This column is dedicated to producer/director Jim Wilson and his wonderful film "50-1," one of the best racing movies I've ever seen and one which still brings a tear to my eye at the end. Watching it...
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A full-length motion picture originally titled “Wild Ride,” now called "50-1," about the improbable story of Mine That Bird is scheduled to be released in 2013. The story has so much potential to make...
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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...
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There was a Women's Day Expo on the outer fringes of the Saratoga Racecourse backyard. NYRA officials promoted the event by reminding the press that nearly half of the track's attendance is female. Meanwhile...
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There was an assortment of topics on the tips of peoples' tongues as the meet reached its halfway mark. Somewhat surprisingly, none of them had to do with the state's off-track betting crisis or the fact...
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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...
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Courtesy Quinella Queen of Turf Luck Fresh off a trip up I-35 to Canterbury Park's fine presentation of the Claiming Crown, where the kind and courteous Ted Grevelis took time from his preparations for...
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After hearing nothing from his "dates" all year but "Don't call me, I'll call you," one of racing's most desirable leading men, who keeps getting dumped like yesterday's trash, should have put an ad in...
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Another Triple Crown season has come and gone, and as usual it did not disappoint. Many of the happenings would have been impossible to predict, however, such as: • A 50-1 shot winning the May 2 Kentucky...
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