The races go on at Saratoga, and while Saturday was not an ideal day in regard to track conditions it was/is getting back to good.  There were a couple of races taken off the turf, but the feature turf race in the 9th, stayed on the grass and was won by DRB choice #5 GLORIOUS EMPIRE and paid $21.40 for a two dollar wager.  Overall it was a good … Continue reading Weather Or Not…

The Daily Racing Blog apologizes for not posting picks for Fridays card at Saratoga.  Just as well, as the the track was a quagmire again.  Saturday’s forecast is hot and humid with a 20% chance of rain.  It is a nice card on Saturday with Graded Stakes Races being featured in the last four races.  The highlight being the 10th and final race- the Grade 2, $600,000 … Continue reading Jim Dandy Stakes

Wednesday at Sartoga the rains never came, they ran on the turf, and the only mud to be found was on the face of the Daily Racing Blog.  So no more fearless weather prognostication, we’ll just stick to pony prophecy.  Speaking of which…our picks in the 7th & 8th races yielded a good return- if you boxed the first three choices in the 7th you would … Continue reading Day Six At The Spa

Late in Mondays card at Saratoga, the rain began at the old course and there appears no let-up in the near future.  Saturday has the least chance of all day showers.  The forecast for Wednesday is rain and thunder storms.  So chances are pretty good that of the five turf races scheduled, four will be moved to dirt, and the weekly steeple chase (the first … Continue reading His Fodder Was A Mudder

The racetrack at Saratoga is the only thoroughbred track in the country to run races six days a week.   To use track vernacular, Tuesday is the dark day- no racing.  In most of the races there are always big fields- 8-10 horses, which make for nice pay-days when the favorite fails to win.  Granted, the Monday, and Wednesday cards aren’t the most talent rich fields … Continue reading Six Days A Week

Saturday was not a bad day at The Spa for DRB.  In the Saturday feature races the post time favorites won both the Grade 3 Sanford as well as the Grade 1 Diana Stakes, so there was not a lot of value to be had there.  Early in the card scratches eliminated some of our plays, but some monies were salvaged.  As the adage says; “The race … Continue reading Saturday In The Park

With all due respect, after opening day at The Spa, the editors of DRB are writing this entry standing up.  You figure it out.  Saratoga is what it is, and the love never stops.  So we get back in the box and take our swings again on Saturday… tomorrow is another day.  So with the same caveats as yesterday, here are the Saturday picks. 1st:  #5 ML … Continue reading It was the best of times…

When I was 13-14 years of age she thought I was cute. From 15-18 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 her over. Back then she would occasionally humor me, … Continue reading Infatuation

It was August 3rd, 1863 when gambler, casino owner, ex-boxer, and future congressman John Morrissey organized the first thoroughbred meet in Saratoga.  It was one month after the Battle of Gettysburg, and was held over four days at the old dirt track on Union Avenue.  Over 5,000 people attended to watch, and wager on eight races. After the success of this meet Morrissey was inspired … Continue reading The Spa

This race originated in 1964, and is for horses three years-old and older.  It is raced at a mile and an eighth, on dirt, and classified as a Grade 2 stakes race with a purse of $600,000 dollars.  The track record for this race dates back to 1996 when LOUIS QUATORZE (that years Preakness winner) blazed to a 1:47:26. The race is named in honor of 3 … Continue reading The Jim Dandy Stakes