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The backyard is a dust bowl.  There is hardly a blade of grass on the picnic grounds. On Sunday, a cloudy start caused a smaller crowd than usual for the running of the fans. It's too bad, because if there was ever a day to run, this was it. Dashing to reserve one of 150 tables is the ritual that begins the ...

On Friday, the late Buster Millerick was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Be honest now, before you read about Millerick's accomplishments, how many of you knew anything about him? OK, then, how many knew he trained Native Diver? How many even know who Native Diver is, or the brilliant sprinter Kissin George? If you live east of the Mississippi ...

Good horse racing is becoming the staple of Saturdays.  But this time it was racing for two-year-olds - the kind most players have trouble handicapping.  NYRA must have presented some sort of fan-producing promotion - a free trinket for people who wore Tommy Bahamas shirts or a discount to seniors with nose hair.  But whatever ...

Children wearing Halloween costumes poured into the racecourse on Friday the 13th to put the whammy on triskaidekaphobia.  Meanwhile, the topic of uniforms was discussed from one end of the grandstand to the other.  On Thursday, NYRA told the white caps that they’re no longer permitted to wear decorative pins on their red vests.  No ...

TrueNicks cross notations are now more descriptive, telling you specifically which generations are being considered in each rating. To make the nick rating statistically relevant, TrueNicks requires at least two stakes winners or 15 starters to rate a cross. If these criteria are not met by the direct Sire/Broodmare Sire cross, the TrueNicks ...

Brien Bouyea, the Director of Communications for the Racing Museum, is planning for a capacity crowd at the Fasig-Tipton pavilion on Friday morning to see seven new members have their names permanently inscribed in the Hall of Fame. The frequently tedious show will be telecast live throughout the grounds of the yearling barns for people who aren’t ...

Interesting question... Which of these royally-bred and yet-to-be-raced Thoroughbreds has the most impressive pedigree? Explain your choice in the comments section below. Which pedigree is bluest blueblood?online survey

With Point Given being inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday, I am reprinting my recap of the 2001 Belmont Stakes. It was a day of princes, presidents, and Pegasus. With Belmont Park rocking from the surge of electricity generated by the presence of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Point ...

Last weekend's Whitney did not disappoint, as the top two handicap males in the country put on a terrific display for fans at Saratoga. But lost in the shuffle of the photo finish was the fifth-place effort of Mine That Bird, who was never a factor. Mine That Bird finished 12 1/2 lengths back of Blame, but it might as well have been 30. He never ...