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It is midnight on Sunday. Tomorrow morning, I'm off to Saratoga. I had no blog planned for this week, even if Zenyatta won the Clement Hirsch, due to time restrictions and last-minute packing. But Zenyatta's performance cannot go unmentioned. Let's face it, there are Rachel Alexandra goosebumps and there are Zenyatta goosebumps. They both send ...

Season ticket holders in Section J of the Clubhouse are passing around a cartoon that places Dottie the Sticker Nazi on a par with Vito the parking lot attendant and Duncan the maître d' at the forefront of Saratoga lore.  The former white cap passed away during the off-season.   ''I'm going to miss her,'' said one fan, another ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRAWhat do the Thoroughbred industry - including horseplayers - and the Obama administration have in common?  At least one thing.  We both need a stimulus package.  That's why yesterday's introduction of the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Protection and Enforcement Act ...

  Track officials knew that the first day of the new Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing would be a big day when the NYRA parking lots were full by the second race.  Gauging attendance is possible by looking at how populated the last two sections of the grandstand are or by walking through the picnic grounds and seeing how ...

Jack Knowlton of Funny Cide fame used to be known as the man who got the most for himself by the grace of one horse, but that honor might go now to Bennie L. “Chip” Woolley, Jr. the trainer of Mine That Bird. There’s no doubt that the lanky cowboy is a presence.  From sipping a drink on his crutches while talking to the press opposite the ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston  This weekend’s races offer a feast for the fans, but they also honor some important people and equine athletes in our sport’s history. Arlington Park The Beverly D. Stakes will be run on Saturday. This is a race named in honor of Churchill Downs’ board member Richard Duchossois’s late wife, Beverly E. ...

As a fan of racing and wagering, Arlington Million day is always one of my favorite events of the year--solid, deep fields, top horses from all over Europe, and some of the best turf racing offered in this country. The Million is perhaps my favorite turf race of the season, other than the Breeders' Cup races. There are also many other big races ...

The Daily Racing Form handicapping seminars that used to be televised from Siro’s have been mercilessly transplanted to the Carousel Restaurant.  Now Saratoga gives its patrons tips on the horses in the conventional format that all other tracks do – three suit and tie-wearing people sitting on a stage, talking in code, giving opinions to ...

Rivalries come in all shapes and sizes. Some can last for 10 races, like Affirmed and Alydar; others four races, like Damascus and Dr. Fager; and the rare ones that last only two races, like Swaps and Nashua, but still capture the public’s imagination. In 1986, we had a two-race rivalry that in many ways was unlike anything seen before, because ...

  Turducken had a debut 2-year-old race on Wednesday. Watch the Replay  Turducken (Maria's Mon - Cool Chicken (Tabasco Cat - Chilly Chick)) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/turducken-recipe/index.html --- Piratesonthelake won!!! Congradulations to ...