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  • The Sound of a Crowd

    At 5:48 pm, in the split-iest of seconds, Rachel Alexandra almost sabotaged the greatest spectacle that many of the 31,171 fans at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday will ever witness. Spooked by the exuberant crowd, the First Lady of Horse Racing twisted and reared, threw her rider Calvin Borel from the saddle and broke free from his grasp ...
    Posted to Vic Zast Saratoga Diary (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 09-06-2009

  • September 5, 2009: Transportation Tips

    Trade Zone: Transportation Tips - Click Here to Download PDF By Dr. Nancy Loving  These days horses are part of an increasingly mobile population, traveling between barns and tracks, throughout the nation and internationally. Travel can be stressful to even the most seasoned competitor, and you, as the owner or trainer, can take steps to ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 09-01-2009

  • Calling 'Em Like He Sees 'Em

    In many parts of the racing world, race callers like Tom Durkin aren't known by name by their public.  And, earlier in the meet, when Durkin was gone a few days to attend the funeral of his close friend in Chicago, many people didn't even notice.  But if you were blind and you wanted to know precisely what was happening, he'd be ...
    Posted to Vic Zast Saratoga Diary (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-31-2009

  • Countdown to the Cup - Bird Bath

    Whether he's splishin' and a'splashin' or movin' and a'groovin' or rockin' and a'rollin,' the sight of Summer Bird and his distinctive blue blinkers charging down the stretch is leaving racing fans reelin' with the feelin.' And that feelin' is, this is one serious racehorse and the towering figure constantly at his side is one serious ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-31-2009

  • All in a Day's Rain

    The rain that changed Travers Day wasn't the typical Saratoga rain.  Typical Saratoga rain comes at the end of an afternoon in buckets that flood the streets and thunderclaps that rock the town's quiet.  No, this rain began innocently - a small drizzle, then a steady patter and finally a presence lasting through the night and into ...
    Posted to Vic Zast Saratoga Diary (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-30-2009

  • Animal Planet Shows Jockeys Some Respect

    Last Friday night, Animal Planet rolled out the season premiere of its high energy show ''Jockeys'' to critical and industry acclaim.  ...
    Posted to Alex Waldrop Straight Up (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-27-2009

  • Paddock Postings

    Post position isn't supposed to mean much in a 1 ¼ mile race at Saratoga.  Yet, quite a media gathering took place in the paddock at 11:00 on a perfectly sublime Wednesday morning to learn which horse will be starting where in the Travers on Saturday.   The suspicion is that most on hand were interested in hearing about the ...
    Posted to Vic Zast Saratoga Diary (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-26-2009

  • Don't Take Woodward Too Lightly

    As soon as Jess Jackson announced his plans to run Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward Stakes, the historical significance of such an attempt was made known in various publications, as were comments that Jackson is taking the easy way out, running against inferior older horses instead of much more accomplished 3-year-olds in the Travers. We have ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-26-2009

  • August 25, 2009 - This Week's Nominees

    This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...
    Posted to Perfect Trip (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-25-2009

  • Customer Service - By Dan Liebman

    (Originally published in the August 29, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   Though what he was speaking about had nothing to do with the sale of Thoroughbreds, listening to Daily Racing Form publisher Steve Crist Aug. 24 at The Jockey Club Round Table ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 08-25-2009
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