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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 ...

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 ...

(Originally published in the August 4, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter Forty-two prominent Thoroughbred owners and partnerships turned their philosophical opposition to race-day medication into ...

(Originally published in the August 4, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell Racing fans who stuck around for the last race at Saratoga July 21 witnessed a miracle.At a glance the race appeared to be an ordinary 51⁄2-furlong  ...

Once upon a time there were two horses named MC’s Dream and Bradleberry. Both were potential stars, showing great promise from the time they were mere tots. You will find no record of either horse, but be assured they are here as big as life, with a stranglehold on the 3-year-old division.MC’s Dream and Bradleberry have morphed into Paynter and ...

 By Michele MacDonald      There is a timeless sound in the rustling of pines on a breezy rise overlooking fields of mares and foals that stretch to a horizon also dotted by olive trees and the bobbing heads of sunflowers.       Here, on tranquil sloping land outside of the ancient city of ...

A young man named Matty D thought it would be great fun to buy his friend Micah a gag wedding gift. Micah was married the night before and invited about 100 wedding guests to join him and his bride Biz on the rooftop of the Taqueria near the Post for the races the day after. Matty D’s gift to Micah was a $3 exacta box ticket on the numbers 8 and 6 ...