Joyous moments and tragic events collide....
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Cream of equine sport rises for the 150th time with new management....
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End of a great race meet casts eyes on a bright future ...
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Head to head races highlight first day of last week of racing...
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will have a race named in her honor. But vote for best race on Opening Day goes to James Marvin Stakes....
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An excellent card takes the meet into waning days....
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Jockeys aren't measured by how large or heavy they are, but by how well they ride....
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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....
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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....
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Everyone has a way of picking winners, and watching the odds-board is one of them. Some horses figured, and others didn't. ...
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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. ...
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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....
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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....
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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. ...
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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....
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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......
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