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Lawn jockeys are stolen on the weekend, when tourists are over-served on Caroline Street or college kids are bored by living within the law.   This was the case of the valuable bronze statue that was taken from the front porch of the Chestnut Tree Inn.  It disappeared on a Saturday night and hasn’t been found since.“Since it is ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston The 1987 Travers’ field was one of the best ever assembled.  The only horse without a legitimate shot was Gulch’s rabbit, Gorky.  That’s right, the 1988 Sprint Champion needed a rabbit in a mile and a quarter race.The field included these winners:  Jim Dandy (Polish Navy), Florida Derby ...

Just three months after it was announced he was being pensioned, Storm Cat was represented by the top price Aug. 5 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. How fitting.The success enjoyed by the 25-year-old son of Storm Bird is obvious. Storm Cat made Overbrook Farm what it is today because he has sired 13% stakes winners, which ranks him among ...

The morning of the Kentucky Derby, in a corner of Barn 43, all was right with the world. Larry and Cindy Jones were still beaming over the impressive victory of Proud Spell in the previous day’s Kentucky Oaks. Their African Gray parrot, Buddy, was whistling up a storm outside his cage in the office. Proud Spell was having her picture taken with ...

The day began with a race – more specifically, a 5K through the streets of Saratoga Springs to raise money for the Healthy Transportation Network. And like so many of the races at the thoroughbred track during this rain-plagued August, it was lacking participants.Only about 100 men and women partook in the event won by Catherine Rossi, a sophomore ...

There is a guy named Don who sits alone in a clubhouse box and charts the odds with each click of the tote board.  His is a lost art, as much a throwback as anything else to the bygone days when bookmakers set the line on a blackboard with chalk.  But this is Saratoga, and not everything needs to make sense or fit into a logical ...

Just when you think you’ve said all there is to say about Big Brown and/or Curlin, another revelation pops into your head, and the way this volatile soap opera is going, God help you when it does.This, however, has nothing at all to do with Curlin. It is about the three choices for Big Brown’s prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic – an undetermined ...

With many of our top 3-year-olds being retired and deprived of a 4- or 5-year-old campaign, and with so many major races taking place on synthetic surfaces, you have to wonder what the horse of tomorrow will be like; the ones the fans all over the country will get to see run and become familiar with on a long-term basis.Most likely, he will be an ...

Walking the streets of Manhattan Aug. 9 past the $5 watches, $10 framed prints, and $20 purses, we saw two young men selling compact discs of recently released music.Judging by the prices, and their low overhead storefront, it was highly possible their inventory did not come from music publishers. Several years ago, a CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup Poll ...

Stella Thayer didn’t make it to the post-race dancefest at Siro’s beer tent.  She probably had to rush home to squeeze into her blue jeans for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s “Ride the (mechanical) Bull” party. Nevertheless, the gathering at Siro’s was wall-to-wall.  The three-day fly-mating season was over, and the ...