracks
I don’t generally post full press releases, but in the absence (yet) of a link to this release, here’s NYRA’s statement on the OTB situation, which seems worthy of distribution, given its forcefulness. OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York … Continue reading
Friday morning quick picks
I don’t have HBO, so I didn’t see the episode of Costas Now in which noted sportswriter Buzz Bissinger went off on Deadspin’s Will Leitch on the subject of blogging vs. journalism. I did (as who did not?) read/hear about … Continue reading
A sudden celebrity…no, not me…
So clearly there is little point in my trying to craft interesting, timely reflections about horse racing. All I have to do is pray for one of the cats to hit a bomb, note it online…and voilá! Record traffic; multiple … Continue reading
