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Round-Up: Fall Stakes Races at Belmont, Parx, and Woodbine

What else does one do on a rainy Saturday than work on some long, long, LONG overdue website updates? Here, a collection of this fall’s stakes races I covered for Brisnet/TwinSpires–a fun fall of racetrack travel. Grade 1 Frizette at Belmont Park: Jaywalk Owners: Cash is King and Leonard C. Green Trainer: John Servis Breeder:…

October 27, 2018 in Belmont fall 2018, Parx, Uncategorized, Woodbine.

Pennsylvania Derby Day Is Easy to Like–But Should We?

The first time that I went to Parx was in January of 2007. It was a day trip from New York with a couple of friends, and I met there another friend, someone who knew the place much better than I did. Admittedly, a maiden voyage to any northern track ideally shouldn’t happen in the…

September 26, 2016 in Parx.

For Connections of I’m a Chatterbox, Cotillion Win a Delicious Ending to a Memorable Day

A big sign at the entrance to Parx Racing on Saturday directed the owners of stakes runners to a dedicated dining area on one of the upper floors of the clubhouse, a special hospitality area for the people who had brought their horses to run on the track’s biggest day of racing. Barely an hour…

September 22, 2015 in Parx.

For the connections of I’m a Chatterbox, a summer of joy, sorrow, and hope

On July 26, Carolyn and Fletcher Gray stood in a box near the finish line at Saratoga, watching as their homebred I’m a Chatterbox led a field of accomplished fillies, including a couple of Grade 1 winners, around the historic racetrack in the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks. And when she crossed the finish…

September 18, 2015 in Parx.

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