Sheppard
Fifty years ago, Jonathan Sheppard bought four yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton yearling sales at Saratoga. And changed racing. Then in his early days as a trainer, he had never really purchased a yearling – let alone traded bids among racing’s big names.
Cup of Coffee: For Soup
Barn 8. Through the tunnel. Left and right. Across from Eaton. The signs hang in the same spots, two long rectangular ones three stalls from each end. A big square one in front of the navy-clothed welcome table. Cards await in a hand-painted blue wooden box. Catalogues, a couple copies of the Tuesday Special, a … Read more
Cup of Coffee: Law of 50
Tom Law turned 50 Saturday. In honor of the best thing to ever happen to The Saratoga Special, we give you the 50 reasons we like our friend, our rock, Tom Law. He’s laid back but productive. We know plenty of laid-back people and they’re usually fun to be around but a lot of times, … Read more
Cup of Coffee: He Read It
He was our first reader. Well, he was our first reader who wasn’t named Clancy, wasn’t a trainer I rode for during a summer in Saratoga or wasn’t somebody who knew Joe from his backstretch days at Delaware Park. I don’t know how he found us. Nobody found us that summer. 2001. Tom Coyle walked … Read more
