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July 2008 - Posts

• Day 8: 7/31/08
  Jul 31 2008, 02:32 PM

  Made it from Belmont to Saratoga in 3:45 flat, despite traffic on the Cross Island and a leg-stretch for the greyhounds... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 7: 7/30/08
  Jul 30 2008, 02:36 PM

  The National Steeplechase Association tried a novel, if ethically questionable, way of increasing journalistic support for its races... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Dark Day 1: 7/29/08
  Jul 29 2008, 02:19 PM

  I'm not offering to give the money back, but am reminded that sometimes it's better to be lucky than good... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 6: 7/28/08
  Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM

  There are only five r's in Arrrrr (try saying that out loud) but Durkin calls him as if there are 20... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 5: 7/27/08
  Jul 27 2008, 01:15 PM

  I assumed today's grass races would be rained off by last night's violent thunderstorms, but two of the three remain on the turf... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 4: 7/26/08
  Jul 26 2008, 01:11 PM

  Bustin Stones's defection seriously alters the complexion of the Vanderbilt... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 3: 7/25/08
  Jul 25 2008, 03:28 PM

  SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Now this is more like it: Nothing but blue skies and a fast track for Day 3, the first twilight card.... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day Two: 7/24/08
  Jul 24 2008, 02:42 PM

  3:00 pm: Worth a Shot ($71.50) came into the race 0 for 30 in her career, and trainer James Corrao came into the race 0 for 30 this year... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Day 1: 7/23/08
  Jul 23 2008, 01:12 PM

  1:15 p.m.: Into each Saratoga a little rain must fall. It used to happen a lot... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Ready....Set....
  Jul 23 2008, 03:50 AM

  SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It's time to start worrying about the weather, and whether carding five grass races for Opening Day... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Palmer on Saratoga
  Jul 21 2008, 11:56 PM

  "This is the month," Joe Palmer wrote, "in which New York horseplayers are turned out on grass... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Opening Day Lineup
  Jul 20 2008, 12:12 AM

  Standing ovations are in order for -- age before beauty -- 10-year-old Evening Attire and 3-year-old Music Note, stirring winners... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• 95 Hours and Counting
  Jul 19 2008, 01:40 PM

  Turned out there were a couple of excellent betting opportunities, though I managed to make the least of them... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Much Faster
  Jul 17 2008, 02:17 AM

  Wednesday's five opening-day Polytrack races at Del Mar went an average of 38 raw Beyer points faster than... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Weekend in Review
  Jul 14 2008, 01:23 PM

  It's extremely rare for a champion dirt horse to be as dominant on the turf, and Curlin was no exception in his grass debut.... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments