For the first time since Sunday Silence in 1989, we have a legitimate Triple Crown contender. However, due to the black cloud that lingers over its trainer Doug O'Neill, I have conflicting feelings. Do I, or don't I, root for...
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For Love of the Game
Runaway Jim ran a game second Saturday afternoon and to be frank, neither Stacy nor I would have known the difference had he won.It felt that good. We felt that proud. And by God I've never seen the woman look...
Go Jim, Go! (and this time we mean it)
Alright. Why the heck not. Let's try this again, shall we?The good news: Most of the nausea that came with the first two starts at Saratoga has dissipated. The bad news: This is Runaway Jim's last shot at The Spa...
It’s a Movie in the Making
How can you not get a kick out of the Lisa's Booby Trap story?Who?Lisa's Booby Trap.You know who she is. She's the horse that got its name for her owner/trainer's now deceased wife and a popular trackside "gentleman's club" in...
Fists vs Wits – Part II: Richard Canfield
Richard Canfield was "the greatest gambling asset the United States had ever known." i And unlike his casino's original proprietor John Morrissey, he had the respect and admiration of the well-bred.He was born in 1855 in New Bedford, MA, and...
Longshots Spring Eternal at The Spa
Saratoga Race Course has seen the mighty fall, champions thwarted and punters sick to their stomachs.It's what she does, folks. It's who she is.Take her or leave her.It is often you will see longtime and novice racing fans go to...
Jockey – A Short Story
I was the jockey in the family.I rode.I rode 'em all.Cheap claimers and allowance horses. Stakes race, black type and graded. Sprints or routes, turf or dirt. Necks and noses or the length of the stretch. None of it mattered. ...
A Different Time, the Same Place
When my girlfriend, Stacy, asked me to name the one thing I loved most about Saratoga I took her question seriously, even though I seriously doubted I could come up with an answer.I was right. I couldn't.It wasn't because there...