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July 2014 - Posts

The Saint of Saratoga

When it comes to horses, Valerie Buck wasn't content in just riding them professionally. Unable to ride any longer due to a series of injuries and being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she turned her passion in another direction and founded ACCT Naturally.... Read More

No More 'What Ifs' With Wise Dan

Wise Dan's career is what it is, and now that he is about to embark on a comeback at age 7 from colic surgery, he should be appreciated for what he does and what he's accomplished and forget about what he could have or should have done over the past two years.... Read More

Ghosts of Press Boxes Past

The press box. The name evokes images of veteran reporters, sleeves rolled up, sitting behind their Underwood typewriters in a cloud of cigar or cigarette smoke, pounding out stories, scoops, columns, and features.... Read More

The Summer of '69

I hate getting personal, but somehow I am unable to avoid it when thinking, talking, and writing about Saratoga. It has been a state of feeling for 45 years, a place around which my entire life has revolved, and now it is time yet again for my annual pilgrimage to this Mecca of Thoroughbred racing.... Read More

A 'Nasty' Challenge For Ruffian

If you ask someone to pick out one memorable victory by Ruffian they would have a hard time singling one out. That is because Ruffian's career was not made up of one or two standout performances.... Read More

Remembering Allez France

I cannot in good conscience write about Dahlia without also writing about her arch rival Allez France, who, physically and mentally, was everything Dahlia was not.... Read More

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