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Last Gasp
by Vic ZastIf anyone had doubts about what kind of racing surface awaited the 129 horses listed in the overnights for Saratoga’s final day, those doubts were obliterated at 6:25 AM Monday. A morning...
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What Was and Could Have Been
by Vic ZastHow will Saratoga’s 150th year of Thoroughbred horse racing be remembered? Probably not by the cumulative effects of the many minor events that were organized. But by the few standout days...
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Twice Upon a Time
by Vic ZastOnce upon a time, a little racecourse with brown wooden stands, a white linen table-clothed dining room and a winner’s circle drawn in chalk stood among the cooling pines of a quaint...
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Burials
You can turn on your TV as early as 9:00 AM to begin hearing tips from the handicappers. There are several shows on Channel 12 with two hosts who rarely agree on selections. Depending on how many...
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Cut from the Same Cloth
NYRA held two off-campus gatherings this week – the first which was billed as a public forum and the second a board meeting. It was the first opportunity for new CEO Chris Kay to present what he’s...
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Newsmaker of the Meet
Ideal summer weather greeted fans at the racecourse again. Despite pop-up showers in the Berkshires and Mohawk Valley, Mother Nature seemed to prefer sun and mid-80s temperatures for Saratoga and, no...
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Veteran Days
The public may not know how well new NYRA CEO Chris Kay will do in leading the franchise toward an exciting new future, but by now it has a good read on how often he’ll preside at a ceremony. Kay...
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Transformation
Only one week of Thoroughbred racing remains and for the thousands of visitors who descended on Saratoga Springs, NY for the sport, the 150th season has practically ended. After waiting so long...
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University of Lukas
Party people who witnessed the last cocktails poured in the Caroline St. bars must have loved that some pilot in a Piper Cub airplane was buzzing the skies above Saratoga Racecourse at 6:00 AM....
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Cajuns and Mohicans
After training hours on Friday morning, trainer Eric Guillot hosted one of his Louisiana gumbo parties at Barn 34. There was a big pot of Cajun boil, trays of steaming rice, hot sauce and a guy with a...
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What's Up, Pussycat?
After 28 years of lending a public face to the Travers Stakes with his iconic posters, exile is the thanks Greg Montgomery is getting from NYRA. The NYRA hospitality department reportedly has entered...
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Following a Blue Moon
Belmont Child Care Association, the organization that provides shelter and learning to the children of backstretch workers as they tend to the horses in the mornings, held in 16th annual fundraising...
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Coming Up Rosie and Rosario
Monday, the final day of Alabama Stakes (gr. I) Week, saw 14,817 people come out for the races. The energy produced on the weekend – a memorable weekend of sport - was drained from the premises. The...
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Tough to Take
by Vic ZastThe annual one-day fly hatching season came to an end with nightfall on Saturday. Leaving the track was like battling locust. The critters were pesky as mosquitoes in the Yukon as they...
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Strong Mandate
by Vic ZastThe thought that horse racing needs to be dragged through the coals again following Saturday’s first race must be rattling about in some people’s minds. Just when New York Racing Association...
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Photo Finishes
At first glance, the Friday card appeared to be loaded with NY-Bred races. But that was the early part – three of the first three races including one of two stakes, a total of four in all. It seems as...
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Misters after Mses.
At least four Saratoga-based jockeys will be bypassing the Alabama Stakes (gr. I) and Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. I) on Saturday to run in the Arlington Million (gr. I). Leading rider Joel Rosario...
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Ladies Have Their Day
The four or five races worth walking over to the track to see live began shortly after 3:00 PM. You wore a sweater if you wanted to be comfortable. There was an autumn-like chill in the air – another...
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Voguing Ink
Saratoga’s on the downside of its sesquicentennial meet. All-sources handle is up. Good weather, which has been keeping races on the turf and horses from scratching, is at fault. There is still...
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Two Views
by Vic ZastSomeone who knows more about epiphanies can perhaps explain why The Jockey Club has risen from its marketing doldrums. Harvey Pack, the wise-aleck horse racing color man, used to joke that...
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