Press Release For Immediate Release Celebration of Thoroughbred's second career: "The Complete Circle" Award and the "Trainer's Pledge" Award proudly hosted by Saratoga Race Course and presented by Racing...
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function getFile(fileURL){window.location = fileURL;} document.write (' Click Here to visit BloodHorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses! '); soTHAudio = new SWFObject("http://i.bloodhorse.com/flash/talkinHorses...
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.postComments, .commentsContainer, .commentForm{display:none;} .questionForm{display:block} Linda Rice, who edged out Todd Pletcher to become the first female trainer to win the Saratoga meet title, will...
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Veteran racegoers sensed a lack of excitement in the air as Saratoga opened its doors for the start of its 141 st season. It may have been the high humidity and subsequent rain or the realization that...
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After many years in the same profession, it is not uncommon to feel the need for a new and greater challenge. Charlie Hayward fit that bill, so in November 2004, following a lengthy career in publishing...
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The single most significant number relative to a racetrack’s business is handle. Pure and simple. It not only fuels the second-most-important number—purses—but is clearly reflective of the acceptance of...
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Six television cameras, lined up in a row like the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga, were pointed at NYRA's communications director John Lee as he began an 11:00 am press gathering in the Saratoga winner's...
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It is time once again for the annual pilgrimage to the mecca of racing that makes me briefly forget all the problems the sport is facing and remember the way it used to be. This year marks my (gulp!) 49th...
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Just three months after it was announced he was being pensioned, Storm Cat was represented by the top price Aug. 5 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. How fitting. The success enjoyed by the 25...
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There is a guy named Don who sits alone in a clubhouse box and charts the odds with each click of the tote board. His is a lost art, as much a throwback as anything else to the bygone days when bookmakers...
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