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by Michele MacDonald    Tucked away on a quiet corner of Shadai Farm on Japan’s island of Hokkaido is a broodmare barn known as “Terry’s Jewel Box.”      When a visitor to Teruya Yoshida’s more than 1,200-acre nursery gets a peek inside this barn, the meaning of the nickname is immediately clear. The mares who live ...

The rains began about 30 minutes before the first race and then ended after the second race finished. All but the first and second races were switched from the grass to the sloppy main track. Ramon Dominguez, the meet’s leading rider, was dumped at the gate by Rockin Boogie in the third and forced out of the action again by the late stewards’ ...

The toughest choice Saratoga horseplayers make might be where to buy sweet corn.  BJ Farms’ stand near the rail station on West Avenue vies for favoritism with Stannard Farms of South Cambridge, NY at the Farmer’s Market on High Rock. It’s a tough competition between the two growers. Tomatoes and sweet corn in season at Farmer's Market.Photo ...

Nicole Russo, who used to write about 2-year-olds at Saratoga for the Pink Sheet, would advise her readers to keep an eye on those horses that competed but didn’t win in the maiden special weight races. They’re the juveniles that go on to their 3-year-old seasons and become stars, she would write.  I’ll Have Another ran sixth in the 2011 ...

Caleb's Posse transitions from track life to stud duty at Three Chimneys Farm LEXINGTON, KY - The best thing about viewing a stallion at the launch of his stud career is also what's best about breeding Thoroughbreds in general: anticipation. Take a star horse off the racetrack and the characteristics he displayed in competition could pass down ...

Considering the frequency with which New York’s racecourses opened and closed in the last two centuries, Saratoga is fortunate to be open, claimed Paul Roberts, the British strategic development adviser to NYRA and historian, at a presentation held Thursday evening at Fasig-Tipton’s Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion. Roberts credited the city of ...

All sorts of factors will contribute to the trendsfor this year's yearling selling season, which is still in its early stages. The American economy will be an influence and sowill the financial health of other countries. Growing purses in New York andother states with alternative gaming will have an effect along with the qualityof the horses on ...

I believe Ron the Greek is the best horse in the Whitney Handicap (G1), and although I prefer him going 1 1/4 miles, it looks like there is enough pace in this field to set up his steady late move. The 1 1/8-mile Whitney at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday drew a field of nine. Trickmeister looks like the speed of the speed, but Rule, ...

Are you among the one in a million people who believe that going to school would be something you’d like to do on your day off from work when you’re supposed to be having fun or relaxing? NYRA, in conjunction with America’s Best Racing – an initiative of The Jockey Club, announced it will be hosting classes at Saratoga Racecourse to help ...

Frankel would have been the best horse to run at Saratoga today if NYRA had renewed its simulcasts of British racing.  Officials are not to blame.  Only a dozen or so fans used to show up to watch and wager on the morning telecasts at the Post. Even bubble and squeak couldn’t entice them. The undefeated Juddmonte star will have run in ...