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…
I’ve mentioned before that I buy my past performances from Brisnet.com, but I confess that I’ve never paid much attention to the rest of the site. A friend this week introduced me to the site’s Bloodstock Journal, and it’s clear that I’m soon going to have to quit my teaching job in order to find…
Sat down to write and just happened to click on the OTB channel in time to see the Grey Ghost Starter Handicap go off at the Meadowlands…taking a page from Calder’s gimmick races, the Meadowlands celebrates Hallowe’en by carding a race for grey/roan horses only, and follows that with the Witches’ Brew for filly and…
A few random thoughts about the weekend’s racing: As has been noted on blogs and in newspaper stories, nine of the eleven Breeders’ Cup winners prepped on New York tracks. Many of the trainers are based in New York, so it’s not such a surprise, but it was certainly a good day for New York…
Brooklyn Backstretch 