History Lesson: Thunder Rumble
Aqueduct hosts four races that wrap the New York Stallion Series Stakes this weekend, three named for notable landmarks or places and the other for a star bred in the Empire State who made his mark in the early 1990s.
Tom Law
Fast Five
The question came from a reader responding to a post on the Facebook page for This Is Horse Racing promoting an article about the final day of training last week at the Oklahoma Training Track here in Saratoga Springs.
Monday Morning Trainer: Three-peats
Eighttofasttocatch wowed in the Maryland Million and wowed again Saturday at Laurel Park, winning the Jennings Handicap for the third consecutive time and getting his name mentioned alongside one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s recent legends.
Finish Line
It’s a little past daybreak and Saratoga’s Oklahoma Training Track is filled with, well, not much.
Remembering Turallure
Grim news out of Lexington this morning with word that Grade 1 winner, millionaire and fan favorite Turallure was euthanized after suffering injuries beyond repair during a gallop Thursday at Keeneland Race Course.
History Lesson: Mrs. Revere
Spend any amount of time in the barn areas at places like Saratoga, Keeneland and Churchill Downs and one is bound to bump into Dr. David Richardson. Most times in Saratoga he’s near the first turn at the Oklahoma Training Track, not far from trainer Bill Mott’s barn.
St. Charles Place
If you’ve ever played Monopoly – and who hasn’t really – then you certainly know St. Charles Place.
Monday Morning Trainer: Pace slows a bit
The weekend after the smorgasbord that is the Breeders’ Cup World Championships brought cold temperatures in the East, attention to breeding stock sales in Kentucky and an extremely light amount of stakes action from coast to coast.
Marathon win latest success for Purdy
It’s mid-afternoon and Patricia Purdy is back in the house after taking care of some chores around Ivy League Farm. Late fall in upstate New York – Ithaca to be exact – and that means its cold, sometimes wet and more often than not windy. Snow, if it hasn’t come yet, will be there soon.
Monday Morning Trainer: Quick Restart
Horsemen and racing fans were not alone making a quick getaway from sunny Southern California Sunday morning after taking in the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
