Imperial Hint headed to Breeders’ Cup Sprint off Vosburgh romp
by Teresa Genaro It’s a story that Raymond Mamone seems to enjoy the more he tells it, and he told it, again, in the winner’s circle at Belmont Park after his Imperial Hint won his […]
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Diversify provides emotional win in Jockey Club Gold Cup
by TERESA GENARO As Diversify rounded the final sweeping turn at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Rodney Paine, perched on a platform above the finish line, started yelling. “Come on, […]
The Ts That Bind: Horses, Family, and Saratoga
words & photos below by TERESA GENARO Featured photo by Susie Raisher. Race replays courtesy The New York Racing Association editor’s note: I asked Teresa to write about returning to a summer of racing at […]
Tanya proved worthy of her ancestry in 1904 Spinaway, Hopeful
by TERESA GENARO Seventeen years ago, City Zip accomplished the impressive feat of sweeping Saratoga’s major stakes for two-year-olds on dirt, the Sanford, the Saratoga Special, and the Hopeful. Ninety-six years before that, a two-year-old […]
Lady Eli lands Ballston Spa in Saratoga finale
by TERESA GENARO The Lady is a champ. Strictly speaking, OK, she’s not. But no one who has watched Lady Eli over the last four years could doubt that she’s got the heart, spirit, and […]
By the Moon holds off Highway Star in Ballerina
by TERESA GENARO Earlier this year, trainer Michelle Nevin lost one of her big horses: Paulassilverlining was privately sold by breeder/owner Vincent Scuderi to Juddmonte, who transferred the five-year-old mare to Chad Brown. It’s part […]
Ruthless one of several fillies to dominate in Travers’ early years
by TERESA GENARO The sight of a filly in the Mid-summer Derby is about as rare as an empty picnic table in the Saratoga backyard at 7:01 on Travers morning, but back in 1867, the […]
Hollie Hughes, ‘the glue of the whole (Sanford) organization’
by Teresa Genaro “In 1903…a skinny, pleasant lad of 15 applied for a job at the Sanford Stud Farm in Amsterdam, N.Y. His name was Hollie Hughes and he was taken on as a night […]