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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 ...

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 ...

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LOST IN THE FOG, John Corey's award-winning documentary about an infamous political gadfly and the legendary horse that changed his life. A Doctored Pictures release, runs 81 minutes, LOST IN THE FOG is a feature documentary that follows Harry Aleo, San Francisco's notorious political commentator, and the ''big horse'' that took him on the ride ...

Enough already. It's a nice gesture for Betfair/TVG to step up and offer $400,000 to bring the Beldame Stakes purse up to $1 million in an attempt to get Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta to square off. But we already have the forum for the match-up. It's called the Breeders' Cup World Championships. There's a $2-million race Nov. 6 that would ...

Dawn broke murky and gray but by noon the sun had peaked out from behind the clouds and Saratoga Racecourse returned to usability.  It was the second Sunday without a give-away; next Sunday prepare to line up for knit winter caps.  Yet, a decent gathering pitched tents in the backyard and business carried forth briskly. Travers Day ...

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 ...

The Daily Racing Form’s David Grening, horse racing’s hardest working writer, wrote that Todd Pletcher, the trainer of Munnings, was disappointed when his colt drew the rail in Saturday’s 7-furlong King’s Bishop Stakes.  As a result, The Saratogian’s perennial top handicapper, Bill Taylor, wants to set the record straight about the importance ...