Sunday’s Saratoga picks – July 19
The somewhat abbreviated first week of the 2020 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close with a 10-race card Sunday topped by the Grade 2 Lake Placid for 3-year-old fillies on the grass.
Tom Law
Saratoga For Summer
All summer long people in Saratoga Springs have wondered aloud, silently or both.
What’s it going to be like without fans?
The Monday Special – July 13
When Art Collector arrived in Thomas Drury Jr.’s barn at the beginning of the year the trainer only had one plan – keeping the Bernardini colt on dirt after he started his career on turf. That decision paid off in spades with Art Collector giving the trainer his first graded stakes win in Saturday’s Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
One more for the road
Summer in full swing, Saratoga right around the corner and another edition of The 2020 Special to make sure you’re up to speed for an Independence Day like no other in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.
Weird World
Think back to high school or college. No, no, no, not the fun part. The part when you’re sitting in a warm classroom at the end of the spring semester and about to start an exam you feel fairly well prepared to take.
Now, imagine taking that same test and knowing you’re not going to pass after the first question.
The Monday Special – June 29
Jeff Bloom chose his words wisely. He even admitted so much in an interview for last week’s edition of The 2020 Special, previewing a big star making her comeback on Stephen Foster Day Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The Special goes back-to-back
The lean and mean editorial team from The 2020 Special weren’t finished for June and last week’s Belmont Stakes Day edition and return with another for Saturday’s big day of racing in the U.S.
The Monday Special – June 22
After a few heartbreaking close losses early in the week, Wesley Ward closed out the Royal Ascot meeting with a Group Queen Mary Stakes win in familiar colors.
Guest Column: Asterisks
“The Last Shall Be First.”
Matthew 20:16
