It is indeed a shame when work gets in the way of gambling. Last night, I wrote: “I want to skip school on Thursday and go to the races because on the last Thursday that I was at the races, Piquante Cat won the third race, and he’s in the featured eighth race…I want to…
I want to skip school on Thursday and go to the races. I want to skip school on Thursday and go to the races, because the last time I was at the races on a Thursday was August 16th at Saratoga, and that’s just way too long ago. I want to skip school on Thursday…
Our anonymous Saratoga Russell commenter makes another appearance, this time outing him/herself (at least a little) as a part owner. Mr./Ms. West Point, thanks for your updates, and keep ‘em coming. Sunday’s comment: “Saratoga Russell is training at Gulfstream. He ran a bullet 5 furlong yesterday. People who witnessed the breeze said that on paper,…
I’m beginning to think that maybe I’m never going to meet a racetrack that I don’t like. Oh, wait, there’s Gulfstream. Spent a delightful day at Laurel on Saturday, in the company of some Saratoga ex-pats who have moved to the DC area, of Railbird, and of an upstate friend who road-tripped with me to…
Today’s feature at Aqueduct doesn’t offer nearly the same tantalizing possibilities as last week’s Paumonok, but it more than makes up for its lack of storyline in the honoring one of racing’s greats. The Whirlaway, first run in 1980, is named for Calumet Farms colt who became the fifth Triple Crown winner, and Horse of…
For those folks who have been asking about Saratoga Russell (and judging by the number of you who land on this page from your searches, he’s got a lot of fans out there), an anonymous poster left this comment: “Russell had a stomach bug in January that set him back in training. He is now…
Brooklyn Backstretch 