The Daily Racing Form ’s David Grening, horse racing’s hardest working writer, wrote that Todd Pletcher, the trainer of Munnings, was disappointed when his colt drew the rail in Saturday’s 7-furlong King...
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T he usual place on the agenda for a steeplechase is the first race. But in deference to the lofty status of the $100,000 grade 1 New York Turf Writers Cup, the jumpers were moved down the card a bit,...
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Sam the Bugler played "Oh, Suzanna" as the seven fillies entered the track for the Alabama. He might as well have played "O Canada!" when they exited. Careless Jewel, the recent Delaware Oaks winner that...
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Each morning, an attendant at Bunbury's Pub, the new tented simulcast restaurant in the backyard, sets out 18 tables. On most days, all but a dozen and a half are taken. "Business is a little slow today...
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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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The influence of steeplechase and quarter horse racing on the Thoroughbred sport was in abundant evidence at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony Friday. Of the sixteen honorees...
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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...
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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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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...
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