Crist Blog With Steven Crist

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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

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

  Bustin Stones's defection seriously alters the complexion of the Vanderbilt... Read More... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions

• 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... Post Reactions