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First a few words about chaos.  People who complained about slow service and crowded tables at the Man O' War Café at the Fasig-Tipton auction grounds on Monday evening have no idea of what good is.  There's a long list of restaurants with plenty of empty space where you can dine alone. But the restaurants which cater to big crowds ...

.postComments, .commentsContainer, .commentForm{display:none;} .questionForm{display:block} Editor of the Chicago Tribune from 1981-89, Jim Squires has been a Thoroughbred breeder since 1977. Since 1990, he has bred horses in Kentucky and operates Two Bucks Farm, where he resides with his wife, Mary Anne. Among his successes as a Thoroughbred ...

There were many big performances last weekend, including Bullsbay with a shocking win in the Whitney, Zenyatta keeping her perfect record alive in a thrilling Clement Hirsch, and Fabulous Strike proving he is the nation's best six-furlong sprinter in the Vanderbilt. But in my mind, Gio Ponti's Arlington Million score was the best. It was the ...

The general economy in the United States is starting to show signs of recovery, elements of which are necessary to improve individual industries, such as the business of breeding and racing Thoroughbreds. On Aug. 6, the U.S. Senate approved a measure already passed by the House for $2 billion in additional funding for the program known as “Cash ...

Here in Lexington -- yes, sadly, I didn't rate a trip to the Spa! -- signs of change are evident at Fasig-Tipton. Since the company's acquisition by Dubai-based Synergy Investments 15 months ago, the sales facility on Newtown Pike has received an impressive face lift and a well-coordinated marketing campaign has elevated the Fasig-Tipton ...

NYRA stacked the top half of Monday's card with two overnight stakes and a maiden special weights sprint for promising 2-year-olds.  This is the way racetracks play it in Europe.  They don't wait until the end to give fans something to cheer about. Still, in this case, the move-up in the schedule of quality was done to accommodate the ...

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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 ...