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The Year of the Girl

Females made the 2009 meet memorable, as women achieved in ways never before realized and a filly captured the soul of horse racing fans in a manner that will never be forgotten.

Let Them Eat Cake

Several ceremonies took place at the racetrack including a retirement, a wedding and two graded stakes trophy presentations.

The Sound of a Crowd

Rachel Alexandra sweeps through the turn, races down the stretch and crosses the finish line first by a head, as her adoring fans hail her triumphant performance.

Sara...toga...toga...toga

Frat boys and sorority sisters played games in the Saratoga backyard on College Day, as working men and women got around to the serious business of figuring out a very big Pick Six.

Pick Nix

Longshots carry the big Pick Six pot over to another day, as people and horses of the feminine sex take center stage again.

Playing the Gender Card

Females dominate the first day of racing in the last week of the season, as NYRA salutes the armed forces and excitement for the filly builds.

Calling 'Em Like He Sees 'Em

Part of the enjoyment of watching the races at Saratoga comes from listening to the announcer. Two horses needing no commentary work out in the morning.

Tasty Morsels

Unusual occurrences in at least four races highlighted the first post-Travers day of racing, as Saratoga learns that it's about to lose a favorite food stand.

All in a Day's Rain

NYRA officials were hoping that the rainy weather would clear for the Travers. It didn't, but there was a lot for the fans to enjoy anyway.

Pick a Pack of Six Public Pickers

A commodity trader that's the area's best handicapper disagrees with a future Hall of Fame trainer about post position on the eve of the Travers Stakes.

School Daze

Trainers were in a stupor from staying out late, but they still found the energy to school their stakes runners in the paddock prior to the season's top steeplechase.

Paddock Postings

Post positions were drawn for the Travers and one man with a horse in and a horse out had something to say to the media.

By Any Other Name, the Same

Saratoga celebrates with parties galore and Jess Jackson splits his aces, as one is aimed at the Woodward and the other for the Travers.

Teed Up and Teed Off

Free tee-shirts swell the crowd and the Jockey Club comes to play, but the large fields that fans have been used to dwindle.

Pink Ladies

A filly from Canada makes like Rachel Alexandra in the Alabama, after a six-horse photo lights up the crowd on Breast Cancer Research Day.
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