I wrote this a year and a half ago, shortly before the 2008 Breeders’ Cup. I recalled it this weekend, during so many conversations about Zenyatta, the Breeders’ Cup, Personal Ensign…and this race. It originally appeared at The Blood-Horse. What agony to be a fan of the distaff side in November of 1988. Root for…
That first race on Sunday at Aqueduct was slated to be a good one: an allowance optional claiming affair, horses trained by, among others, Rick Violette, Kiaran McLaughlin, and Bruce Levine, running for a $50,000 tag and a $44,000 purse. Of all the Sunday first races at Aqueduct in 2010, this one was arguably the…
Little movement in the Brooklyn Backstretch Road to the Roses Charity League, given the little action over the last couple of weeks, but a few league members have changed positions, so here are this week’s standings: 1 Bourbon Bliss Barn1 HoosYourDaddy3 Chestnut Bay Stable3 Jenny’s Picks5 Matador6 Brooklyn Backstretch7 Kelso’s Kennel7 Dream On Stable9 SaratogaSpa110…
I was recently given the opportunity by the Daily Racing Form to investigate Thoroughbred retirement in New York State; the article was published on the DRF website last Friday and in the print edition of the paper on Sunday. In researching the aricle, I was able to speak to people who respresented various elements of…
Some notes on organizations near and dear to Backstretch hearts, a couple of which are offering upcoming social opportunities for New Yorkers. Local hockey fans might be interested to hear that Ice Hockey in Harlem, an organization with which I used to volunteer, is taking the opportunity of Olympic hockey to hold a fundraiser. On…
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