At 5:48 pm, in the split-iest of seconds, Rachel Alexandra almost sabotaged the greatest spectacle that many of the 31,171 fans at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday will ever witness. Spooked by the exuberant...
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Post position isn't supposed to mean much in a 1 ¼ mile race at Saratoga. Yet, quite a media gathering took place in the paddock at 11:00 on a perfectly sublime Wednesday morning to learn which horse will...
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Rachel Alexandra is no longer mentioned by just her name. It's always something like "Super filly Rachel Alexandra" or "Queen of horse racing Rachel Alexandra" - a moniker that includes an adjective or...
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On hot, sunny Saratoga Sundays, it's easier to get a seat in the Clubhouse than a lounge chair at the Victoria Pool. Saratoga Spa State Park is one of the treasures of the region and the pool, Olympic...
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One of the several ways in which NYRA has made this the best Saratoga meet in recent history is the way it changed the racing calendar to accommodate the interests of others. For example, the placement...
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The artist Greg Montgomery is saying that this year's Travers poster is selling like gangbusters. Montgomery has produced a Travers poster every year since 1985, making his series the longest continuing...
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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...
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Saratoga's first dark Tuesday gave maintenance men time to fix the fuzzy television sets and equip the infield tote board with working light bulbs. Returning fans who wore green received free admission...
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Horse racing doesn't produce much better feel-good stories than Monday's fourth race. Danni Hodsdon, who rides first call for Jonathan Sheppard's steeplechase runners, convinced the trainer to enter Sermon...
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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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