Saratoga Special winner makes for a Hopeful situation

  When speaking of young athletes, “special” and “hopeful” can be two commonly used terms. Or at least those are two words that an athlete wants to be used as adjectives when being discussed. There is one particular two-year-old male Thoroughbred that has garnered one...

Everything was all White in the Whitney Stakes

  The 95th running of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga was supposed to be all- about heavily favored Cody’s Wish winning his seventh straight race. Somebody forgot to tell White Abarrio. Coming into this grade 1 test the focus had been deservedly on Cody’s Wish. A...

Why is Saratoga the graveyard for favorites?

  Life can pose many questions. As we navigate through it all there are certain things we begin to wonder about. The meaning of life…the definition of happiness… and of course what was the mystery meat they fed us at the 4th-grade lunch counter? There is one question...

Nest making it look easy

  How do you determine who is a supreme talent in the world of sports? What is a way to figure out who stands taller? Hard-fought wins certainly are a testament, but when it’s made to look easy, it’s time to bust out the measuring stick. Nest is a brilliant...