30 Jul 2009 7:46 AM
A slow-moving crowd for Saratoga's opener showed little enthusiasm, except when it came to betting, as Hot Dixie Chick beat the rain, the humidity and her Schuylerville Stakes competition.
25 Aug 2008 11:52 PM
Big plans are being made to end the Saratoga meet, as Curlin's anticipated appearance in Saturday's Woodward spurs on a wide-reaching marketing push that includes commemorative posters and banners on Broadway.
16 Aug 2008 1:06 AM
Everyone has a way of picking winners, and watching the odds-board is one of them. Some horses figured, and others didn't.
03 Aug 2008 6:00 AM
The trusting souls, who didn't let the threat of inclement weather keep them away from the racetrack, were treated to a grand day of Thoroughbred sport.
02 Aug 2008 7:06 AM
There's been an uptick in sales of ear plugs at the CVS drug store. The yearlings have returned to the Fasig-Tipton grounds on Madison and East, and sleep-deprived residents of nearby Fifth Avenue are being awakened by their whinnying at 4 a.m.
26 Jul 2008 6:59 AM
The day was crisp in the manner required for those photos on postcards of horses emerging from the mist, their nostrils flaring with steam like locomotives. But the rain had stopped, and everyone let out with a sigh.
25 Jul 2008 1:09 PM
Inclement weather is wreaking havoc with Saratoga. Yesterday, two men in tights from the New York City Ballet called off their trophy presentation to the winners of the third race because the rain would have ruined their costumes.
24 Jul 2008 7:28 AM
Nothing ruins a day at the races more than rain, and at Saratoga, where people huddle under the trees in the backyard to picnic, the effect can be worse than ants in the potato salad.
23 Jul 2008 7:49 AM
Red and white are the colors of Saratoga Race Course, but green is the color of money. That's why this 140-year-old racetrack, recently strapped to the brink of bankruptcy along with the other New York Racing Association tracks, will be opening today with a new, air-conditioned luxury box on the finish line and a "Restaurant Row" located opposite the...
