{Monday, June 30, 2008} Dagnabit, Bold Union Win Juvenile Stakes
(from Belmont Park report)


Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr., fresh off a 40-1 stakes upset with Frost Giant a day earlier, saddled

{Sunday, June 29, 2008} Frost Giant Shocks Suburban at 40-1

IEAH Stables' Frost Giant gamely battled back along the rail after being passed by Solar Flare at the top of the stretch, re-rallying to post a shocking 40-1 upset win in

{Friday, June 27, 2008} Sometimes the best things in life are indeed free.

Just last Tuesday, on this very same venue, half the column was devoted to the following afternoon's pick six carryover at Belmont Park. In doing so, I touched on three or

{Tuesday, June 24, 2008} No matter how you look at it, this has been a tough couple of months for the sport of kings. We have lost training legends Frank Whiteley and Jimmy Croll, Meadowlands icon Norma Campbell, and Eight Belles. We were l-5 to have

{Monday, June 23, 2008} New York Racing Set for All Things 'Spa'
The New York Racing Association held a press conference in Albany, N.Y., June 23 to discuss the upcoming 36-day Saratoga meet, which begins July

{Friday, June 20, 2008} Remember Big Brown? Hey, I'm serious. It has been only three weeks since Big Brown, the Godzilla of the sports world, schlumped home dead last as a "foregone conclusion" in the Belmont Stakes. Within 48 hours, Big Brown was relegated

{Tuesday, June 17, 2008} Turf Cup, All Along on tap at ColonialA trio of Triple Crown veterans will have a showdown with more established turf performers in Saturday's $600,000 Colonial Turf Cup S. (G3) at Colonial Downs, the first leg of

{Sunday, June 15, 2008} SATURDAY STAKES RECAPS Second time's the charm for Ginger Punch in Ogden Phipps Stronach Stables' homebred GINGER PUNCH (Awesome Again) stalked the pace on the outside during Saturday's $300,000

{Thursday, June 12, 2008} Curlin One to Catch in Cash-Rich 'Foster For Steve Asmussen, the perfect scenario in the June 14 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) goes something like this: clean break, good position, powerful move, and a romp home

{Tuesday, June 10, 2008} Please...will someone (anyone) explain the Beyer numbers to me. How does Da' Tara get a 99 (incidentally the lowest Belmont Stakes-winning Beyer in history), while Delosvientos gets a 107 in winning the Brooklyn Handicap the

{Monday, June 09, 2008} A friend from the deep South called Sunday afternoon to console me in the wake of the stunning running of the Belmont Stakes. "I guess," she said while holding back the tears, "...you must feel really bad about Big Brown not winning." "Actually,

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{Friday, June 06, 2008} Hey, I have nothing against Hooters. I have never been accused of  prudish behavior.  I even love their wings. But I do find disturbing the announcement today that indeed Hooters has joined UPS as co-sponsors of Saturday's

{Monday, June 02, 2008} I confess I felt a little squeamish when I opened a mailer over the weekend, and found myself compared to Babe Ruth. The mailer points out that the Bambino whacked 714 home runs, but fanned 1,330 times. Thus the comparison to