Saturday saw the final two major prep races for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic: the Awesome Again was run at Santa Anita Park in southern California, the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in New York. Both are “Win and You’re In” races, guaranteeing a berth in the Classic, along with paid fees…
On Saturday morning, the Belmont Child Care Association will host a Pumpkin Patch breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. We hope old and new friends will join us to see Anna House in action, busy with the activities of the children, who range from six weeks to 5 years old. In the afternoon, we’ll be…
Horse racing is a dying sport or so, at least, goes one sort of conventional wisdom, in the face of declining foal crops, handle, field size, and crowds. Fifty years ago, more than 50,000 people went to Aqueduct on the 4th of July weekend to watch the historic Suburban Handicap, in which Iron Peg defeated…
Brooklyn Backstretch 