This Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the $500,000 dollar, Grade 1 Fourstardave. The race is named to honor a favorite at Saratoga…you guessed it FOURSTARDAVE. He was one of the most popular horses of his time, as he competed from age 2 to 10. And boy how he loved The Spa. He Won at least one race at Saratoga from 1987 to 1994, earning him … Continue reading FOURSTARDAVE
The Daily Racing Blog had a wonderful weekend in Saratoga. Two days spent with the girlfriend and her family yielded not only a great experience in town and at the track, but we managed to pad the bankroll a little bit as well. On Sunday DRB spent a few races with some not-so-regular track goers. It was a pleasure watching their joy and excitement as … Continue reading Basic Tenets Of Racing
Saturday is the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga. It is the next step on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup for horses targeting the $6 million dollar Breeders’ Cup Classic, held November 2nd at Santa Anita Park. This nine furlong race has a scheduled Post Time of 5:46 eastern standard, and will be televised on NBC. Here is a look at the field for the Grade 1, … Continue reading The Whitney Stakes
This Saturday the Saratoga Race Course will host the 91st running of the Whitney Stakes. The Daily Racing Blog would be remiss if we didn’t talk about the Queen of Saratoga– Marylou Whitney, who passed away July 19th, at the age of 93. For seven decades, Mrs. Whitney was among the most successful owners in thoroughbred racing. In 1958 she married Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, one of … Continue reading The Whitney…Marylou
The 55th running of the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) is Saturday at Saratoga. It is the traditional prep-race for the Travers’ Stakes (G1), which is August 24th this year. The Jim Dandy is a race for 3-year-olds, contested at 1 1/8 miles on the dirt, with a purse of $600,000 dollars. Here is a brief look at the field for this years contest. #1 LAUGHING FOX [ML 12-1] … Continue reading The Jim Dandy Stakes
You will occasionally catch trainers or turf writers referring to a big race as a key race in a horse’s preparation for an upcoming race. This usually means that the race was essential to the trainer’s plan for that horse, a race that meant a lot for the horse’s development. But when you hear handicappers and horse-players using the term key race, they usually mean … Continue reading Key-Race Longshot Angle
The last time the New York Racing Association cancelled a card at Saratoga due to expected excessive heat was thirteen years ago. That streak is over. Saturday’s racing at Saratoga has been cancelled for just that reason. Local forecasters are predicting the heat index will be near or over 100 degrees at times on Saturday, with extremely hot temperatures Friday throughout Sunday. The last time an entire … Continue reading Too Hot. No Handle.
The first four days of the revamped Saratoga Race Course meet have come and gone, and the new president and CEO of the New York Racing Association David O’Rourke seems happy with it. This years meet opened one weekend earlier than in past years. In regard to that O’Rourke said; “We’re not hiding from the fact that this is ‘The August Place to Be,’ but it’s … Continue reading Opening Weekend Numbers
The first Grade 1 Stakes race of the 2019 Saratoga meet is Saturday with the running of the $500,000 Diana Stakes which is contested at a mile and an eighth on the outer turf course. It is named for the mythological goddess Diana, the inaugural race was held in 1939. This years Diana has attracted an elite field of six older fillies and mares, each with … Continue reading The Diana Stakes
When I was 13-14 years of age she thought I was cute. I was giddy with this new (albeit childish) infatuation. From 15-17 I vied hard for her attention, only to be spurned for my lack of knowledge and experience. I vowed to get better. As I grew older and wiser my skills did improve and I thought I had what it took to Win … Continue reading And They’re Off
