Handicatting with Floyd…
Down $46.60. Promise Me a Cat and a $1 catzacta box of that one with Wildcat Aly.
…and with Imp and Furlong
Furlong's down $95.30; Imp's out $11.30. He takes Promise Me a Cat, she goes with Wildcat Aly. Both play a $1 catzacta box of those two.
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: Saratoga 2010
Blind Luck & Good Fortune
He’s got a horse named Blind Luck, and if Jerry Hollendorfer believes in good fortune, he must have been happy to learn where his filly would be staying for her time at Saratoga. The wise folks at the New York … Continue reading
Ocean Bound and the Alabama: Saratoga 1910
Tomorrow is the 130th running of the Alabama Stakes, and an opportunity to continue to look back at Saratoga a century ago. 1910 brought the 32nd running of the Alabama, and it was won by an impressive filly named Ocean … Continue reading
A trip to the turf
“If nothing unexpected happens,” says Bruce Johnstone, NYRA’s manager of racing operations, “we’ll go the infield for the next race.” We’ve been talking about this since last year, trying to find the right time, the right race, to get there. … Continue reading
This week in Saratoga
Another week at Saratoga is in the books, and some among us are already looking mournfully towards the end of the meet. We’re past the halfway point, and it feels like Labor Day is going to come much too soon. … Continue reading
Backstretch betting
Saratoga earned its “Graveyard of Favorites” nickname on Sunday, with winners coming in at $61 (Moon Raven, 2nd), $44.80 (Who’s Willie Fitz, 3rd), $19.20 (Fancy Fiona, 5th), $69 (Marvel Gaye, 7th), and $45.80 (Wishingonadream, 10th). I started out at this … Continue reading
Racing Hall of Fame Induction, 2010
Katy Perry would have loved Friday’s Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony, if, of course, she thinks that West Coast boys are as unforgettable as the girls. Five of this year’s seven inductees had racing roots in California: trainer M.E. … Continue reading
Beyond the Backstretch
I wrote recently in the Saratogian about the multitude of charitable opportunities that the racing season in Saratoga offers; nearly every night, we can choose an event to attend, a way to contribute, a charity to support. Among those charities … Continue reading
Saratoga happenings
Taking a few minutes on this dark day to pass on some recent news, from Saratoga and beyond. Hello Race Fans!, the fan education site for which I am a contributing editor, announced this morning that it’s acquired Raceday360, the … Continue reading
Are we having fun yet?
Following a terrific weekend of racing, we get this: #EastCoastHorseRacingIndustry cheated greatest race mare in history outta #HOY. She shd run where she is loved. And this: Racing tweeps jumped the proverbial shark this weekend. We’re all now just a non-stop cliche … Continue reading
The Call to the Post
On a spectacularly beautiful Saratoga morning, hundreds of racing fans turned out to support New York backstretch charities and get a little exercise in this morning’s Fasig-Tipton 5k to benefit the Belmont Child Care Association, the Backstretch Education Fund, Backstretch Employees Service … Continue reading
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