More Evening Attire news: Steve Crist writes about him in his blog, proving that even handicappers have hearts, and Jenny Kellner wrote a follow-up article on the NYRA website, focusing on Evening Attire’s “grandfather,” Tim Kelly, Hall of Fame trainer; breeder and part owner of Evening Attire; and father of Pat Kelly, Evening Attire’s current…
In today’s Saratogian, Michael Veitch writes about Evening Attire’s victory in the Queens County on Saturday and links it compellingly to the racing franchise debacle, throwing darts squarely at New York State’s three political, ahem, “leaders.” With the clock winding down on the New York Racing Association’s license toconduct racing, Evening Attire was a noble…
At approximately 6:25 this evening, I was jumping up and down in my living room, pumping my fist, and saying, “Come on! Come on! Get up! Get up!” My cats looked at me as if I were crazy, and apparently the Thoroughbred Action replay of the Queens County Handicap heard me, as Evening Attire did…
It’s a little weird to be going to a racetrack and not to the races, but for the second weekend in a row, that’s what I’m doing. Today is the Anna House holiday party, at which the children of the backstretch workers can pick out donated presents to give to their families. The parents wait…
…the mood inside was indeed delightful. At the end of my last post I wrote about the giddiness friends and I were feeling as we left a dismal Aqueduct on early Sunday afternoon. The brunch to benefit the Backstretch Employees Service Team was held on the fourth floor of the clubhouse, in a private room…
A day at the races is great; a day at the races with a couple of TBA members is even better. Took the A train (with a slight detour due to track work) out to the Big A today to meet up with Alan of Left at the Gate and Jessica of Railbird; though I…
Congratulations to Michael Dubb and, by extension, Anna House, on All Expenses Paid’s victory in Friday’s third race. Saada, about whom I wrote favorably last time, was second, and once again I didn’t take my own advice, so I missed the $16.40 winner and $87.00 exacta. My bet on the winner would have been strictly…
I love this photo of Evening Attire on his way to the track at Saratoga. He was fourth in the MassCap yesterday at Suffolk, and even though he hasn’t won a race since last March, I love that he’s still out there. Thanks to the folks at Alex Brown Racing for bringing this article from…
Three races of note at Belmont Saturday. Uncommonly for Belmont, the first race is a steeplechase (or “hurdle,” as it’s called by NYRA). It’s the inaugural (I’m not sure that I’ve ever been at an inaugural race of any sort) running of the two-and-a-half mile Lonesome Glory Steeplechase Stakes. Lonesome Glory won five Eclipse Awards…
Brooklyn Backstretch 