Sean Clancy

Ralph Nicks thought about the question. Almost said something. Then stopped. 

Mike Michalisin had to do it. Had to own horses.

I wasn’t going to write one of these until late in the meet, when The Saratoga Special officially concluded its 10th year. We’re halfway through – and with nothing else to write about – no time like the present. 

Life is a checklist – 15 down, 20 to go. That’s where the Saratoga Special stands for 2010. This is the last page of the last paper of 12 in a row, completed over sales week. 

Al Stall had done all he could do. It was 10:30 in the morning. The Whitney loomed in seven hours.

Al Stall will try to win the Whitney Handicap today with Blame. It sure beats trying to plug the BP oil leak. 

It was a good work. A good work for any horse. For a jumper, it was go-to-the-window good. 

Pizza boxes teeter on the top of trash cans. Stall plaques, promising the world a few days earlier, lean against stall doors or hang in solitary, remnants. White kickboards are strewn for pickup and storage until the next show. Muck sacks get thrown in a heap, then filled in a heap, then tossed in a heap. 

Ten cards in the books, 30 to go. The things we’ve learned so far . . .

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium. Based on the hit BBC series.

– IMDb, the Internet Move Database.

From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy “The Office,” based on the award-winning BBC hit.

– NBC.com