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Saratoga Springs, New York Rain, thunderstorms and more of both dominate the near-term weather forecast. Summer at the Spa was underway on Wednesday for the 140th time with umbrellas drawn, the confusion – inoperable self-service betting machines, balky...
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After having taken of few days off before the annual pilgrimage to the Spa, returned news of funeral plans for Luke Kruytbosch, who was not only an extreemely talented race caller but a genuinely nice man and disturbing reports of the dismissal of Larry...
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From NYRA Saturday’s 92nd running of the $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks is the final Grade 1 race of Belmont Park’s 2008 Spring/Summer Meeting. And that is a prize any horseman would love to grab right before Wednesday’s opening of the 36-day Saratoga...
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By Francis LaBelle Jr./ NYRA Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is not one to disrespect a racehorse, especially one that has shown the toughness that Grasshopper had displayed in his career. McLaughlin, however, did not believe Grasshopper to be a one-mile horse...
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(Note: The video lottery terminal crowd, which can be categorized as blue-haired, may not be quite comfortable with the Hard Rock ambiance. Obviously, SL Green has fallen short of due diligence when surveying the potential audience. This is not an under...
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From San Jose, Costa Rica Seven years ago, a couple of friends, one of whom owned a mare, and I agreed that it would be a good idea to breed a horse, specifically a New York-bred. If we were fortunate and the resultant horse had enough ability to race...
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The citizens of Miami-Dade County, Florida, overwhelmingly approved slot machines for racetracks – in Miami, that also mean dog -- this week, a referendum that accompanied the presidential primaries in South Florida and followed the downsizing of the...
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Wednesday must have been the windiest day ever in Ozone Park, where the gusts off Jamaica Bay can be a test. Even though the average departure and arrival delays at Kennedy International were a mere 15 minutes, which is probably less than normal, and...
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The state budget proposed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer includes a proposal for 4,500 video lottery terminals at Belmont Park according the reports from Albany – a blow to anyone who regards the site of the final leg of the Triple Crown and more Grade I races...
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There is little on which it is possible to congratulate the politicians of New York insofar as the unfolding sometimes comedic, sometimes infuriating, always frustrating saga of the New York racing franchise is concerned but the staunch refusal of key...
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