Let’s hope that Sunday’s open house at Saratoga is not a harbinger of things to come. Perhaps due to a less-than-pleasant weather forecast (a forecast that it never occurred to me to check), the crowd seemed smaller—though no less enthusiastic—than other years, or perhaps more people were concentrated inside, where I didn’t spend much time.…
We’re not supposed to root in the press box. We’re not supposed to cheer in the winner’s circle. These are the rules, and they are good ones. Saturday was not necessarily a day that lent itself to cheering, one of those days in which the electrons seemed all out of order. Hot, hot, hot: Saturday…
Happy Independence Day! On this day when Americans celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of a Pick 6, going to the races seems as much a part of Fourth of July tradition as fireworks and hot dogs, with tracks across the country open for business and celebrations. A working vacation in the Bluegrass will keep…
I was gutted to hear this news this morning. Some bad news hits harder than others, and this one, for some reason, hit hard. Earlier today, I was thinking about Sagamore Farm as I remembered writing about Bed o’Roses, the Alfred Vanderbilt/Sagamore filly who champion 2-year-old filly in 1949; the race named for her will be…
Brooklyn Backstretch 