It was a roller-coaster week at Saratoga, but one highlighted by a few unbelievable shows of class.
Time flies when you're having fun, they say.
Does it also fly when you're making it rain cash all over Saratoga? How about when the complexities of horse racing rob the contents of your wallet and beat you about the head with them...
We have officially entered the second weekend of the Saratoga meet, as we celebrate 150 years of horse racing in the "Spa City." This weekend features some terrific stakes races, including the usual tune-up for the Travers, which is today's Jim Dandy.
"It is now post time...and party time."
Hokey words, but ones that an entire generation of Capital Region kids will forever identify with Saratoga Race Course, and ones that so sublimely and succinctly summarize the summer place to be.
Post time and party time...
Oxbow won the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore on Saturday to capture the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Jockey Gary Stevens rode the 15-1 underdog into the lead early and claimed the win for owner D...
If you are wondering what horses are going where for this Saturday's Preakness race, Derby winner Orb is at post #1 which is against the rail. The rest is below with jockeys and odds.
ESPN.com national horse racing expert Paul Moran joined Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio to talk Preakness, Orb and select horse racing topics. Listen in here:
Horse racing isn't my strong suit. It isn't Major League Baseball or the National Football League or college basketball or hockey or college football. I follow the big races though, and we all know The Kentucky Derby is a huge deal. Who gets hot going into it, who trains the best, who feels the best in their respective post position. So many factors. So many unknowns.
The Five Million Dollar Breeders' Cup Classic is Saturday. Joe Bianchino gives you a quick look at each horse in the field and offers his preview of the richest race in North America.