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: Pimlico
Samantha Colvin: Runner, swimmer, soldier, jockey
Talk to most of the jockeys around your local racetrack, and you’ll find that they’ve taken one of a few paths to get to where they are. They grew up around horses; they started riding at a young age; they … Continue reading
Preakness Memories from Some Pimlico Lifers
No shortage of racing memories have been made at the track they call Old Hilltop. That hill in the infield isn’t around anymore, but there are plenty of people at Pimlico this weekend whose memories of the track and the … Continue reading
Maryland’s Gabby Gaudet Is Ready For Her Close-Up
Gabby Gaudet grew up almost literally on the racetrack. Her father, Eddie, trained horses in Maryland for more than 50 years; her mother, Linda, has saddled her own horses since 1996 and has 11 top-three finishes from 17 starts this … Continue reading
Preakness pics
I approached my first Preakness with trepidation: I’m not a Big Event kind of person (with the exception of this kind of Big Event) and I hate crowds. But this year’s Preakness presented some opportunities too good to pass up, … Continue reading
Friday morning quick picks
In a comment on a recent post about the new barbecue facilities at Belmont, Ashley Herriman answers some questions posed by readers: The minimum number of people to reserve a table in a section is 8, but withoutreserving the entire … Continue reading
Thoughts on Preakness Day…
…as viewed from home in Brooklyn: How cringingly uncomfortable were we all when Jerry Bailey kept calling Big Brown “Barbaro”? I scared my cats off the couch when I yelled out loud, “Stop, Jerry, stop!” In a related note: I … Continue reading
Playing at Pimlico
My parents owned harness horses when I was a kid, and when I was a teenager, my family moved to Saratoga. Until I was about 23, I was around racing pretty regularly and even though I didn’t follow the sport … Continue reading
