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, across Union Avenue, in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, attention was cast upon...

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 that an operator for the Aqueduct racino hasn't been identified yet. At top of mind, horseplayers...

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...