Unlike California, it rains in New York
ELMONT, N.Y. - A couple of tickets to the Breeders' Cup were punched by a pair of distinctly different 2-year-olds on Saturday at Belmont Park, but th…
Belmont is home sweet home for Tonalist
ELMONT, N.Y. -- As owner Robert Evans started to walk away after accepting the trophy for Tonalist's victory in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, h…
Pace may make the race for Tonalist
There's an old saying that pace makes the race. Sometimes chasing the pace can cost you the race. In the $1.25 million Travers at Saratoga, nine h…
Loss tarnishes California Chrome
Trainer Art Sherman said on Saturday that he hates excuses -- which only added to things he had to hate on an eventful September afternoon. At the to…
Formidable or vulnerable in Penn Derby?
In the spring he was simply sensational and fell a little less than two lengths shy of becoming one of the sport's greatest legends when a dead-heat f…
It was The Summer of Tom at Saratoga
A meet as classy and beloved as Saratoga generally has one signature moment that defines it and becomes indelibly linked to that particular year. In …
Durkin, 2-year-olds star on Spa's final days
As another blissful Saratoga meet fades into the sunset, the image that stands out most now about the final few days of racing at the Spa involves the…
Top owners stage lively race to the wire
A year ago, the 144th Saratoga meet had an unusual source of entertainment. The battle for the right to be proclaimed as the leading owner is usually…
Hot List: Woodward
Picks by Shawn Rychling This weekend's race, Saturday August 30 The $600,000 Woodward at Saratoga (6) Zivo (C) has won six consecutive races and…
Remembering great Tom Durkin moments
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Change is a word not commonly associated with a place as timeless as historic Saratoga Race Course. From one passing year t…