A week frguom right now I’ll have just finished my first back-to-school meeting and I’ll be waiting to greet my student teacher–the first time I’ve worked with one. I’ll be anticipating a chunk of multi-hour meetings and planning sessions, and then running to the train station to come back up for Labor Day weekend. How…
I brought neither a raincoat nor rain boots to Saratoga this year, and I keep thinking, “No, it can’t keep raining. You won’t need them.” But of course it CAN keep raining, and it has (it’s thundering and gray as I type), and I DO need them. And as soon as I buy them, we’ll…
Guess what? It’s going to rain this week. Quelle surprise, I know. Are your feet webbed yet? At least you don’t have to water your gardens. And hey, because of that rain, we got a storybook Whitney last Saturday, when a rainbow emerged as Diversify cruised home to his second Grade 1 win. Don’t sleep…
As I post this, it’s once again gray and wet in Saratoga, but we got some respite from the rain this week, with a couple of beautiful Saratoga mornings and warm, sunny afternoons. We also got news that wonder-filly Wonder Gadot will likely make her next start in the Travers on August 25. We don’t…
With four days down, 36 to go, I hope that you’ve already banked both some fun and some gambling profits. The weather hasn’t been at its finest, but here’s hoping some vintage, crisp Saratoga air finds its way to use this week. Still working on the calendar of events for the whole meet, and with posting…
Brooklyn Backstretch 