Handicatting with Floyd…
Down $29.60 and playing around a lot today. Catreign for the win. Also a $1 catzacta box of Catreign and Blondecat,and $1 doubles of R Clever Cat with Blondecat and Catreign.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Imp's up $27.70, with Furlong down $44. She takes Gatto Nero for the win; he goes with Blondecat. Both play a $1 catzacta box of Catreign and Blondecat, and $1 doubles of R Clever Cat with Blondecat and Catreign.
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
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Jockey Club Breeder Check-off Donations, 2011
In 2008, the Jockey Club announced a check-off program that would enable breeders and owners to contribute money towards Thoroughbred retirement with each horse that they registered. The program began on January 1, 2009. The registration form offers owner and … Continue reading
Partying with Anna House children and the ghost of August Belmont
On May 8, 1907, August Belmont gave a dance and cotillion in the Turf and Field Club at Belmont Park prior to that season’s racing. Supper was served at midnight; trains to bring guests home departed at 3 a.m. Belmont’s … Continue reading
Still shopping?
OK, nine days until Christmas. Eight shopping days. I hope, for your sake, that you’re a little further along in your holiday shopping than I am. But in case you’re not, and still in search of the perfect gift for … Continue reading
Giving so that the children of the backstretch can give
It might feel a little too soon to start thinking about the holidays, but when Christmas comes on December 10th, you’ve got to get started early. And this year, that’s when Christmas comes to the families of the backstretch, at … Continue reading
Fleet Valid
“Fleet Valid also jumped his first crossrails in the lesson! Go Fleet!” Scrolling through my timeline last month, I came across this tweet. Fleet Valid? Hm. Sounded familiar. And yes, a look at his past performances revealed that from November … Continue reading
“This is so much FUN!”
That’s what I heard, over and over, the night of the Belmont Child Care Association benefit last month, and in the days following. “That was so much FUN!” First-timers and veterans gathered for adult lemonades amid an array of silent … Continue reading
H.O.P.E. for animals at the Spa on Friday
School obligations led me southward earlier this week, away from Saratoga and back to Brooklyn, which looks remarkably verdant and beautiful after two months’ absence. I am happy to be home…I will also be happy to make my way north … Continue reading
Rockin’ with the jockeys
On Monday night, Saratoga’s jockey colony turned out in full force to sing for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. This karaoke event, first held during the Keeneland meets, was moved to Saratoga this year, in part, said jockey John Velazquez, … Continue reading
Saratoga happenings, week 6
If you missed last night’s evening for jockey karaoke to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, you missed one of the most fun nights of the summer…and my karaoke début, which I don’t think was a complete embarrassment. But I … Continue reading
Saratoga happenings, week 5
Noooooooo…the meet is half over! And this list of upcoming events is getting shorter…perhaps most depressingly, now I’m posting about events that will take place while I’m back at school! But I will resolutely push those thoughts away, choosing instead … Continue reading
